Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’
More Twitter Junk
Posted on: August 6, 2008 at 1:52 am | Posted under: Rants, TwitterTags: junk, merchandise, Twitter
Who buys this crap? Get a t-shirt instead!
Ping.fm removes you from the conversation
Posted on: July 9, 2008 at 12:29 pm | Posted under: Technology, social networkingTags: conversations, Ping.fm, social networking, Twitter
There is service out called Ping.fm, with this site you can update to multiple services at one time. While this might be great for people or companies that use social networks to broadcast information, it is not intended for those that want to be in the conversation.
Yes, social media is about conversations. One of the big reasons I use Twitter is to connect with people and converse with them. If I was just sending out updates with Ping.fm, I would miss the conversation and not be using the network to my advantage.
So, while there are the fanboys of the service out there, they are missing the reason for the true use of social networks - conversations.
Are you part of a conversation, or is sending updates your only reason for social networks.
Cheers!
Is Twitter Dying?
Posted on: July 4, 2008 at 3:00 am | Posted under: Television, Twitter, VideosTags: seesmic, Twitter
Tonight on Seesmic I asked the question ‘Is Twitter Dying?’. I got a good amount of replies to my question, most of them being positive and people hope that the service stays alive. My true reason behind asking the question was to see what people really thought. My hope is that Twitter does continue to fix the scalability and architecture issues and comes back stronger than ever. I really like the community I have built and would have to have to build another one elsewhere. I have embeded the video from Seesmic, which also shows the entire conversation (the audio is low in my initial post).
I encourage you to leave me your thoughts on this, I am always looking to know what you have to say!
Cheers!
Twitter’s New Rival???
Posted on: July 2, 2008 at 10:05 pm | Posted under: TechnologyTags: Identi.ca, micro blogging, open source, Twitter
It looks like Twitter may have some new competition in the micro-blogging arena. I saw some talk on Twitter today about a service called Identi.ca. What makes this site unique is that it is built on the Open Micro-Blogging platform: Laconica.
With Identi.ca being open source, there are much higher chances for stability and users will be able to contribute by developing out the service.
Dave Winer has touched on the RSS and how bad it looks, and my request is to see an API released and integrated into twhirl. XMPP is supported and is fully functional. How is that coming along Twitter?
The system still has a long way to go before it gets the user base of Twitter, but it certainly is a nice alternative. The FAQ touches on what is in the works for the them, so I hope to see things happen soon.
You can find me on Identi.ca @jacobburke
Cheers!
Tweet2Win - A reason to keep using Twitter
Posted on: June 30, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Posted under: TwitterTags: prizes, tweet2win, Twitter, websites
All of us that use Twitter are aware of the many issues plaguing the popular messaging network. A few weeks ago, a site was launched that has kept Twitter from going the way of friendster (read: abandoned). Tweet2Win has become a popular site among Twitter users: with weekly prize drawings for being active on Twitter, it is giving users an incentive to keep tweeting.
The site has a very simple sign-up for users to enter the weekly contest. Just this week, a referral system was launched for users to name the Twitter user that referred them to the site. The prizes are great, and Tweet Tees has been a consistent sponsor giving away their popular shirts.
The site has a lot of promise, and as Twitter grows, I believe that the sponsors and contest entries will too.
