The video "Flutter : the New Twitter" mainly attacks how Twitter, the first founded nano-blog, limits only 140 characters per blog. It introduces a new form of Twitter which is called the Flutter. Flutter limits the length of blog even further, allowing only 26 characters. This can be seen as a mockery on the concept of instant messages that Twitter is trying to spread. The video uses numerous examples to show how using Twitter is pointless, such as the multi-tasking glasses and messages like "Kim in Bathroom".
I found this video very funny and I get what they are trying to say, but I feel that they are over exaggerating it. Even though the 140-character limit may seem too short, it actually is long enough to post people's everyday messages to friends, some important news headlines, or advertisements. By expressing their thoughts into sentences that are short and precise, readers can learn about new things in the most efficient and quickest way possible. Also, people can stay in touch with their friends and families and learn about their everyday lives in a very simple way. In today's digital world, it's all about speed and accuracy. Twitter is a great example of a technology that puts both concepts together in one.
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Great job, MinJung!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Flutter video was both comical and over exaggerated. 140 characters does seem very concise, but that is the whole idea behind the efficiency of Twitter. Accuracy and speed are both important, and while Flutter only allows the latter, Twitter accommodates both.
Great post. I agree that Twitter's 140 character limit is actually a good number to stay in quick contact with people and learn about eachothers lives. Flutter did over exaggerate the issue with Twitter and while it was funny, it also made the video seem a little too extreme. Twitter does a great job adding a new quick social level to technology.
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