The modern 'manuscript' of status updates

The humble status update has grown up a lot in recent years, by me on Medium:

It’s more and more common to have not just a stream of social updates now but a full landscape. What we have today, is almost like a manuscript — and I think some of the most interesting developments can be lumped into three categories that also demonstrate how the humble status update has evolved into something more.

So let’s look at actions, dialogue and illustration.