This link from the Pear Analytics blog points to a white paper summarizing use of Twitter. The largest category of Tweets was described as – Pointless Babble (41%). Pass-along value (I hope this post would have pass along value in that it provides a resource for your consideration) represented only 9%.
Reminds me of a joke – punchline – there must be a pony in here somewhere (alright except for this final bit of pointless babble, you have to admit this comment had some pass along value).
This page from Google offers some interesting information about and examples of Google Street View. The video of the street view trike in action is great. The technology behind Street View is a fascinating example of geo location, GPS, etc.
This long form blog entry from Louis Gray considers the charge that blogs are dying in this new age of 140 character microblogs. Not so, claims Compete (a blog analytics site). Their data show a gradual increase in those who visit blogger, blogspot and wordpress (the online free services). This post from Gray also cites Blogger source Rick Glau as noting that the the long and short forms are complimentary. I agree – my blog posts automatically generate a short Twitter comment. Twitter is for scanning. Blogs are for considering and pointing. It is still difficult to be profound in 140 characters.
NY Times Organizes Comments Reading e-books. These are educated opinions – I did not see anyone who claimed he/she had data. Interesting perspectives. Note the comments – 350+ when I read the article.
Strange Fall in Grand Forks. There was a heavy leaf drop last night with very little wind. The leaves are green. I wonder if the rapid temperature change we have experienced – record warmth in September and now a hard freeze in the low 20s – is responsible. Wrong camera for capturing the effect, but the best camera is the one you have with you (leo).
This NYTimes article was written for parents with the intent of helping them prepare their children to benefit from YouTube. Educators interested in YouTube might also benefit from a review of these suggestions.
