I’m sitting in the keynote at Northern Voice 2009 listening to a keynote (eloquent if unsurprising thoughts about what new media mean to old) in a nice soft acoustically-good arena being delivered by a golden-voiced radio professional, and I’m hearing a sound more clearly than ever that’s a regular part of my life but didn’t exist a decade back: The soft surging pitter-patter of laptop keyboards as backdrop to the speaker’s voice. It’s a good thing.
Contributions
Comment feed for ongoing:
From: Dan (Feb 21 2009, at 10:57)
Are you sure? To me that sound can also mean that no one is really listening to the presentation(s) - multitasking ! always = comprehension.
[link]
From: Jeff (Feb 21 2009, at 16:43)
I dare say many of them are surfing the Web, checking e-mail, IM'ing, blogging, and not paying attention. A good thing?
[link]
From: Janne (Feb 21 2009, at 18:02)
That's also the sound telling you that voice interfaces will never be the dominant mode of information system interaction.
[link]
From: JB (Feb 23 2009, at 10:12)
It's a good thing? Why?
Usually what it means is that the audience is being distracted by one of the zillion information sources available online ...
[link]