Comments on: Can Twitter REALLY Kill RSS? http://www.techsoomer.com/2009/05/can-twitter-really-kill-rss/ at the intersection of business and technology Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:25:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pruett http://www.techsoomer.com/2009/05/can-twitter-really-kill-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-78 pruett Mon, 18 May 2009 18:17:32 +0000 http://www.techsoomer.com/?p=493#comment-78 Well said Mike. Well said Mike.

]]> By: pruett http://www.techsoomer.com/2009/05/can-twitter-really-kill-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-77 pruett Mon, 18 May 2009 18:16:53 +0000 http://www.techsoomer.com/?p=493#comment-77 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences. "Following" a feed via Twitter holds little to no value if the person following it has over 300 feeds to follow. For the most part, the typical Twitter user is not utilizing third party filtering techniques and constant moderation. As I stated in my post, the noise is simply too loud.<br>However, as you alluded to, Twitter has definitely caught the imagination of many internet users. The virality of the platform is also a factor that RSS can't touch. Despite these truths, Twitter still lacks the necessary ingredients for a powerful information source. In my opinion, it is a revolutionary (yet, at this time, supplemental) consumption outlet that will continue to mature. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences. “Following” a feed via Twitter holds little to no value if the person following it has over 300 feeds to follow. For the most part, the typical Twitter user is not utilizing third party filtering techniques and constant moderation. As I stated in my post, the noise is simply too loud.
However, as you alluded to, Twitter has definitely caught the imagination of many internet users. The virality of the platform is also a factor that RSS can't touch. Despite these truths, Twitter still lacks the necessary ingredients for a powerful information source. In my opinion, it is a revolutionary (yet, at this time, supplemental) consumption outlet that will continue to mature.

]]> By: mikehcg http://www.techsoomer.com/2009/05/can-twitter-really-kill-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-76 mikehcg Mon, 18 May 2009 15:53:03 +0000 http://www.techsoomer.com/?p=493#comment-76 I say, if it works for Steve Gillmor, good for him. But I also say, it is probably not a viable way for many others to go. What is right depends on many things, such as the market you are targeting and the kind of people you are trying to reach. So the discussion is really not very constructive.<br><br>If it makes people think, then it has at least acheived something. I say, if it works for Steve Gillmor, good for him. But I also say, it is probably not a viable way for many others to go. What is right depends on many things, such as the market you are targeting and the kind of people you are trying to reach. So the discussion is really not very constructive.

If it makes people think, then it has at least acheived something.

]]> By: wecandobiz http://www.techsoomer.com/2009/05/can-twitter-really-kill-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-75 wecandobiz Mon, 18 May 2009 13:54:30 +0000 http://www.techsoomer.com/?p=493#comment-75 There are compelling cases for both. Each of our own sites feeds has the option of RSS or Twitter. I actually believe the Twitter feeds to be way more widely followed. Although RSS is more pwerful, it hasn't really caught the imagination of most web users.<br><br>Ian Hendry<br>CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ<br><a href="http://www.wecando.biz" rel="nofollow">http://www.wecando.biz</a> There are compelling cases for both. Each of our own sites feeds has the option of RSS or Twitter. I actually believe the Twitter feeds to be way more widely followed. Although RSS is more pwerful, it hasn't really caught the imagination of most web users.

Ian Hendry
CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ
http://www.wecando.biz

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