In the fast changing world of social media, one new brand Twine
currently still in beta is of particular interest to us. Unlike
traditional social networks, Twine, is based around clustering
interests - 'interest networking'. Instead of the user profile being
the core element as with many social networks, subjects or topics of
interests are the common currency. Although, the ability to be able to
communicate with like-minded individuals that share similar interests
is a key benefit.
A twine is basically a subject or topic and you can create your own or join others. It's beauty seems to lie as a reference tool. Once you've created your twine, you can add links with their social bookmarking system (the Bookmarklet), which works just like Del.icio.us. Once you're signed up to your favourite interest areas, you can hook up to feeds summarising all the latest news on your interests. Currently the most popular twines are ‘web 3.0 - semantic web' and ‘cool', a place for sharing unusually cool things on the web.
The website is based on semantic technology, which is a key part of web 3.0. In a recent article, Trendspotting highlights the importance of being able to manage the abundance of information we deal with day to day. Something where Twine will be very useful.
