Comments on: Are status updates on social media sites a form of microblogging?

By: Good use of microblogging in journalism – give us more examples! : Lotta Holmström

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:34:34 +0000

[...] Whether status updates on social media sites should count as microblogging or not, the walled garden that Facebook still is to a large extent, makes status updates if not useless from a publishing perspective then atleast difficult to accommodate as they are on an open to all site. The same goes for users whose updates are not public on regular microblogging services. For crowdsourcing, feedback and research they are still good tools. [...]

By: How to use your status updates profitably? | Indian Social Media Landscape

How to use your status updates profitably? | Indian Social Media Landscape — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:36:34 +0000

[...] has been an ongoing debate on whether status updates should be qualified as form of micro blogging. Twitter, one the first [...]

By: What does your status update read? « Windchimes - a social media agency

What does your status update read? « Windchimes - a social media agency — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:23:09 +0000

[...] has been an ongoing debate on whether status updates should be qualified as form of micro blogging. Twitter, one the first [...]

By: Lotta Holmström

Lotta Holmström — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:33:10 +0000

Andie: Thanks for setting me straight about you posing the question out of your own curiosity and it not being one from the audience.

You mention an important thing that separates status updates from microblogging posts – the latter have permalinks, which makes it possible to reference to each post, and also they are accessible for a longer period of time. If I were to define microblogging I’d like to include a need for permalinks in the definition, just like we require that of regular blogs.

By: Andie

Andie — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:08:45 +0000

http://log.andie.se/post/61896975/im-on-stage-at-sime-asking-facebook-if-they-are

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:40:28 +0000

Lotta, exactly. It might be the same social object, but probably not the same social network.

I think Jaiku/Twitter gives another type of social network/microblogging overall. This is proven by the fact that Twitter and Jaiku have really different types of discussions, social connections etc just because how they’re designed. Facebook isn’t designed to be a microblogging tool and therefore it isn’t.

By: Citizen Media Watch » Good use of microblogging in journalism - give us more examples!

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:04:25 +0000

By: Lotta Holmström

Lotta Holmström — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:34:34 +0000

Anton: What’s confusing is if we’re talking about microblogging and some people are thinking about updating your Facebook status while others are thinking about Twitter or other dedicated microblogging services. I think your point about the context makes a lot of sense, and that’s why I’d like to exclude Facebook/LinkedIn status updates from the definition. But perhaps I am thinking too much like a publisher now. : )

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:41:47 +0000

Of course status updates on social networks like Facebook or Linkedin are a type of microblogging. But, and this is quite important, is status updates not the same as microblogging services like Twitter or Jaiku. The context matters and the social updates on Facebook or Linkedin doesn’t necessary fit in a Twitter- or Jaiku context.