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I would guess that I've sent less than 5 tweets since I've been on there. That hasn't kept a bunch of people from following me, although I don't know 90% of my followers and the other 10% are mostly ex-girlfriends and people I knew in high school.
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"The only compelling case for Twitter I've found so far are announcements from local merchants/organizations." Where "announcements" == advertisements. Yes, that's the apparent and generally agreed (long-term) usefulness of Twitter.
It might be advertising, but it's advertising where: 1) I opt-in, and can opt-out 2) I pick exactly who I want to get advertising from 3) The "advertiser" can get feedback on how many people are following them, how many new, how many lost, and potentially adjust. Personally, I'm pretty happy that I can follow my favorite restaurants and they tell me what today's specials are, or I can follow my neighborhood bar and t…
When I get a tweet from a place I like about what's on special tonight, I don't have something flashing in my eyes causing epileptic seizures. I also don't have boobs in my face making me look.
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"The only compelling case for Twitter I've found so far are announcements from local merchants/organizations." Where "announcements" == advertisements. Yes, that's the apparent and generally agreed (long-term) usefulness of Twitter.
It might be advertising, but it's advertising where: 1) I opt-in, and can opt-out 2) I pick exactly who I want to get advertising from 3) The "advertiser" can get feedback on how many people are following them, how many new, how many lost, and potentially adjust. Personally, I'm pretty happy that I can follow my favorite restaurants and they tell me what today's specials are, or I can follow my neighborhood bar and t…
They've found a new vehicle in Twitter -- a tap into a new generation of consumers. They've done it well, for their consumers are actually defensive of their advertisements by virtue of the fact that the Ad is served up via new technology. (i.e. Because it's personal it's more legit? welcome?)
They've surely found the sweet spot of technology and their consumers. Genius.
That's how I use it, I don't have anything to say(and would most likely use my blog if I had to post something) but I'm following artists/companies to keep up with their news.
I just can't get bullish about Twitter for the long haul with mainstream adoption. I know I might get flamed for this, but I'm trying to give some observations: * Tech inclined, but non-industry friends just don't see the value of Twitter. The word pointless is used almost every time. * Those that try it leave very fast. That's where the 10 tweets per person seems to be about right. * The engagement just isn't there.…
My impression is that Facebook stole a lot of the potential Twitter thunder. For communicating among your Facebook friends, Facebook status updates are at least as good as Twitter, maybe better. A lot of my friends are on Facebook, more every day; far fewer are also using Twitter. IMHO Twitter is a tool for following interesting people who aren't close enough to you to be your friend in something like Facebook. But w…
I just can't get bullish about Twitter for the long haul with mainstream adoption. I know I might get flamed for this, but I'm trying to give some observations: * Tech inclined, but non-industry friends just don't see the value of Twitter. The word pointless is used almost every time. * Those that try it leave very fast. That's where the 10 tweets per person seems to be about right. * The engagement just isn't there.…
Yeah, I think Twitter's lost the communication / social network game. They are a broadcast medium. They are microblogging. It's not about relationships, it's about audiences. One other thought-- I was one of those <10 tweets users for a while. You keep building an audience and keep seeing friends following you, eventually you start tweeting (or at least I did). So unlike a lot of abandoned user accounts with other se…
I think Twitter has a perceived high barrier to entry. If you don't have any friends on it, why would you tweet to yourself? And if you don't tweet, why would anyone follow you?
It's all about who you follow, IMHO.
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It might be advertising, but it's advertising where: 1) I opt-in, and can opt-out 2) I pick exactly who I want to get advertising from 3) The "advertiser" can get feedback on how many people are following them, how many new, how many lost, and potentially adjust. Personally, I'm pretty happy that I can follow my favorite restaurants and they tell me what today's specials are, or I can follow my neighborhood bar and t…
I'm sure early TV viewers found benefit in advertisements, too. At least some did, no doubt. The Ad industry itself wants consumers to regard their works as "information". They've found a new vehicle in Twitter -- a tap into a new generation of consumers. They've done it well, for their consumers are actually defensive of their advertisements by virtue of the fact that the Ad is served up via new technology. (i.e. Be…