Because I'm always on the lookout for positive mentions of SL in the media, I almost hate to co-opt this article's being bullish on the platform, because I had to talk about the mention of Twitter. I'm sure many people are excited to Tweet from within SL, but it's funny for the author to talk about the immersive experience of SL, and then choose to step backward (or upward, depending on how you look at such things), and add another layer of distance from the immersion by using Twitter.I know that SL's a currently closed platform in the sense that like Vegas, what's in SL stays in SL, and you can't have a real-time conversation with anyone not currently in SL. But given its sporadic nature, is SL-to-Twitter really a good solution? I suppose there's something to be said for "I'm heading to the Shelter for dancing -- meet me there!", but for anything more conversant, you're missing the point of being in SL in the first place. When in-world, you want to converse with your in-world friends, else why be there? Maybe I'm just getting tired of Twitter and this is me being grumpy. Thoughts, anyone?
(Via blogs.zdnet.com)
1. You're just feeling grumpy, Akela, it'll pass. ;o)
Actually, I was a bit surprised at reading about twittering in SL in the article.
I've been using Ordinal's Twitterbox (as well as Twitterbadge and SLurlBlogger) for quite some time now and thought pretty much everyone was aware of their existence.
Then again, maybe it is a personal preference. I like to mix the two worlds, twittering inworld, recieving tweets in private chat, so I don't have to switch windows while having a conversation or working on something.
Or quickly adding SL url with a single word, being able to send an IM to my friends while on the bus, etc. For me, that is an enjoyable experience-slash-resource.
I don't come inworld to escape, I come to enhance.
Posted at 6:42AM on Aug 15th 2007 by Sin Trenton