Comments on: Dick Costolo says being the ‘second screen’ is the future of Twitter

By: Mikelle S

Mikelle S — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:41:57 +0000

I really think in addition to a secondary screen twitter has in some aspects become a supplementary screen. If I for some reason can’t get to watch something or am not really that stoked about watching I’ll watch my Twitter instead and pick up the facts there.

Sometimes this will lead to me tuning in mid stream but often I just will watch the stream of comments and from that in a conversation many believe I’ve actually seen it first hand.

By: Steve Sampson

Steve Sampson — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:30:59 +0000

Thanks for the link. Good article. Twitter is a fabulous technical achievement – like texting and e-mailing. Difference being it’s all in public. But Twitter is not a media company. I find it astonishing that “old media” hasn’t woken up to the content opportunity, independent of Twitter. Sums up why they are mostly in decline.

By: Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:46:24 +0000

The second screen trend is only going to accelerate and Twitter may be just the beginning. Imagine being able to wager with your friends while you watch the game through a second screen interface. This is already here with OnSports. My wife’s writeup of the Social TV and second screen topic is here:

http://successfulworkplace.com/2012/10/13/television-is-head-for-a-cliff-thanks-to-social-tv-and-the-second-screen/

Comments are more than welcome.