2. Introduction
The Revolution
« Simple Online Publishing Technology
Has Revolutionized How Information
Spreads Around The Globe –The Power
Has Shifted To The Participants. »
– Jeremiah Owyang
8. Whatizit ?
The Real-Time Web...
« ...also called « Instant Web » is a set of
technologies and practices which enable
users to receive information as soon
as it is published by its authors, rather
than requiring that they or their software
check a source periodically for updates. »
– Source : Wikipedia
9. Whatizit ?
The Real-Time Web...
✔ « If you don't come to the information,
the information will come to you »
✔ Different kinds of data : Text,
images, videos, relationship
data or location data...
10. Whatizit ?
Concrete examples
✔ Twitter
✔ Push on smartphone (ex: iPhone)
✔ Sport apps (live events)
✔ Google Real-Time Search
12. So What ?
Advantages
✔ Faster information spreading
✔ Information anywhere (thanks the mobile
Web)
✔ Citizen Journalism
✔ Spotting mistakes easily
13. So What ?
New issues
✔ Overinformation
✔ Is information to be trusted ?
✔ Rumours spreading as fast as real
pieces of news
14. So What ?
Study cases
✔ Iran revolution
✔ The French elections case
✔ Michael Jackson / Haïti seism
✔ The Huddson plane crash
✔ Carla Bruni's « affairs »
17. Hot Point ?
The citizen journalist
✔ Always the first on place
(citizens = sensory organs)
✔ Experts can easily react on a
particular subject
✔ Their point of view can be
quickly & easily shared
18. Hot Point ?
The professional
✔ Has to verify the information
✔ Collect data & contact people
✔ Drives further investigation
✔ Can (must?) participate to this
sharing symphony too !
19. Hot Point ?
The conclusion
✔ They're not in competition
✔ A complementary treatment of information
✔ Necessity to dismantle the fear
of misinformation
21. What Next ?
That it brings us
✔ Instantaneous/exclusive information
✔ Ubiquity
✔ Spontaneity
✔ Proximity
✔ Huge potential audience
✔ Counter-balanced information