Social Attention: a modest prototype in shared presence (Interconnected)

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Posted on Monday 22 Mar 2021. 1,055 words, 5 links. By Matt Webb.

Social Attention: a modest prototype in shared presence 16.43, Monday 22 Mar 2021 Link to this post Right now the web is either fully social, like when you’re collaborating in Google Docs, or it’s a solitary experience. There’s very little between. Yes you do sometimes get moments that are almost social, like when you read a product review on Amazon or a comment on a blog post, but it’s like walking into a room that somebody’s just left: there’s a note on the table, and the door on the far end is closing shut. My take is that the web could feel warmer and more lively than it is. Visiting a web

Social Attention: a modest prototype in shared presence (Interconnected)

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