tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post5375384311809336122..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: #iranelection as spamconcretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-70306017621083263272009-07-05T22:34:01.756-04:002009-07-05T22:34:01.756-04:00I think you're on the right track here.
It ...I think you're on the right track here. <br /><br />It occurred to me that the Twitter hashtag is most useful when a hashtag is first spawned. Then it gets used by the people who are closest to the action, whether physically or topically. It then washes outwards from there to absorb other conversations into its wake, like a stone thrown into a pond. The heavier the subject, the heavier the ripple. Once it sloshes to the edges of the twitterverse, though, it begins to get picked up by spammers and ne'er-do-wells, who water down its usefulness but keep the ripple alive.<br /><br />As near as I can tell, most of the original users have moved to other tags or have been silenced, and now it's mostly for talking to the West and spam. Maybe you were right to use it, and I was wrong to decry it. Maybe someday an Iranian revolutionary will thank you directly for contributing, and castigate me for not particpating. Perhaps I'll get in on #honduras<br /><br />I think the impulse to help is a good one. I wonder how much effect I really have in the social media world against guns and secret police, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-63719748739025960572009-07-05T21:11:04.748-04:002009-07-05T21:11:04.748-04:00I agree! Should do the same with #honduras.
Hadas...I agree! Should do the same with #honduras.<br /><br />Hadass.Hadass Eviatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619240774309947361noreply@blogger.com