The Evolution of Online Communication
In what ways do you communicate online? In my heart, there will always be three critical moments of online communication that shaped my life: ICQ, Deadjournal, and Tribe. In the years since these things came and went, things have changed — we’ve moved on from longform to tweets. Then twitter imploded. Facebook was an amazing way to keep up with friends and family, until it wasn’t. For awhile Instagram was king, with all the photos, and now we’ve moved on to videos. I hate videos. I’ve tried posting a few. There are old Youtube videos of me playing guitar or reading poetry. But it always felt forced. I love writing…