Today, numerous people utilize “Flutter”, a website where you communicate with friends about everything that you do in your daily life. People read and share hundreds of stories, share their own story anonymously, get feedback and comments from those who are interested in the same topic, chat in the discussion forum, meet numerous friends, help out others with advice and so much more. In the video clip, they simply point out how messages are restricted within 140 characters, which may seem too short to tell a story. However, the restriction of 140 characters for a message is actually enough to pull out the main points of a story.
Although only 140 characters are allowed in a blog and very undersized, I think it is one of the techniques that twitter is bringing into play in order for people to express their thoughts very accurately and precise. In today’s society, so many explanations, descriptions and simple anecdotes are told with tremendous redundancy. Although people consider this website as just a social networking websites, Flutter may potentially play a crucial role in today’s society.
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I completely agree that this parody has a powerful underlying message for today's society. Being able to explain something clearly and with minimal redundancy is an important skill to have. Society is very fast paced, and we don't have time to read through the junk to find valuable information. Minimizing character usage allows quick transmission of important messages. Though 26 or 140 characters may not be appropriate for all messages, this genre of communication can save time for many people who just want to share a glimpse of their thoughts and lives.
ReplyDeleteGreat post ! I really liked how you introduced Twitter and listed numorous features that it offers to Twitter users. I also agree with your comment that people are expressing their thoughts accurately and precisely by using twitter. In today's fast-paced society, we certainly do not need any unnecessary redundancy.
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