The Rise and Rise of Presence Applications
October 20, 2007
Whether you call it micro-blogging, mini-blogging or a presence application (PA), one thing is for certain it is changing the way we connect and interact. PA’s like Twitter and Jaiku (to name a few) have extremely simple interfaces, are easy to comprehend and are highly addictive. Although PA’s are not new it seems that they are gaining traction because they offer an advantage over traditional digital expression technologies, the ability to interact via the interface of choice, be it a browser, IM, plugin, custom app or mobile phone. But I believe that mobile blogging can be attributed to the fast take-up and continuity of use that PA’s are currently experiencing. So how is this technology changing the way we connect and interact? [Read more]
