Comments on: What is Instant? http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2009/12/11/what-is-instant/ Business. Communications. Social Media. Strategy. | Daria Steigman | Steigman Communications, LLC Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Forget Streamtime: Preliminary Impressions of Twitter & the Real-Time Web | Independent Thinking http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2009/12/11/what-is-instant/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Forget Streamtime: Preliminary Impressions of Twitter & the Real-Time Web | Independent Thinking Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:53:42 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1320#comment-1200 [...] streamtime approach we’ve become used to, real time has no updates. It is a non-stop stream. Instant-ness. [...] [...] streamtime approach we’ve become used to, real time has no updates. It is a non-stop stream. Instant-ness. [...]

]]> By: Zane Safrit http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2009/12/11/what-is-instant/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Zane Safrit Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:57:47 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1320#comment-385 This whole thing of immediacy, now, in-the-moment...it's intoxicating. But I'm afraid it makes us vulnerable. We lose our foundation, our true identity, our core values and principles and dare I say it...limits. Accountability maybe increases. But, for what and to whom? The issue of the moment, the mob of the season? TCOT, tea parties and birthers are the early-warning signs. Ironic, as their members are the members of yesterday's status quo, ruling majority, earlier touting the love it or leave it sentiment/Flag/President. I understand the fear of losing...what has been earned with such hard work. But it's that fear of the moment, so easily manipulated in this world of immediacy, instant communications, now. That's definitely a concern. And worse I'm afraid will come. On the other hand, the transparency between our personal and professional brands will force us all to look closer at why we hide our values at work, allow their compromise, when we could embrace them, honor them, share them and...create organizations where we can meld, integrate, both into something very powerful, earnest, honest, sustainable and cash-flow positive. 2010 looks to be another interesting year! Until then, have a great holidays. - Zane This whole thing of immediacy, now, in-the-moment…it’s intoxicating. But I’m afraid it makes us vulnerable. We lose our foundation, our true identity, our core values and principles and dare I say it…limits. Accountability maybe increases. But, for what and to whom? The issue of the moment, the mob of the season? TCOT, tea parties and birthers are the early-warning signs. Ironic, as their members are the members of yesterday’s status quo, ruling majority, earlier touting the love it or leave it sentiment/Flag/President.

I understand the fear of losing…what has been earned with such hard work. But it’s that fear of the moment, so easily manipulated in this world of immediacy, instant communications, now.

That’s definitely a concern. And worse I’m afraid will come.

On the other hand, the transparency between our personal and professional brands will force us all to look closer at why we hide our values at work, allow their compromise, when we could embrace them, honor them, share them and…create organizations where we can meld, integrate, both into something very powerful, earnest, honest, sustainable and cash-flow positive.

2010 looks to be another interesting year! Until then, have a great holidays.

- Zane

]]> By: Daria Steigman http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2009/12/11/what-is-instant/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Daria Steigman Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:55:34 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1320#comment-384 Zane--I agree that perspective and context sometimes gets lost, but I'm less sure that this emphasis on immediacy is costing us tradition and history. I've always associated the concepts of tradition, history, and institutional memory with the offline world, but you may be right that as we move more and more of our lives online we may slowly lose these very different but (arguably) equally important connections to community. You've certainly raised some good food for thought, and I will ponder this further. Zane–I agree that perspective and context sometimes gets lost, but I’m less sure that this emphasis on immediacy is costing us tradition and history. I’ve always associated the concepts of tradition, history, and institutional memory with the offline world, but you may be right that as we move more and more of our lives online we may slowly lose these very different but (arguably) equally important connections to community. You’ve certainly raised some good food for thought, and I will ponder this further.

]]> By: Zane Safrit http://www.steigmancommunications.com/2009/12/11/what-is-instant/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Zane Safrit Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:04 +0000 http://www.steigmancommunications.com/?p=1320#comment-380 I like the immediacy, the now, you describe. No waiting, no editing, no control. It makes it our world. We make it our world. The price though is perspective, context, even connection. That last one is ironic doncha think? Social media is all about building connections. It does, we do with its resources. But the connections are about...right now. That loses our connection too often with our traditions, history, a sense of place...even the ability to consider these items. I like the immediacy, the now, you describe. No waiting, no editing, no control. It makes it our world. We make it our world.

The price though is perspective, context, even connection. That last one is ironic doncha think? Social media is all about building connections. It does, we do with its resources. But the connections are about…right now. That loses our connection too often with our traditions, history, a sense of place…even the ability to consider these items.

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