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Speed is the most important factor in communication these days, it seems.

The speed at which ideas propogate through a network is increasing, and new technologies or techniques are being ‘naturally selected’ based on this criteria.

“Twitter — which limits each text-only post to 140 characters — is to 2008 what the blogosphere was to 2004. You’ll find Scoble, Calacanis, and most of their buddies from the golden age there. They claim it’s because Twitter operates even faster than the blogosphere. And Twitter posts can be searched instantly, without waiting for Google to index them.”