Why topsy is going to kick all sorts of ass

http://aditya.sublucid.com/2009/05/26/why-topsy-is-going-to-kick-all-sorts-of-ass/

by aditya • 17 years ago

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Tichy3• 17 years ago

I like it, however, if it becomes popular, people will try to game it. Wonder what that will do to Twitter, and how to deal with it.

RiderOfGiraffes2• 17 years ago

> Topsy is the first real implementation of a large scale reputation network for the general public.

What if you never have, don't now, and never intend to "Tweet"?

aditya2• 17 years ago

I think in their TC video they talked about adding new data sources including your blog, and your facebook feed etc.

That is a tough question for every repnet out there though, what about people that don't have a digital footprint. Maybe topsy will start indexing the real world too, at some point ;)

RiderOfGiraffes2• 17 years ago

Hmm. I don't tweet, blog, FaceBook, MySpace, or anything else like that. I contribute to various fora. Will that count, I wonder.

Perhaps people will become invisible if they don't participate in any of these "social media" activities. The world will belong to the ego-centric, narcissistic, I-can-shout-louder-than-you generation.

In the news and broadcast media insight is being lost in the tsunami of attention-grabbing, 10-seconds-at-a-time sensationalism.

Is this good? Does it matter? Is it inevitable?

Should I get a blog and moan about it?

axod• 17 years ago

I think the issue is that the people you should really pay attention to, aren't out there self promoting. They're busy. You have to go seek them out. So I'm not sure how well this will really work.

Tichy3• 17 years ago

You miss out

ryanvm• 17 years ago

Yeah - how will you know when Ashton and Demi go to Arby's?

hhm• 17 years ago

Popego.com does something similar, but for a newsfeed instead of search.

callmeed• 17 years ago

I feel like the author has a different definition of "reputation" as myself.

It's almost a vector vs. scalar issue ... to me, reputation can be sizable but it can also be positive or negative. This (so far) sounds more like "popularity".

Just because someone [has 10k followers]/[gets re-tweeted 10x/day]/[has 5k FB friends] doesn't mean I'm going to loan you money or I want my daughter dating you ...

moe• 17 years ago

I think you have it nailed. Reputation can not generally be quantified outside closed systems such as eBay.

Why topsy is going to kick all sorts of ass

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