Comments on: Dick Costolo says Twitter is a reinvention of the town square — but with TV

By: Sheri Candler

Sheri Candler — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:39:15 +0000

In case you missed it, the PBS Youtube series Offbook just did a segment on the impact of Twitter on journalism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9xI-kAE8A

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:47:35 +0000

Thanks very much for that link.

By: xtoddrick

xtoddrick — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:09:42 +0000

Still flawed by design with its character limitation.

By: Henley Wing

Henley Wing — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:05:36 +0000

Twitter’s competitive advantage lies in its real-time conversations. It has terabytes of data, and I’m beginning to see how it’s using its data to provide users relevant ads (yes, the promoted tweets thing is working, imo). What they should do, and beginning to do (with partnerships with co’s like DataShift) is to sell that data to other companies who would love to mine it. It wouldn’t compete with their business model, and would provide a very lucrative revenue stream. In other words.. why partner with DataShift in the first place, Twitter? BE DataShift.

By: UM SI

UM SI — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:35:15 +0000

If you don’t have a full hour, we posted a highlights version of his talk here: http://youtu.be/9MFWtj0AMSI. His talk was actually a joint presentation of the University of Michigan School of Information and the Ford School of Public Policy…

By: prestaeus

prestaeus — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:52:42 +0000

Reblogged this on Prestaeus on computing and life... and commented: I felt this was a very well done blog post.

By: AJ Kohn

AJ Kohn — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:45:21 +0000

The funny thing is I didn’t watch Costolo’s lecture before writing my piece. So it’ll be fun to watch it all after the fact when I get a free … hour.

I’ve been impressed with Twitter’s moves this year after so many fits and starts and executive team drama. The recent board appointment of Peter Chernin also seems to point to Twitter’s entertainment ambitions.

Also, I’d like to add that it’s nice not to get sandboxed into spam because of a link in a comment. I appreciate that while knowing it is likely difficult with the number of others who might use that as an opportunity to spam.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:28:30 +0000

Thanks, A.J. Appreciate the comment — and the link.

By: AJ Kohn

AJ Kohn — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:24:31 +0000

I blogged about this just yesterday and came to the conclusion that Twitter has quickly evolved into a collaborative entertainment platform that serves as the glue of multi-screen viewing.

http://www.blindfiveyearold.com/twitter-will-win-the-social-brand-advertising-war

Twitter is no longer simply an altruistic agent of social change with revenue as a side gig. In 2013, Twitter means business. And I think Dick Costolo knows that they’re in the business of entertainment.