Comments on: Microblogging and Microrage http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/microblogging-and-microrage/ Small Business tips, interviews and conversations that provide advice and discussion about small business. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: joelogon http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/microblogging-and-microrage/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 joelogon Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:02:55 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=2040#comment-3561 Well, I would suggest it's not just the talking, it's the participation with the other people who are talking, which we see via @replies, retweets, and search / hashtags. Plus, for the duration, you're self-selecting and aligned with a particular on-the-fly community, all waving virtual pitchforks, whereas the people you're physically near may not share those sentiments. Well, I would suggest it's not just the talking, it's the participation with the other people who are talking, which we see via @replies, retweets, and search / hashtags. Plus, for the duration, you're self-selecting and aligned with a particular on-the-fly community, all waving virtual pitchforks, whereas the people you're physically near may not share those sentiments.

]]> By: Deanna McNeil http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/microblogging-and-microrage/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Deanna McNeil Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:52:33 +0000 http://blog.networksolutions.com/?p=2040#comment-3548 It's just that when you hop on Twitter, you have an audience at your disposal that you just don't have over the dinner table or some other comfortable venue with other actualy people in our presence where we normally let off some steam.<br><br>I like the expression 'micorage' because we all have those moments. Could it be that when we are on Twitter or other places where someone is venting, all they really need is knowing that someone is really listening? Why are we all so eager to do all the talking? It's just that when you hop on Twitter, you have an audience at your disposal that you just don't have over the dinner table or some other comfortable venue with other actualy people in our presence where we normally let off some steam.

I like the expression 'micorage' because we all have those moments. Could it be that when we are on Twitter or other places where someone is venting, all they really need is knowing that someone is really listening? Why are we all so eager to do all the talking?

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