Twittering?

Talks Evan Williams on listening to Twitter users


Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves.


Twitter allow people to share a moment of their life.
Twitter allow people not only to know what other are doing, but also to feel what is going on there.
Twitter allow people to feel connected with others.

*Difference from other SNS
-Twitter give users a stronger sense of connectedness than facebook, myspace and other SNSs do.

Twitter can be used for...
-Business (marketing in particular)
-Politics: not only send message to people, but also to communicate with the electorate.
-Media: Broadcasting
-Collecing information- can change asymmetric information between sellers and buyers.
etc......



Putnam: Bowling alone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone
Robert Putnam argues that civil society is crucial to"making democracy work

仮説
→Internet has enhansed civil society again.

→市民活動の活発化に伴い、アメリカ人の政治参加が今後再び増えていく？