Posted on November 11, 2011 by Guardian in Social Media Twitter’s new feature is not just voyeuristic, it’s a menace for journalists who can’t opt out. Worse, it’s a missed opportunity.
Twitter rolled out a new feature this past week which allows users to see the minutiae of activity that revolves around you and the people you follow. On top of the existing feature that keeps track of every time you’ve been mentioned by others, it now will keep you up to date on what tweets your friends are favoriting and who they’re following. Sounds a lot like Facebook, where these bits of information are broadcasted on your Facebook Wall. Difference here is, Facebook will let you mute the people who are a little “too active” but in the case of Twitter, no such filter is available yet.
In my case, I don’t really care about this kind of information. Sure it might be slightly interesting from a voyeuristic standpoint, and for some journalists, it can be a double edged sword. This week for example, on your profile page you might have seen which former News of the World journalist a media editor had begun following the day before James Murdoch’s testimony to the UK parliament and simultaneously note which member of your erudite timeline had favourited a tweet linking to an article about the causes of overeating and how to stop them.
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