Comments on: Quick Thoughts on the Twitter Community’s Reaction to Sunday’s Events http://www.danhocking.com/2009/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-twitter-communitys-reaction-to-sundays-events/ Opinions on... just about everything. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: wowgoldkk http://www.danhocking.com/2009/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-twitter-communitys-reaction-to-sundays-events/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 wowgoldkk Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:25:24 +0000 http://www.danhocking.com/?p=133#comment-2096 This is great! Now I want to see your ways for us readers to become more involved! Expect an email later today.|*|wow <a href="http://gold%7C*%7Chttp://www.wotlkgold.net" rel="nofollow">gold|*|http://www.wotlkgold.net</a> This is great! Now I want to see your ways for us readers to become more involved! Expect an email later today.|*|wow gold|*|http://www.wotlkgold.net

]]> By: Malcolm Bastien http://www.danhocking.com/2009/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-twitter-communitys-reaction-to-sundays-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 Malcolm Bastien Mon, 25 May 2009 00:38:39 +0000 http://www.danhocking.com/?p=133#comment-1456 I'm going to chime in a bit just because I have a friend involved in these protests. What I saw missing more than anything from the time during the events was communications from the protesting parties. Information was coming to me from many different sources, but the group of people on the gardiner for a long while felt like some of black whole, that was there, but was unpredictable and existed outside all of these communication channels I was using at the time. They did a lot to get the people of Toronto angry at them, which they could still fix (looks like more protests will continue), but they need to really pay attention to who they are affecting by their protests, and how the news of the events is being presented. They need to pay attention to showing unity and commitment to their cause, but not at the cost of alienating the people of Toronto. Communication is the way to do that. There are just so many ways they could be communicating to: make the protests go more smoothly, reduce the frustration of the citizens of Toronto, communicate info about their cause, and in a way, help the media. Malcolm I’m going to chime in a bit just because I have a friend involved in these protests.

What I saw missing more than anything from the time during the events was communications from the protesting parties. Information was coming to me from many different sources, but the group of people on the gardiner for a long while felt like some of black whole, that was there, but was unpredictable and existed outside all of these communication channels I was using at the time.

They did a lot to get the people of Toronto angry at them, which they could still fix (looks like more protests will continue), but they need to really pay attention to who they are affecting by their protests, and how the news of the events is being presented. They need to pay attention to showing unity and commitment to their cause, but not at the cost of alienating the people of Toronto.

Communication is the way to do that. There are just so many ways they could be communicating to: make the protests go more smoothly, reduce the frustration of the citizens of Toronto, communicate info about their cause, and in a way, help the media.

Malcolm

]]> By: Matt L http://www.danhocking.com/2009/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-twitter-communitys-reaction-to-sundays-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Matt L Tue, 12 May 2009 11:57:05 +0000 http://www.danhocking.com/?p=133#comment-1109 Which protest was this? Oh yeah, the 20,543rd one that left the rest of the people of Toronto crippled - I feel that this goes far beyond protest and has, for nothing else, become a nuissance to the common man. I'm not speaking for or against the cause that they are trying to raise awareness for and to provoke action on, because the degree to which they have taken these demonstrations has caused the average person to lose sight of the message. My message to them is that this is enough already and the Toronto and Ontario governments need to step in and intervene. While there are, of course, a number of supporters in the city, there are also a number who don't (or just don't care), and to make matters worse, the amount to which these deomonstrators put a damper on everyday life, I believe that there is developing an accelerated shift from the former to the latter. Just my two cents. Which protest was this? Oh yeah, the 20,543rd one that left the rest of the people of Toronto crippled – I feel that this goes far beyond protest and has, for nothing else, become a nuissance to the common man. I’m not speaking for or against the cause that they are trying to raise awareness for and to provoke action on, because the degree to which they have taken these demonstrations has caused the average person to lose sight of the message. My message to them is that this is enough already and the Toronto and Ontario governments need to step in and intervene. While there are, of course, a number of supporters in the city, there are also a number who don’t (or just don’t care), and to make matters worse, the amount to which these deomonstrators put a damper on everyday life, I believe that there is developing an accelerated shift from the former to the latter. Just my two cents.

]]> By: Andrew Lane http://www.danhocking.com/2009/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-twitter-communitys-reaction-to-sundays-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Andrew Lane Mon, 11 May 2009 19:44:15 +0000 http://www.danhocking.com/?p=133#comment-1089 Totally agree - a good, civilized argument makes everything more interesting. Totally agree – a good, civilized argument makes everything more interesting.

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