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

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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

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

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

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