twitter sucks; tweetdeck is better
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“Twitter sucks; Tweetdeck is better”: Assessing Third-Party Clients for Users of Social Media
Dave JonesOld Dominion University
Use of SM
Fan Communities
Social Connection
COMMUNICATION
Activity Theory
Subject
Rules
Instruments
Object
CommunityDivision of Labor
Outcome
From Engström (1987; 2000).
Operations
ActionsActivity
Operation . Action . Activity
Motive-driven and dynamic tasks that extend beyond immediate work
Goal-oriented, specific tasks
Behaviors that combine to complete specific tasks
What are you doing?
How are you doing it?
Built-in Streams
User-createdStreams
Happenings
Enter Text
Avatar/Icon
Tweet Conventions
Can it be done better?
Visual Organization Notifications
Hashtags
Streams
Community Trends
Operations
ActionsActivity
Data . Information . Knowledge
Social ConnectionFACILITATE KNOWLEDGE
LinkingRetweeting@ repliesDirect MessagesORGANIZING INFORMATION
UI functionsDrag/DropREPRESENTING DATA
Knowledge needs connectivity/flexibility
Let user visually configure streams via drag function.
More connectivity among SM systems.