caterpillarcowboy:

likesandlaunch:

Social Media: Evolving From Long Form To Push ButtonIn the evolution of social media over the last decade, the trend has been a move from long form content, which has high friction of participation (both on the production and consumption side) to ever lower requirements placed on a user to participate in a conversation.
(via Elad Blog: How Pinterest Will Transform the Web in 2012: Social Content Curation As The Next Big Thing)

If I were tumblr I’d be so insulted by this article. Pinterest is del.icio.us with pictures. Tumblr is community and expression in a way that is genuinely unique on the internet, at a scale that is completely unmatched. Articles like this are one more reason I have so much disdain for most Silicon Valley trend bloggers.

caterpillarcowboy:

likesandlaunch:

Social Media: Evolving From Long Form To Push Button
In the evolution of social media over the last decade, the trend has been a move from long form content, which has high friction of participation (both on the production and consumption side) to ever lower requirements placed on a user to participate in a conversation.

(via Elad Blog: How Pinterest Will Transform the Web in 2012: Social Content Curation As The Next Big Thing)

If I were tumblr I’d be so insulted by this article. Pinterest is del.icio.us with pictures. Tumblr is community and expression in a way that is genuinely unique on the internet, at a scale that is completely unmatched. Articles like this are one more reason I have so much disdain for most Silicon Valley trend bloggers.

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