Comments on: Sturgeon’s Law, and the future technology of social technology http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/ Understanding technology ... in both senses of the phrase Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Text Technologies»Blog Archive » Enterprise Twitter http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33303 Text Technologies»Blog Archive » Enterprise Twitter Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:44:19 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33303 [...] the messaging and office productivity software vendors don’t provide filter-rich Enterprise Twitter, somebody else most likely [...] [...] the messaging and office productivity software vendors don’t provide filter-rich Enterprise Twitter, somebody else most likely [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33271 Curt Monash Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:06:15 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33271 Bob, I'm not sure the precise number in Sturgeon's Law has been empirically tested. :) Right now, I'd say that I care about a lot less than 10% of my Twitter tweetstream. A LOT less. Fortunately, I skim quickly. CAM Bob,

I’m not sure the precise number in Sturgeon’s Law has been empirically tested. :)

Right now, I’d say that I care about a lot less than 10% of my Twitter tweetstream. A LOT less. Fortunately, I skim quickly.

CAM

]]> By: Bob Sawyer http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33252 Bob Sawyer Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:27:57 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-33252 While I agree with the need for data management and powerful searching capabilities, let me offer a slightly different perspective, starting with a corollary of Sturgeon's Law: 10% of everything is good. In a lot of areas, such as social networking, "wildcat" oil drilling and sales, batting .100 is very respectable. If you find your batting average is above .100, the smart thing to do is find more chances to swing. Repetitions of "Hi! How is everyone?" may appear devoid of useful information, but I'll bet a sociologist could write a term paper if not a thesis on what they say about a community; that may explain why millions of people don't flee in disgust. Finally, there surely are people who insist upon a much higher batting average, but I contend those are not the people who use social networking technology. While I agree with the need for data management and powerful searching capabilities, let me offer a slightly different perspective, starting with a corollary of Sturgeon’s Law: 10% of everything is good. In a lot of areas, such as social networking, “wildcat” oil drilling and sales, batting .100 is very respectable. If you find your batting average is above .100, the smart thing to do is find more chances to swing. Repetitions of “Hi! How is everyone?” may appear devoid of useful information, but I’ll bet a sociologist could write a term paper if not a thesis on what they say about a community; that may explain why millions of people don’t flee in disgust. Finally, there surely are people who insist upon a much higher batting average, but I contend those are not the people who use social networking technology.

]]> By: Chris Hambly http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-32757 Chris Hambly Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:39:24 +0000 http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/05/sturgeon-law-future-social-networking/#comment-32757 Really good read and I'm with you on the concept of Data Management Challenge. This is a really timely post as I see three related posts now inside 10 mins or so. I made a comparison about Social Media being a Mafia Mentality this morning see here: http://www.chrishambly.com/content/social-media-based-mafia-mentality That post picked up Laura-Jane Filotrani who posts for the guardian: https://blogs.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/02/its_all_about_the_connections.html All very related posts I thought. Really good read and I’m with you on the concept of Data Management Challenge.

This is a really timely post as I see three related posts now inside 10 mins or so. I made a comparison about Social Media being a Mafia Mentality this morning see here:

http://www.chrishambly.com/content/social-media-based-mafia-mentality

That post picked up Laura-Jane Filotrani who posts for the guardian:

https://blogs.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/02/its_all_about_the_connections.html

All very related posts I thought.

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