An important feature of Twitter is its mobility. Morgan Stanley analyst report recently released by the mobile Internet, mobile Internet users than desktop users 5 years. Correspondingly, there are 37% of Twitter users on the phone with “push.” Twitter message every day of the current 55 million a day, a search request is 6 billion. The first time, Twitter and “Revolution” closely linked together, is June 2009 Iranian presidential election in protest demonstrations. Tehran was blocked SMS and blocked some Web sites, Twitter become the Iranians to meet the information needs and send a message outside an alternative network. Meanwhile the U.S. State Department even sent to Twitter founder of an unusual e-mail, the request to postpone the global network has scheduled maintenance program. The Twitter also listened to the State Council’s call, the network delay to repair the early hours of the late Tehran, the Iranians when they become an important medium of communication.

Twitter is achieved on the discussion of the revolution will be the resulting, “Twitter is changing the world” thinking has become a hotly debated topic.

Contract can not strengthen the social networking groups

October 4, American writer Malcolm Gladwell’s article, “Small changes: Why did not Twitter Revolution” (Smallchange: Whythe revolution willnotbetweeted?) In the “New Yorker” magazine published, triggered a new round of heated discussion.

Gladwell pointed out in the article: “there is our world social revolution, a number of new social media tools in the reconstruction of the social revolution. With Facebook and Twitter like social media, government authorities and the masses have been subverted the traditional relationship . people through these tools increasingly easy to communicate with the government authority and interaction, to arouse their attention. “

However, this is not revolutionary. Gladwell on the United States in North Carolina, the occurrence of human rights movement, the development was compared. February 1, 1960, one of four black college freshmen in the Woolworth restaurant like a cup of coffee, but the reception said, “We do not serve black people” and was asked to leave the white dining area, which led to a massive protest movement. I had not e-mail, Facebook networks and Twitter, there are 70,000 students joined the campaign.

The former U.S. national security adviser MarkPfeifle that Twitter should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize perspective, Gladwell beg to differ. Pfeifle that “If you do not Twitter, against the Iranian people will not have confidence in the power of freedom and democracy.” Gladwell remarks that confuse people Pfeifle. He agreed that the number of spread of Stanford’s most famous critic EvgenyMorozov a note: Twitter does not generate enough in Moldova’s internal influence, because the country is not much Twitter account, Twitter did not reach the level of the revolution.

Gladwell will be civil war in western Sudan emerged in the virtual support of forces as a case, that “wiki radicalism,” the invalidity of that social networks may have some role in dissemination activities, such as calling some of the participation of people with similar thoughts, or events to solve some specific “weak correlation” problem (can be linked to a number of different parts of the bone marrow donors), but does not strengthen the social networks within the group contract, these contracts enable individuals to make contributions to social influence. He believes that Facebook is not a sit-in protesters were supporters or non-violent activists, and they will not even take to the streets waving petitions or candles, they just wanted a protest against the application to their own together, they adopted the medium, not want to take any risks, but also not what the corresponding effect. Founder of social media seems to believe that Facebook’s friends is equivalent to a real friend, but it is not.

Gladwell’s article led to more attention and discussion. British “Guardian” TimAdams in the “Glad-well that Twitter and Face-book can not change the real world” reports (Twitter andFacebookcannotchangetherealworld, says MalcolmGladwell) in the thesis of Gladwell was reviewed, that Gladwell is a vibrant dissent molecules, a sharp knife will hold into the nest of social networking. Gladwell on the strength of New York University, the sponsors of the online community ClayShirky very angry, he thinks Shirky too much potential to wiki enthusiasts as a tool for social transformation. Gladwell said that social media is useless in changing society, it seems that skepticism into the technology, useless. In the escalating debate, Gladwell seems to subvert the previous theorists propose that on the “medium is the message” thinking.

The process of technological change revolution

AlanRosenblatt articles published in theHuffPost response Gladwell “Twitter failed to achieve reform” issue, Alan view: Glad-well right! But Alan also pointed out that Gladwell objectively judge on “revolutionary” concept is unclear.

Alan Speaking on television, he agreed GilScottHeron “television technology revolution will not be complete” judgments. TV is not the cause of revolution itself, but how we see it in the war, played an important role to promote the revolution. Moreover, the promoter of the revolution never technology. Twitter and TV technologies, breaking the transmission time and space constraints, is more superior than the TV, Twitter and other social networking media, called for the mobilization process, across time and geographical barriers. But follow McLuhan’s theory, technology is a driving factor of revolution, the real revolution is not the general public gathered groups can not be realized.

Alan from the perspective of a more rigorous, the distinction between a “revolution” of different levels of meaning, form of technology revolution and social revolution can not be generalized. So he gives the conclusion: Twitter extension of the way of information reform, opening between the proponents and practitioners of the diaphragm, Twitter has also promoted the dissemination and advocacy of reform. But with the ideas at the level of political, social revolutions, Twit-ter methods of revolution in technology level. Alan brought us a new way of thinking, Twitter has changed the course of our implementation of the revolution, but did not lead directly to practical social revolution.

October 11, the U.S. technology blog Ven-tureBeat reporters RileyMcdermid in the reports that Twitter will go to Revolution (EvanWilliams: the revolution will betweeted). And here’s “revolution” refers to not as a political and social Twitter social network between the agents will change the way within a year, more people continue to carry out real-time efforts. “Our goal is to cover even if the ‘signal weakest’ areas, such as the recent impact of suffering from violence and social unrest, local media Quedui turn a deaf ear against the voice of Iran and Moldova.”

Evan and co-founder and creative director when he was speaking in response BizStone also Gladwell article. Stone agreed with the true order of society, “must be a real close friendship generally link the level of the real system, the military-like structure, can be achieved. As change agents in technology, will not change the world, will be the real change the world there is the actual implementation of the changes people. “But Stone said Twitter is a real-time information exchange network,” those on the Twit-ter can not be effective, useful and adequate dissemination of information of the argument is ridiculous. “

What Twitter leather life?

Twitter appears only four years to the rapid development and to gain this status, impact and challenges brought to us very great. It is a special mode of transmission, and indeed much of society’s influence. Twitter community concerns escalated this hot, after combing views of these scholars, we have found a look at its direction.

First, as Alan Inspiration, Twitter to achieve the technology revolution.

With traditional newspapers and broadcast media compared to users across time, space, barrier, use of multimedia technology through text, images, sounds, etc. to present their own views and get feedback in real time. More important is to break the communication between people by the “link” the tightness of constraints, among strangers can interact through the network. Twitter-based real-time, interactive communication sharing platform, users can express their views freely and respond to each other. Combined with mobile phone use has greatly enhanced the convenience, but also in everyday life makes it the improving status. Therefore, as a new type of media, Twitter did to bring a new model habits, change the way people access information and communicate.

In the multimedia age, Twitter for the expression of diverse information provides the possibility, real-time, interactive features and the development of a large number of application software programs, but also for people to communicate with the network impact. Technological change in the level, they did the successful realization of “revolution.”

McLuhan believes that every generation have created a new medium of social life and new ways of social behavior, the media is a fundamental driving force of social development, but also distinguish between different social forms of signs. The media as the only factor to promote the revolution, and its one-sidedness has been discussed by many scholars to study,Dell RM791 battery,McLuhan for the study of modern media is still of great significance, is that it brings to our mindsets. Only human beings have some sort of media before it can spread in the corresponding and other social activities. The most important is the role of the media “has affected our understanding and the habit of thinking.” Quote “the medium is the message” theory for the interpretation of late, is “truly meaningful and valuable ‘message’ is not the presence of the media dissemination of the contents, but this era of communication tools used by nature, it created possibilities and the social change. ” And Twitter is such a communication tool, its significance is to open up new possibilities, bringing a new communications tool for social change.

Relying on the rapid development of network technology, SNS social networking services appeared in the network builds on the media’s virtual “people” between the association. With the development of the media, communication tools change, is sure to make a new mode of transmission. This is the revolution in information dissemination, but not by Twitter independently completed. In the process of communication, Twitter as a new social network in the SNS, a member of bringing new science and technology also play a distinctive feature of its unique advantages.

Twitter user network network-intensive links between individuals, can be large, multi-directional communication, but also greatly shortened the time for communication and feedback processes, and create a new mode of transmission. Compared with other online media, Twitter can not only vast amounts of information, but also to build links between the user platform, everyone can be affected by mass communicators and who also participated in many communication process, you can repeat these two two roles.

And on the “Twitter Revolution” the focus of controversy, is this link from the Twitter platform and built between people, “association.” Gladwell that Twitter is only in the dissemination of “weak link” of the appeal on the issue, some people may make comments at the gathering as social events. However, views on the transfer of political enthusiasm and ideas, Twitter is weak, no real people, the contract between the security groups, it can not produce a revolutionary social movement.

Gladwell also points out the social revolution and the internet revolution for the understanding of the misunderstanding, that is the social network of “people” as a real society “people”, the network associated with the weaker the degree of magnification for the real world directly and closely association. After all, the call for political enthusiasm and support, facing a computer screen Jianpanshangqiao words, and took to the streets to protest and even sacrifice, is radically different.

Twitter founder Evan Stone’s statement and also shows their location to Twitter, the social dynamics of the concerned persons, communicators, rather than change the world; even in a social revolution among the only advice quickly gathered as a communication platform that is, social movements contributing factors, rather than social revolution launched by the leader.

Not stop thinking

“Twitter Revolution” occurred, although accompanied by controversies, but it symbolizes the impact of the network to the real-life movement in the beginning of the extension, but also changed the way people participate in the traditional way of issues. Twitter platform more open, change the channel over the last speech and the situation under control, where like-minded strangers can form a “coalition.” It brings a great shock and the real world challenges in promoting social development and progress, but also laid a new hazard.

March 28, 2009 the global “Earth Hour” lights-out campaign to college students as the main users of all networks in the status bar by adding a specially designed globe icon, and set up a special page called 20:30 to 9:30 “Earth Hour.” Students have to modify the state, a friend new to the list of rotational Earth icon with a small growth of a long string. 8:30 one to many in a campus dormitory area of the dark bursts of cheering students. This is a successful public service activities, through social networks will call for effective communication, and interaction form a huge impact.

U.S. magazine “Business Week” published June 17 article in the Iranian Twitter users only 8600, less than 23 million Internet users nationwide four ten thousandths. “Iran is the number of people using this tool very small, can not support such a large-scale protests.” Is the most used as a “Twitter Revolution” in Iran, the election symbol of the event, the existence of the Western media exaggerated. So, if Twitter is popular in the country, users cover a wide range of areas, called for protests in the real activities of the society, is no longer a “fantasy.” However, this called for the formation of complex social networks, it is difficult to ensure that the error will not boot and the direction to the extreme, resulting in the wrong social movement.

Xie Wen personally inspected the Chinese Internet experts to Iran in the October 14 blog, said: Twitter and the infighting of Iran has nothing to do. I guess that before the burst of the myth of widespread Iranians living abroad, the Western media, and Twitter’s public relations firm invariably produced, but also harbor a variety of purposes by a person or body Unlimited distorted. Although this is only a guess, but if you use Twitter this site, organized to create “public opinion” to incite people’s emotions, what will cause unpredictable consequences.

Just four years, Twitter only a few thousand users from one social network, a 160 million Internet users access to, dissemination of information, an important platform for exchange of views, and has expanded towards the direction of the news media. But how to make it in society-oriented, to avoid becoming a tool being used, still need to continue to explore.