Comments on: As It Turns Three, What Is Twitter To You?

By: What Do App Developers Think About Twitter’s Upcoming Changes?

What Do App Developers Think About Twitter’s Upcoming Changes? — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:01:14 +0000

[...] be easier for people to share content and could spur them to retweet more, making Twitter more of a discovery content platform. Though the feature won’t be available for a few more weeks, developers already have an idea [...]

By: lawrencegmcdonald

lawrencegmcdonald — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:26:58 +0000

I’m not really sure what Twitter is best for, but this is a great conversation we’ve created here! I am actually so excited about the internet for the first time in absolutely ages. I have been with it since the beginning, getting my first e-mails aged 29!!

This social networking, exactly what we’re doing right now, is the future of on-line. I think static websites are finished. Blogs and Twitter and the like are the future. The reason I find it so exciting is that we are finally connecting in a cool, chatty way with people, without the IM pressures, and it’s wonderful for businesses, new authors, bored housewives, market research.

Don’t you feel like we’re on the verge of an absolute rebirth?

For instance, I’ve written a book about the crash of Lehman Brothers (I’m an ex-Vice President) and people are actually finding out about it by reading “Tweets” and checking out my blog. http://tinyurl.com/dyflwl

Well, I’m not really sure about Twitter… I’m still a loyal facebook kinda guy for now, but you never know!

–Larry

By: Twitter’s Tipping Point

Twitter’s Tipping Point — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:01:14 +0000

[...] the past, I have pointed out that Twitter is many things to many people. The many definitions of Twitter are what actually make it very powerful. (Dave Winer, on the other [...]

By: Google May Buy Twitter. Or Not. But Why is Twitter So Hot?

Google May Buy Twitter. Or Not. But Why is Twitter So Hot? — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:17:57 +0000

[...] dismal economic climate, thanks to its simplicity and its chameleon-like ability to be “many things to many people,” Twitter in many ways has come to represent the zeitgeist. No wonder some hip-hop moguls [...]

By: Mister Trivia » Almost Famous

Mister Trivia » Almost Famous — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:00:59 +0000

[...] like mere gibberish to you, leave this place, and start reading about Twitter – in these places and others. People will be going on about this in 2009 like they were raving about Facebook last year. [...]

By: Mira

Mira — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:10:26 +0000

I mainly use it to read stories tweeted by interested people and businesses, so you can say it’s a kind of a personalized digg-like site. Despite the values I see it in, I still don’t get that much buzz around it. :)

By: Roundup: Solyndra scores major green, Windows braces for worm, car takes to the skies and more » VentureBeat

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:32:11 +0000

[...] still young at age three — The micro-blogging service is growing, but not as fast as older siblings Facebook and Google, which had 27 and 18 million users, respectively, by their third [...]

By: Shawnna

Shawnna — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:49:15 +0000

Twitter is a business booster (http://www.voxuspr.com/extras/twit.php)! And, according to an amusing piece in MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29796962/), a new way to get canned – yikes!!!

By: Jhangora

Jhangora — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:08:07 +0000

I joined Twitter to get some traffic to my blog. I have realised it can drive some traffic but u have to read more and tweet less.

By: FlashTweet - Mass Follow Tool

FlashTweet - Mass Follow Tool — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:11:16 +0000

Twitter to us is a powerful marketing tool that will continue to grow and become as big as facebook! It is the ultimate “build relationships” tool. We look forward to see Twitter continue to evolve!

By: Mark - Melbourne Web Design

Mark - Melbourne Web Design — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:32:37 +0000

To me Twitter is a flash in the pan.
It shouldn’t take too long for people to realise that there is nothing of true substance in twitter.
If there is any positive to be taken from Twitter it’s that people feel somehow more confident approaching someone they wouldn’t normally, be it an industry leader, celebrity or peer. Perhaps Twitter is the Dutch courage of online social networking.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:53:39 +0000

Yet another useless social network – internet ad play – being hyped WAY TOO MUCH on blogs…..

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:37:20 +0000

Twitter has definitely made a positive improvement in my life. It’s given me a wider personal circle, connecting me to other moms who are more similar to me than the ones I chance upon in real life. And it’s given me a place to easily network and communicate with people who need my services. And because they feel they “get to know me” on Twitter, it’s easier for us to start a business relationship than if I was just some person on a website somewhere.

By: Twitter Mania: New Social Citizens Use (Perhaps) the Next Big Thing in Friend and Fund-raising - Philanthropy in the Arts

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:30:40 +0000

[...] Blog posting, What does Twitter mean to you. http://gigaom.com/2009/03/21/as-it-turns-three-what-is-twitter-to-you/ Tech Crunch blog, “Twitter Mania. [...]

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:01:17 +0000

To me Twitter is the first commercial prototype of what will become a standard open communication modality. Tweeting will be added to a roster that includes emailing, text messaging and instant messaging. It won’t be the only example of what it does, but it will be the leader, and the primary trend-setter, as long as it stays in the game.

Kudos to Ev, Biz and the rest of the crew for not selling out to Facebook, which remains, in spite of its open corners, a walled garden, a private silo. Twitter would have been killed by Facebook.

As for what tweeting becomes, I don’t know. But I am sure it will have to be open rather than closed.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:27:38 +0000

To me. Useless.

But I’m a fracking hermit.