If you’re anything like me, if you hear the words “I have a new invention!” you think of an object, of something you can hold.  And if you’ve been listening to the verbiage of the digital age, you probably haven’t heard the word “invention” thrown around much.

So my question: Are digital tools like Twitter and Facebook actually inventions? We know they’re companies now, they were once start-ups, they’ve gotten traditional types of funding that other start-ups have gotten.  We also know they call themselves services.

Are they inventions?

Much more importantly perhaps, what’s considered to be an invention in the digital world?  What about an invention vs invented something?  What is a “digital invention”? (Maybe we can collectively coin this term)

Would love to hear your thoughts on my random car ride question.