Twitter’s ability to aggregate and trend conversation is one of its core competencies. In fact, I would go as far as to say that right now, Twitter’s Trending Topics (TTT) is its most powerful feature. Where else can you see what millions of people are talking about at a particular point in time?
Despite the powerful [...]
I was a little bit surprised to find a letter from the USTA (United States Tennis Association) and their legal department in my inbox just a few days ago. Below is a small portion of the document:
in view of the importance of this matter, the USTA respectfully requests that you: (i) immediately cease and [...]
An article in TechCrunchIT has raised a pretty spirited debate amongst the technology consumerist community. TCIT author, Steve Gillmor explains how his Twitter stream has become his de-facto information outlet, replacing his need for an RSS feed. With a title as dramatic as, “Rest in Peace, RSS,” it’s no suprise at the attention this [...]
How simple is too simple? Does simplicity facilitate usability? Do we sacrifice effectiveness for usability? I start to ask myself these questions as I log on to twitter.com with far less frequency as once before. Will this 140-character revolution continue on its meteoric rise, or will it become a nostalgic web property of the past?
I [...]
There is somewhat of a war waging between both the Twitter and FriendFeed services as of late. More specifically, a “battle” between the services’ users. For the most part, FriendFeed users LOVE FriendFeed and CAN’T STAND Twitter, whereas Twitter users LOVE Twitter and CAN”T STAND FriendFeed. So, the natural follow-up to this debate is to [...]
So you have your business idea. How do you know if it’s a viable one? According to most venture capitalists (VCs), there is an initial set of guidelines or preliminary questions in which your idea must fulfill or answer. You can bet that on the top of that list, the following question will appear:
“Do you [...]
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
-Charles Caleb Colton (1780 – 1832)
There is an obvious trend that exists within today’s internet-based businesses. Companies are “stealing” other companies’ ideas, concepts, and functionality. Well, stealing may not be the most accurate description. I believe the term borrowing may better sum up what is actually happening. In any [...]
Which scenario would you rather face as the CEO of your recently launched startup company? :
Scenario A | Not being able to keep up with customer demand
OR
Scenario B | Having scaled your business to meet expected customer demand
Well, personally, the answer is a no-brainer … it’s Scenario A. You may think, “Well why would you [...]
What is the Real-time Web?
If you’re not quite sure what the ‘real-time’ web is, maybe you’ve heard it called life-streaming, micro-blogging, or tweeting. It really doesn’t matter what you call it. The ‘real time’ web (RTW) is all about one thing: the fast transfer of knowledge. It’s really as simple as that. How fast can [...]
After recently rejecting Facebook’s $500 million buyout proposal, micro-blogging phenomenon, Twitter has moved forth acquiring and hiring former O’Reilly CTO Rael Dornfest. This adds fuel to the debate on whether Facebook and Twitter are rivals competing for the same online attention, or if they are instead, two totally independent online communication / information outlets. [...]
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