How Should We Communicate?

In an article from the Big Idea Blog about how email is going out of fashion, it’s argued that in a rapidly changing business environment (where terse communication is frequently necessary) becoming unnecessary.

Is that really true?

The article claims that Twitter and Basecamp are replacing email for most tasks, and in my opinion, they probably are. Even though twitter tends to crash at least several times per day, people keep using it and it grows every day. Also the company is completely revamping itself with its new funds. It has a significant social aspect and for a person who has at least 200 people following them and who also follows 200 people, they have all kinds of worthless tweets mixed in with work. Although it’s an effective medium for communication, I don’t think it’s perfect in the workplace.

Basecamp is a much better alternative. First off, it is designed specifically for work and allows users to collaborate through its software. Secondly, it eliminates the social aspects of twitter and really allows users to concentrate on work and easily access desired documents.

If this trend continues then the world needs a piece of collaborative software that is easy to use and eliminates the need for email while combining the high points of a twitter and camp. After working on Workstreamer, I think it’s got the potential to do that and more.

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Tags: Basecamp, collaborative software, email, Enterprise 2.0, twitter, web 2.0