Microblogging immediacy trumps Google for search, research

The sometimes cheeky Rocketboom proves it can communicate something spot-on. In this case, comparing the effective value of Twitter over Google (in some respects). A key comment: “Twitter currently controls the most contemporary thought stream humanity has ever seen.” (Thanks to Alec Couros for first posting the video. Follow him on Twitter (@couros) or check out his excellent blog, Open Thinking). 

As I muse about the need for educators to wake up to the intellectual agility and educational riches of blogging, I realize that microblogging is so far beyond the ponder-polish-publish and procrastination model of traditional scholarship that few established academics will allow themselves to catch on to the vitality of Twitter as a research, discovery, and publishing tool for every idea and purpose. But some educators get it. A big thanks to Barbara Lindsey for bringing together a wonderful collection of Twitter resources for educators. Well worth looking at.

Comments

[Luann Hawker]

This is a really interesting video, and it's a bit entertaining to boot. I'm just starting to get the hang of twitter and its potential. Still, I had never thought of using twitter for stuff like a "shake shack line" search. If twitter can keep up with the explosion of users and keep their site from crashing under the load, then I think they are poised to take the communication age to a whole new level.