Having recently been accused of using Twitter for the purposes of 'microbragging', I was very interested by this post about '
Status as skill possession' on Tiara.org. Apparently 'Status skills' has been identified as a September 2006 trend by
Trendwatching.com and is something that 'ties into Web 2.0 intimately':
Now, consumers can acquire as many skills as they want, but equally important is the showing-off aspect of what they’ve learned and created. Don’t forget: without ‘the others’ seeing, tasting, hearing or smelling your skills, without the inevitable story-telling, there shall not be any status coming thy way!
So, y'know, IN YR FACE,
twitter.com/finsbury. I'm simply demonstrating competency in high-status areas using an intimate yet worldwide outlet provided for me by the wonderful world of modern technology. Something with which I believe you are not completely unfamiliar, as evidenced by your preference for the Xbox over the Wii because of the need to gain achievement points for your Xbox Live Gamerscore...
Labels: blogging, feminism, microbragging, trendwatching
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