From Alex Fuller: “At it’s most basic form, I believe social media is a dialogue. Onamountaintop.com allows users to say whatever it is they want to say with no accounts, no friends and no poking. Once the user’s entry fades to white, their words are gone forever. Just as one’s voice echoes into the valley from a mountain top. Pure poetry.”
So what do you find on this mountaintop? Sometimes the words are offensive. Sometimes it’s almost artistic - like this screengrab I captured this morning. You enter this space at your own risk or advantage – finding creating inspiration, political statements, teenagers (or perhaps frustrated executives) swearing, symbols – or perhaps something that doesn’t even make sense at all.
Useful? Who knows. But what’s interesting to me is this conceptual and abstract view of our social media conversations. No avatars. No ranking. Just a digital log of words that rise and fade over time…
It’s my hope that the more profound of them don’t fade. They do naturally rise and subside, though, I agree.
Unfortunate but true – just try and search for a month old tweet – as Sarah says – hopefully the most profound social media messages at least leave a subtle impression in the minds of those who read them, even if it is only the tiniest of imprints.
Hi Sarah and Sam. I guess all of our conversations rise and fade – but (I’d like to that that) the really good ideas will somehow perpetuate, grow and develop until they become something
“…this conceptual and abstract view of our social media conversations. No avatars. No ranking. Just a digital log of words that rise and fade over time…”
i love that statement wonderwebby…it;’s poetic in its self