tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36607075.post6661180518361913988..comments2024-01-02T05:40:40.659-06:00Comments on Random Musings: Social Media as a FractalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05063068544528609202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36607075.post-68692596631902324862008-10-31T16:28:00.000-05:002008-10-31T16:28:00.000-05:00I just was having a conversation with an associate...I just was having a conversation with an associate where he had watched a Nova special discussing fractals. We both came to the same conclusion that fractals could apply to social media connections.<BR/><BR/>I am co-founder of Quired.com an online media community where we wish to push the envelope on discovery methodologies. <BR/><BR/>There are patterns inherent in nature (or ourselves) that I believe exist in how we become interested in an idea, service, product or event. <BR/><BR/>Or more importantly, the pattern in how people are inspired to share information with one another. <BR/><BR/>The structure of a community itself is more than likely based off of a fractal so how does one tap into this dynamic to help create efficiencies in the discovery process. <BR/><BR/>If businesses were able to tap into our needs more effectively then advertising would not be considered intrusive but welcomed.<BR/><BR/>If a book spoke to who I was at the moment as far as what I was experiencing, what I felt like and what I was interested then I would be more inclined to read it. But how would I know it related to my current experience if I never read it. How could I connect with this book other than simple search tools.<BR/><BR/>There are patterns in what I am interested in (which is my perception) and what might interest me (which is what already exists in one form or another).<BR/><BR/>The science is in how to connect the two.<BR/><BR/>Just like Tesla discovered there were existing conditions in the atmosphere which allowed the ability to transmit electricity to carry audio, there might be existing conditions which might facilitate the discovery process. <BR/><BR/>It is more behavioral than tech but there are patterns everywhere to harness.<BR/><BR/>Social media is merely in its infancy in this regard and we hope to be a part of the discovery process whether it be through semantics, search, recommendations or browsing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com