Comments on: Ironic But True — Many On Twitter Are Just Silent

By: StatShot: 27% Access Twitter Via Apps

StatShot: 27% Access Twitter Via Apps — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:08 +0000

[...] users call friends for free via the Twitter network.) And in line with previous results from the Harvard Business School, the study found that on a daily basis, only a quarter of Twitter users tweet while 46 percent [...]

By: Twitter Now Bigger Than Myspace In The UK – Still Only 5% Of My 20-30 Year Old Friends Use It « Mobile Inc

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:16:08 +0000

[...] Anyway it doesn’t matter how many users you got if hardly any of them are active. [...]

By: June 2009 Links

June 2009 Links — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:07:27 +0000

[...] Ironic But True — Many On Twitter Are Just Silent – My question is, why the hell do these people have Twitter accounts? Thanks to @Jodene on Twitter for sharing this link. [...]

By: twizzerr

twizzerr — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:03:06 +0000

I think you are correct. It appears that Twitter is more of a broadcast medium than a communication medium. This is because most of Twitter active users are interested in other people getting their message, rather than conversing with them, especially when they don’t know them. This is different from Facebook, where people are active within a circle of friends and know each other. As well, the Following issue is not very clear. Practically it is not possible for someone to follow even 500 people. If each of these people tweets one message a day it means that you receive, and need to read, 500 messages a day. So people follow many other people just that the other people will follow them. What Twitter did is open the way for a new way of communication and now there is a need to put more substance into the communication to make it useful for the average user.

By: This Twitter Post a Long Time in Coming « SmoothSpan Blog

This Twitter Post a Long Time in Coming « SmoothSpan Blog — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:39:27 +0000

[...] Om Malik on how most Twitter users are strikingly silent. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Is Twitter the Ultimate “No Social Barrier” Medium?What is Twitter Good For in the Enterprise? 3 Key Use CasesEcho Chamber Fail for Twitter With Authority-Based Search: Let Them Eat Cake!No Title [...]

By: Adam Gorley

Adam Gorley — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:32:46 +0000

That’s just ignorant.

By: What Twitter Could Learn From America Online. : Guru of New

What Twitter Could Learn From America Online. : Guru of New — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:24:04 +0000

[...] Here’s the real shocker from Hubspot: [...]

By: Twitter: Power or Poser? « The Scholarly Kitchen

Twitter: Power or Poser? « The Scholarly Kitchen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:57:40 +0000

[...] Some are citing these stats as proof that Twitter is weaker or less social than it’s been made out to be, especially because these stats diverge from prior year’s. Even in the face of Twitter’s role in Iran, these data cast some doubts about the hype. [...]

By: Twitter – not all good news? « Who is in control of your brand?

Twitter – not all good news? « Who is in control of your brand? — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:23:07 +0000

[...] GigaOm: Ironic But True – Many on Twitter are Just Silent [...]

By: Announcing the June 2009 State of the Twittersphere Report | Best Traffic Tips

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:48:53 +0000

[...] GigaOm: Ironic But True – Many on Twitter are Just Silent [...]

By: Amit Pbx

Amit Pbx — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:41:09 +0000

Login to my website,
Login to my gmail,
Logine to facebook,
Logine to myspace,
Login to linkedin,
Check my emails,
Answer my emails,
Post on my blog,
Check the comments,
Replay to the comments,
No wonder this twitter thingy is left behind and not much are using it.
People just signup because they want to be part of the buzz.
It’s start there and its ends there..!

By: No One Is On Twitter — Breticase LLC

No One Is On Twitter — Breticase LLC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:40:52 +0000

[...] reported by OM Malik on GigaOM, Twitter appears to be the fastest growing social media, but if many of the “users” are [...]

By: nilesh

nilesh — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:14:08 +0000

We, at Sysomos, recently analyzed 11.5 million Twitter users. In our study we found that top 5% users contribute to over 75% of tweets. Look at the full report at http://www.sysomos.com/insidetwitter/ as it has many interesting details such as 72.5% of all users joining during the first five months of 2009, or 93.6% of users have less than 100 followers, while 92.4% follow less than 100 people.

Inside Twitter – http://www.sysomos.com/insidetwitter/

By: The Financial Brand » Blog Archive » 10 tweets you shouldn’t send (and why)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:01:42 +0000

[...] meet one or more of these criteria, they won’t get read, you won’t get retweeted (only 1.4% of all tweets are interesting enough to share with others), and people will swiftly move on to the next item in their [...]

By: Sarah Browne

Sarah Browne — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:57:13 +0000

Twitter is a fascinating new product development case study on How To Turn A Promising New Product Into A (Friendster-Like) Flash in the Pan. Our story begins with enthusiastic embrace of early adopters, morphs into massive trial — which is then not converted into repeat business. Those over-zealous 10% Super Users, a quixotic mix of shameless self-promoters, news junkies (me!) and the occasional civilian, may actually be impacting repeat business (driving Enthused-Confused Beginners away). What’s making me crazy is that it wouldn’t take all that much for Twitter to improve on these stats, especially usage. I can’t decide whether these missed opportunities, some of which have fairly simple fixes — are the result of arrogance (‘velvet rope’ stuff)or typical start-up staffing issues. I’m a fan (although not of the 10%) ilk …

By: Tweetworks TV Episode 64 – More Tough Numbers for Twitter « Tweetworks

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:44:02 +0000

[...] iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes HubSpot piled on more tough numbers to the growing “Wow! Really?” analysis of Twitter user adoption rates. The silver lining however, is that for those who [...]