Comments on: Third Wave Coffee Brews Third Wave Conversation http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2009/11/23/third-wave-coffee-brews-third-wave-conversation/ Start with Hello. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:28:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jason Simon http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2009/11/23/third-wave-coffee-brews-third-wave-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Jason Simon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:50:15 +0000 http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2009/11/23/third-wave-coffee-brews-third-wave-conversation/#comment-380 @Joe As you can tell, my intention was to suggest that the changes we see in coffee, coffee shops, and coffee culture parallel and/or are influenced (at least) by the mediums in which people can strike up conversations. The ability to more easily share information has affected what's now brewing in coffee shops and at home, and in many cases, it's positive. Nothing can and should replace face to face conversation, but as you know, online conversations lead to face to face and vice versa. Ultimately, the more people discuss, critique, and analyze the intersection of face to face, mobile, and online conversation (even while at coffee shop), the more conscientiousness people can become about the advantage of participating in all three—Third Wave Conversations. @Joe As you can tell, my intention was to suggest that the changes we see in coffee, coffee shops, and coffee culture parallel and/or are influenced (at least) by the mediums in which people can strike up conversations. The ability to more easily share information has affected what’s now brewing in coffee shops and at home, and in many cases, it’s positive.

Nothing can and should replace face to face conversation, but as you know, online conversations lead to face to face and vice versa. Ultimately, the more people discuss, critique, and analyze the intersection of face to face, mobile, and online conversation (even while at coffee shop), the more conscientiousness people can become about the advantage of participating in all three—Third Wave Conversations.

]]> By: Joe McCarthy http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2009/11/23/third-wave-coffee-brews-third-wave-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Joe McCarthy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:45:36 +0000 http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2009/11/23/third-wave-coffee-brews-third-wave-conversation/#comment-379 I love the name - and idea - of "third wave conversation"! I've long felt that Web 3.0 will be all about opening portals between the online and offline worlds in ways that expand the scope of the "architecture of [online] participation" that some argue is the hallmark of Web 2.0, and agree that the coffeehouse may be the ideal place "where face to face conversation meets status updates on Facebook and tweets on Twitter". That said, I think it's important to note that while the Pew study you mentioned did find inverse correlations between social isolation and the use of some technologies (mobile phones, photo sharing and instant messaging), the use of social networking services (like Facebook) does appear to substitute for - rather than supplement - some level of local involvement in the physical world. But I share your hope that there are special places - third places - in the real world where people will engage in third wave conversations. I love the name – and idea – of “third wave conversation”!

I’ve long felt that Web 3.0 will be all about opening portals between the online and offline worlds in ways that expand the scope of the “architecture of [online] participation” that some argue is the hallmark of Web 2.0, and agree that the coffeehouse may be the ideal place “where face to face conversation meets status updates on Facebook and tweets on Twitter”.

That said, I think it’s important to note that while the Pew study you mentioned did find inverse correlations between social isolation and the use of some technologies (mobile phones, photo sharing and instant messaging), the use of social networking services (like Facebook) does appear to substitute for – rather than supplement – some level of local involvement in the physical world.

But I share your hope that there are special places – third places – in the real world where people will engage in third wave conversations.

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