Remove Attention Remove Laptop Remove Literacy Remove Voice
article thumbnail

How to Write Effective Web Copy (Part 1): Make It Readable

Connection Cafe

Your users have miniscule attention spans. Limited Attention Spans. In 2000, a study by Microsoft showed that the average human attention span was 12 seconds. What happened between 2000 and 2015 that would account for a 33% reduction in attention span? American Literacy is Iffy. The Internet is bloated.

Web 37
article thumbnail

The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How can the backchannel enhance our attentiveness and learning ? I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. In 2005, at the Les Blogs conference in Paris, there was a flap about the backchannel because the conversation crossed a line. .

article thumbnail

The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. The doll takes a child's words and sends them over the Internet to cloud based voice-recognition software that can create the perfect response. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet.

Tech 36