Comments on: Twitter Captures 0.001% Of Micro-Messaging Market http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2008/04/29/twitter-captures-0001-of-micro-messaging-market/ Simon Brocklehurst's Technology Blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:20:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brent D http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2008/04/29/twitter-captures-0001-of-micro-messaging-market/#comment-365370 Brent D Thu, 08 May 2008 21:52:14 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/?p=423#comment-365370 SMS texting can be done on a cheap phone with a standard cell connection. Twitter needs a smart phone with a web connection, which in all likelyhood, costs more to maintain than a texting service on your cell phone. If I were a gaming enthusiast I would probably have MSN Messenger open and texting 10 people simultaneously while playing some game rather than use a web connection. No, I agree, it's a short term gimmick at best. But then again, I'm not much into MySpace or FaceBook. I suppose you have to have a reason for using a tool before you get the tool and have to come up with a reason to have it. SMS texting can be done on a cheap phone with a standard cell connection. Twitter needs a smart phone with a web connection, which in all likelyhood, costs more to maintain than a texting service on your cell phone. If I were a gaming enthusiast I would probably have MSN Messenger open and texting 10 people simultaneously while playing some game rather than use a web connection.

No, I agree, it’s a short term gimmick at best. But then again, I’m not much into MySpace or FaceBook. I suppose you have to have a reason for using a tool before you get the tool and have to come up with a reason to have it.

]]> By: simon http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2008/04/29/twitter-captures-0001-of-micro-messaging-market/#comment-353802 simon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/?p=423#comment-353802 I think some people find real value when they have large numbers e.g. thousands of followers because it's a such an easy way to instantly message everyone. For almost everyone else, though, I'm just not convinced it's sufficiently differentiated from SMS messaging to grab people's attention in the long-term. As you say, using it to autopopulate the "what I'm doing right now" field of other social networks is a gimmick at best. I think some people find real value when they have large numbers e.g. thousands of followers because it’s a such an easy way to instantly message everyone.

For almost everyone else, though, I’m just not convinced it’s sufficiently differentiated from SMS messaging to grab people’s attention in the long-term.

As you say, using it to autopopulate the “what I’m doing right now” field of other social networks is a gimmick at best.

]]> By: Asam Bashir http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2008/04/29/twitter-captures-0001-of-micro-messaging-market/#comment-353776 Asam Bashir Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:04:15 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/?p=423#comment-353776 Personally I just haven't found a need for Twitter, I don't really want the same message to go to all my various social-networking activity, I use them for different purposes. Even if the service reached a critical mass of users I can't see any value the service would provide.... Personally I just haven’t found a need for Twitter, I don’t really want the same message to go to all my various social-networking activity, I use them for different purposes. Even if the service reached a critical mass of users I can’t see any value the service would provide….

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