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On a Socially Constructed Twitter & Applications of the Philosophy of Data. Paper presented by Brian Ballsum-Stanton (@DenubisX) at the ICCIT_10 Conference in Seoul South Korea
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#c3t The Command & Control of Twitter: on a Socially Constructed Twitter & Applications
of the Philosophy of Data
By Brian Ballsun-Stanton & Kate Carruthers#ICCIT_10 and #c3t
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Before we start …
Discuss this talk right now on twitter!
Use #c3t as the hashtag.
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 2Source: Marcus Angerhier @ aperto.de
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What is Twitter?
• A social question: “What’s happening?”– “Tweets” update a timeline with short text
messages• People can choose to follow your updates• A social network reinterpreted by its users for
their own purposes!
B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. CarruthersSource: http://www.yiyinglu.com
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#c3t - Command, Control, and Communication in Twitter
• Major shift in locus of command & control – Users decide on: Tools, Practice, & Goals
• Different to Facebook: the user is genuinely in control
• Users communicate innovations to their followers through action
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 4Source: War Games (1983)
Creation of Social Practices
• Minimalist interface enables user constructed practices
• Users evolved their own signifiers– @replies– #hashtags
• The developers responded to the pressure of user’s innovations
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 5Source: Wiki Commons
Social Construction of Twitter
• A socially constructed technology is:• A tool that has its uses determined and evolved by
its users, rather than traditional controlling entities.
• Traditional technology has uses determined by designer fiat.
• Each user constructs Twitter for their own uses.
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 6Source: Hackers (1995)
Philosophy of Data & Twitter
• Different understandings of data change understanding and use
• “What’s happening” means different things based on philosophy:– Tweets are communications between people– Subjective sense-impressions of environment– Temporal records of action
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 7Source: Kryptos by Jim Sanborn
Conclusion
• Twitter is an example of a socially constructed technology
• Users influence their computing environment. – shape it around their own needs, wants, and
missions• When different philosophies of data interact:– spark creativity– generate new affordances – new perceptions of embodied technique
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 8Source: Riku @ f.ollow.me
Contact the authors
Brian Ballsun-StantonTwitter: @[email protected]
Kate CarruthersTwitter: @[email protected]
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