Comments on: Twitter tests adverts, while paid-for services are just around the corner

By: theredrocket

theredrocket — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:31:53 +0000

Thanks both for your comments. The article is interesting too.

I think there’s a graph in all this, based on the fickle factor. :-)

When a new application is created – for example, Spotify – this is where a service is most vulnerable as it tries to get critical mass.

Once it’s got it – see Facebook – then its relatively safe. Being a social network application, the reason for using it largely based on all your mates/colleagues using it. Most people are too lazy to switch.

…until something better comes along and the early adopters switch – see Friends Reunited. It’s classic crowd dynamics. The question is whether Twitter’s got enough momentum to keep growing…?

By: Julian Hucker

Julian Hucker — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:59:39 +0000

A really interesting post on whether Twitter will actually survive its own success by @nealwiser

http://www.twitip.com/twitter-fatigue-rumors-of-twitter%e2%80%99s-demise-may-not-be-greatly-exaggerated/

By: Mich n' Stacie D. Yak

Mich n' Stacie D. Yak — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:49:38 +0000

I really hope Twitter can get a solid revenue stream going before they die from whale syndrome. They are the king/queen of the microblog scene but the ‘in crowd’ is fickle.

It’s like watching Friendster or MySpace get started. You can just tell it is going to be ‘that big’ but you can’t tell which one Twitter will be…

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