Jun 20th, 2009
Another “-osphere”
Enter the “Status-phere.”
More powerful than the political sphere, mediasphere and blogosphere combined!!
The Statusphere refers to Facebook and Twitter functionalities. Users can update their profile pages with short notes about what they’re thinking about or doing. Many users include links to journalistic content.
These links have tremendous weight. If you see a Facebook friend pointing to a story or video online, the likelihood that you’ll take a look is far greater than if you saw that link as one of many headlines on a newspaper website.
In old school speak, the statusphere is kind of like where you posts articles you once would have put on your refrigerator or bulletin board.
I think Statusphere is a tangible term whose meaning is quickly communicated. So it works. But yes, it is a bit cheesy and, you know, “made up.” And it does remind me of this snarky Gawker article: Trend-Seeking New York Times Was Adding ‘-ista’ To Words 130 Years Ago
Still.
Interview with Brian Storm - mediastorm.com from European Journalism Centre on Vimeo.
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