From using World of Warcraft to study the spread of disease on a global scale from a contagious glitch in the system (yes the online game is that vast) to using Facebook to measure our ties of connection, I’m always fascinated by the many creative ways sociologists use modern technologies and fads to study the world.
So it comes as no surprise that Twitter, the new micro-blogging craze, is a goldmine for those in the field. Short, frequent posts about the everyday life, doings, and feelings of a multitude of people all over the world… it’s like a sociologist’s dream! But what makes it even better (and bloggable) is that they are sharing the information publicly in a very well-designed aesthetically-pleasing format.
Twistori is a constantly updating scroll of tweets on what is loved, hated, thought, believed, felt, and wished for in the Twitter community. Bold, beautiful, and not overpowering, I warn you it is quite addictive. Definitely worth a check.
We Feel Fine, the muse for the above, samples a sentence from Twitter, blogs, and other social media formats on how they are feeling. I couldn’t access the platform personally because there was some conflict with Java and Chrome but it seems like a pretty interesting application.
And last but not least, the best kind of experiment of all: a paid one. According to this post from an internet company in America, follow the CEO on Twitter and every Wednesday you have a chance to win $100+. Sounds too good to be true but hey, what’s one more tweet in your day?
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