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Reading Reco: NYT "Digital Intimacy" article

Sep 07, 08 @ 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Clive Thompson, a contributor to publications like The New York Times and Wired, has an excellent article in this weekend's Times Magazine covering "ambient awareness", called "I'm So Totally, Digitally Close to You". It digs deep into the mentality and psychology behind users of digital social networks. Get past the initial Facebook portion of the article, and you're rewarded with the most clear, articulate answer to the question, "Twitter - why?", I've ever seen in print.

Carve out 15 minutes and dig in. If you don't use Twitter, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you read. And if you do use Twitter, as I do, there's some interesting self-reflected enlightenment for you as well.

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Sunday, 09.07

Eric tweeted, "Football and Beer & Cheese and Crackers: The Dichotomy of Autumn Sundays"
Eric tweeted, "@jordanberkowitz @ Shpigford do share spore reviews!"
Eric tweeted, "The ONLY way to watch Tyra: at chipmunk speed http://tinyurl.com/6kk4cx"
Eric tweeted, "Nice and cool this fine morn"

Saturday, 09.06

Eric tweeted, "Weather makes it Sadurday"
Eric tweeted, "Finally, the rain. If it's gonna be all hurricane-y, bring it already."

Friday, 09.05

Eric tweeted, "G O L D http://bit.ly/3pNOVC"
Eric tweeted, "Political fact o' the day: either candidate could throw a baby off a bridge and still get 42% (or more) of the respective partisan votes"
Eric tweeted, "When LisaNova covers up her boobs, it's much easier to roffelol http://bit.ly/1tpp2H"
Eric tweeted, "@joshspear do want! http://bit.ly/41hPTW"
Eric tweeted, "Contrary to Facebook's renegade status updating, I am most certainly not stressed out about our collective impending doom."
Eric tweeted, "If by 'ending political rancor', Senator McCain means he'll slay the ferocious Rancor under Jabba the Hutt's throne, then he has my vote."
Eric tweeted, "Catching up with some outdated interviews of some fantastic co-workers of yesteryear http://tinyurl.com/5l7mdq"

Thursday, 09.04

Eric tweeted, "superfuckingextrashotcaffeineholyfuckcoffee"
Eric tweeted, "Rofflepants http://bit.ly/1lldqh"
Eric tweeted, "Can't stop the rock! http://tinyurl.com/57pubg"
Eric tweeted, "Wii shoulder"

Wednesday, 09.03

Eric tweeted, "Blogs.com is quick becoming my favorite source for blog aggregation http://bit.ly/2aQl3m"
Eric tweeted, "Why is everything digital going so snail-ass today? Net connection(s), iPhone connectivity, my USB toaster - all crawling!"
Eric tweeted, "Well, I WAS going to blog about the new Google browser Chrome, but apparently they'd own my post http://bit.ly/34dXSC"
Eric tweeted, "@mikearauz A+ celeb sighting"
Eric tweeted, "i think today is going to break the 4 year streak of no ulcers"
Eric tweeted, "TGIW/T"
Eric tweeted, "Logical sex tax http://tinyurl.com/6pktvf"

Tuesday, 09.02

Eric tweeted, "Kermit Bale http://bit.ly/34rAaz"
Eric tweeted, "This Friday: Spore!"
Eric tweeted, "Read the frakking article http://bit.ly/W8zbR"

Monday, 09.01

Eric tweeted, "If Sarah Palin were president, "she'd be Baberaham Lincoln.""
Eric tweeted, "Grandma Shirl, on the Yankees: "They're playing like they're on their period. They're playing like a bunch of women." Classic."
Eric tweeted, "It's that time of year again: time to be thankful you're no longer in school, nor a teacher."
Eric tweeted, "Something tells me this isn't the end of this story http://tinyurl.com/6l2pw8"
Eric tweeted, "Got my Halloween costume all picked out well in advance"

Sunday, 08.31

Eric tweeted, "back in brooklyn, utterly exhausted from the hudson river walk-a-thon. tomorrow's "labor" day must involve much sitting and napping"
Eric tweeted, "Impromptu trip up the Hudson river"
Eric tweeted, "Is Gov. Sarah Palin actually the GRANDMOTHER of Trig? Was it her 16 year old daughter's child? Gigantic cover-up? http://tinyurl.com/56yd23"
Eric tweeted, "Rumor of the Day: http://tinyurl.com/56yd23"
Eric tweeted, "Futile Fantasy Football Draft"

Saturday, 08.30

Eric tweeted, "Exhaustion eye-twitch hangover"

Friday, 08.29

Eric tweeted, "FIRST!!!11!1!! (one in the office)"
Eric tweeted, "Holiday weekend: 3 days off, 4 beers in the fridge. Labor Day is gonna be off the hook!!!!!"
Eric tweeted, "Somewhat Freaky Friday: go!"

Thursday, 08.28

Eric tweeted, "[Shameless self-promotion] Check out my latest (and first) blog entry about NY Times' interactive features - http://www.erictabone.com"

Wednesday, 08.27

Eric tweeted, "i'm so over watching the yankees throw their season away. on to the nfl and mlb 2009"
Eric tweeted, "The New York Times, while declining in newspaper revenue, is doing some really fun and innovative work online http://bit.ly/42R1so"

Tuesday, 08.26

Eric tweeted, "the best possible way to get through flying http://bit.ly/2wuspV"
Eric tweeted, "@dana (who isn't on twitter) - boy or girl??? or both??????????"
Eric tweeted, "@joshspear http://bit.ly/tjwQv"
Eric tweeted, "Despite the fact that you don't win friends with salad, I'm having a salad."
Eric tweeted, "Call to arms: we need more fantasy football teams in the league PSTKKLAWLBQ"

Monday, 08.25

Eric tweeted, "3 vegetarian meals in one day. I've become the thing I've always hated."
Eric tweeted, "Storm's a-brewin'"
Eric tweeted, "Last week, I saw Sarah Silverman & Todd Barry in Gimme Coffee. Today, I saw the Beeper King 3 doors down. SoHo is awesome."
Eric tweeted, "Business hugs"
Eric tweeted, "Dean & Deluca's bill-checking process has me wondering if NYC is experiencing a rash of counterfeit moneys..."
Eric tweeted, "Taking a short vacation from The Wire. I've started calling interns "hoppers", laptops "whistles", and the internet "the game"."