People Aren’t Actually Reading the Stories They Tweet
http://techland.time.com/2014/02/14/people-dont-read-stories-they-tweet (I didn’t read this)
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People Aren’t Actually Reading the Stories They Tweet
http://techland.time.com/2014/02/14/people-dont-read-stories-they-tweet (I didn’t read this)
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I read it and it was a waste of time.
I didn’t Tweet it, nor post it to Facebook.
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This is one of those things that momentarily surprises me then sounds obvious. Of course people recommend things they know nothing about.
I did read it … and agree with derlehrer that it was a waste of time. Indeed in my opinion the only interesting conclusion of this article is in its title, thus to me this article is proof itself that there are at least some articles whose only value is to read their title and and then retweet or whatever. I also read the comments to the article and there was an interesting and inciteful one as a counter point reproduced as follows:
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ClosedTheCover
I’m not surprised. I often tweet articles / links I skim and find relevant then bookmark them to read in depth at a more convenient time. I’m not always able to read an article at the exact moment I see it but I’ll bookmark it. Sometimes I’ll tweet with a comment asking my followers if they agree or if they find it relevant which also encourages conversation. The articles that generate the best feedback are often the ones I will be sure to go back and pay the most attention to.
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So while, sadly, there are a lot of people re- posting/tweeting/digging/ect with know knowledge of what the hell they are actually drawing attention to, there are at least some using these methods to publicly bookmark articles so that they and their e-friends can all e-commune and e-discuss it later. That actually strikes me as a far more constructive and positive thing then just reading the article. … of course on the flip side, when people go back and read an article they are factored into the reading statistics, so it still means that most people are cluelessly tweeting and moving on, probably to project the publicly created image that they are more well read and in touch then they are, so that is both really bad and sad.
I’m totally guilty. though I don’t use twitter. I do use Facebook and frequently repost and share stuff that I don’t read. Sometimes I do it deliberately as a way of saving it for future reference, but I usually still dont’ get the opportunity to read it later. . . I’m always busy then too.
Think about how many articles are guilty of the “I knew that” aspect. How many tiimes do you read something that boils down to Gov. official charged with graft denies it. What’s he going to say? “Oh, hell, yes. I was stealing constantly. Is that camera on?”
This reached the apex when Baba Wawa asked the Ramseys, “Did you kill your daughter?”
Not, “A lot of misperceptions and misreporting has gone on. How do you respond to the assertion by some that you have some secret knowledge of your daughter’s death?”
It’s what happens when you neuter the media. You get a bunch of lapdogs asking soft, safe questions. The perfect straightmen (and women).