Web 2.0 Expo: Don’t be Jerks
Rob Cottingham writes & draws:
Probably no need to mention that this cartoon was inspired by the Web 2.0 Expo debacle involving Danah Boyd, a Twitter backchannel projected onto a giant screen behind her, a speech that faced an uphill battle from the get-go, and a few audience members with some impulse control (and other) issues.
There’s a fascinating renegotiation going on between audiences and speakers. Twitter and backchannels are part of it, but I suspect something deeper is afoot. There’s a revolution sweeping all forms of communication – ask anyone who works for a newspaper or a record company – and maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that even something as seemingly timeless as public speaking would be affected.
But that doesn’t mean we have to be jerks about it.
via Tweulogy.
Rob Cottingham
November 29, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hi, Chrissie – Thanks for sharing the link with your readers! And just in case you ever wanted to post this or any other Noise to Signal cartoon to your blog, they’re actually available under a Creative Commons non-commercial attribution license… so please feel free.
Cheers,
–rob