Saturday, March 25, 2017
Creativity
New media fosters creativity because it allows users to collaborate and bring ideas to life. In the post "Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers", the author states that Twitter began as a "bare-bones" service that only allowed users to post 140-character messages. As more and more people began to use the site, many ideas were suggested by users that eventually became a core part of Twitter. Hyperlinking users, retweets, and using the hashtag symbol were all suggested by users. I did not know that these were suggested by users; I thought that it was part of Twitter when it first launched. I can't even imagine Twitter without these attributes.
People are able to interact directly with companies through new media, and advocate or ask for certain products or services. Companies use sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram to be able to directly communicate with consumers, and this allows ideas to quickly spread. With all the current tools to create content, people can get as creative as they want.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html
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I've aways thought that the 140-character messages was just apart of the launch of Twitter. I didn't think it was intentional as a "bare-bones" service. Thinking about it now, I can really see how it sets Twitter apart from other social media sites, and cant imagine Twitter without these attributes as well!
ReplyDeleteI also thought that many of those features that you mentioned such as hyperlinking users, retweets, and using hash tags were added as the company progressed. It was interesting to see how even the founders were surprised by some of these new trends that instantly caught on.
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