Comments on: Tools for Tech Thinking: Andy Crouch on Twitter http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/ Technology is Fast, but Redemption is Slow Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World | Don't Eat The Fruit http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-238 TwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World | Don't Eat The Fruit Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:18:38 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-238 [...] control for the sake of your own creativity, and it reminded me of something Andy Crouch (see also Crouch applied to twitter) wrote, reflecting on the 6 orderly days of creation in Genesis 1: The idea that the world’s [...] [...] control for the sake of your own creativity, and it reminded me of something Andy Crouch (see also Crouch applied to twitter) wrote, reflecting on the 6 orderly days of creation in Genesis 1: The idea that the world’s [...]

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-34 John Dyer Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:21:17 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-34 Gavin, thanks for stopping by! Gavin, thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Gavin Baker http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-33 Gavin Baker Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:47:31 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-33 John- great stuff. Loving the framework you're presenting and the questions your making me think. Keep it up. John- great stuff. Loving the framework you’re presenting and the questions your making me think. Keep it up.

]]> By: Pete Holzmann http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-32 Pete Holzmann Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:07:46 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-32 Thanks, John! Yes, the overlay and login do keep some away. It is worth asking: [i]what is the goal of a website?[/i] We've already blogged about the sign-in requirement. It's not particularly controversial-- some of the most popular sites on the planet (think [i]Facebook[/i]) have similar requirements, for similar reasons: creating a "safe" environment for interaction. The overlay is most definitely more controversial. I've written about it in the past but your question is a good reminder to blog about it now! Thanks. If you don't mind, I'd like to consider adding a link to your site on ours. Not many are discussing these topics :) Thanks, John!

Yes, the overlay and login do keep some away. It is worth asking: [i]what is the goal of a website?[/i]

We’ve already blogged about the sign-in requirement. It’s not particularly controversial– some of the most popular sites on the planet (think [i]Facebook[/i]) have similar requirements, for similar reasons: creating a “safe” environment for interaction.

The overlay is most definitely more controversial. I’ve written about it in the past but your question is a good reminder to blog about it now! Thanks.

If you don’t mind, I’d like to consider adding a link to your site on ours. Not many are discussing these topics :)

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-31 John Dyer Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:55:18 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-31 Pete, your comment on the "masking" is right on - good stuff, brother! Your blog looks like it has some great content, but I would recommend removing the login requirement and overlay animation. It seems like it will ultimately keep more people away... Pete, your comment on the “masking” is right on – good stuff, brother!

Your blog looks like it has some great content, but I would recommend removing the login requirement and overlay animation. It seems like it will ultimately keep more people away…

]]> By: Pete Holzmann http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/02/tools-for-tech-thinking-andy-crouch-on-twitter/#comment-30 Pete Holzmann Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:02:35 +0000 http://9e08f82f-9614-44a1-acc1-7b78f5f00988#comment-30 Good questions! We're learning new questions as well -- have been exploring a new [i]Biblical worldview of high tech.[/i]** As I read your summary of Twitter, another "enabling" aspect surfaces: Twitter, like many virtual relationship tools, enables selective transparency--a powerful mask. By omission, users are enticed to imagine their "masked" friends are the real deal. **http://blogs.icta.net/slty/2009/02/04/another-way-1-of-2/ -- Mind-bending for some, so for now you must be logged in to read the whole thing or comment. Good questions! We’re learning new questions as well — have been exploring a new [i]Biblical worldview of high tech.[/i]**

As I read your summary of Twitter, another “enabling” aspect surfaces: Twitter, like many virtual relationship tools, enables selective transparency–a powerful mask. By omission, users are enticed to imagine their “masked” friends are the real deal.

**http://blogs.icta.net/slty/2009/02/04/another-way-1-of-2/ — Mind-bending for some, so for now you must be logged in to read the whole thing or comment.

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