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RSS Is Dead! Viva La Twitter!

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer CK Thurber OneSpot
Description Twitter has dominated pop culture and the news this past year, becoming the platform for gossip and information alike. In an era where everyone gets their must-click links from "friends," is RSS obsolete? And has Twitter become too fast for major media news (i.e. CNN v. Irani Election)?
Questions
Answered
  1. What is the state of Twitter today?
  2. How has Twitter changed over the past year? Six months?
  3. What makes Twitter so special as a social media platform?
  4. What challenges has Twitter faced this past year?
  5. Why did some major media outlets embrace Twitter in early 2009? Was it the Ashton/Oprah factor?
  6. What (if any) will replace Twitter as the new news platform?
  7. Why has RSS failed to catch on?
  8. What strategies are major media outlets working on to keep pace with Twitter?
  9. Will RSS survive as a Twitter tool or will users become sick of the RSS-push to Twitter?
  10. Can Twitter survive without major media intervention/investment?
Level Beginner
Category Community / Online Community, Content, Journalism 2.0, New Technology / Next Generation, Social Networking