Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Flutter, the simpler Twitter

Flutter is the newest craze in Twitter-like social interaction online. Out is the ridiculously large 140 character limit on Twitter and in is the perfect 26 limit Flutter offers users. It's perfect for reciting the abc's or chopping vowels out of words to make your thought fit. If Flutter was real it would be hilarious, but sadly it is just a simple mockumentary on the Twitter craze by Slate V. The Flutter video calls out the main idea behind Twitter, quick messages that are limited to 140 characters. This makes people keep thoughts short and to the point. It raises the question that has our society changed so much that messages need to be that short?

Flutter answers that question with a big yes and 26 characters, but the video gives a different view. It calls out the ADDness of our society that lives off these quick messages. Is it really necessary to keep the limit so short? One hundred and forty characters is not a lot, yet our society has fully accepted this limit as normal. The video does a great job at showing how ridiculous by making sarcastic comments about how 140 is way too many characters to get out a quick message. Overall Slate V is a wonderful mockumentary making fun of the Twitter craze with Flutter.

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