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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Guess What? Twitter’s Popular
Compete.com has a gushy blog post about Twitter’s traffic is exploding, hitting 10 million unique visitors worldwide in February (700% year-over-year growth). Well, Twitter’s growth comes as no surprise, what’s interesting is who’s using Twitter. The most enthusiastic users are 45-to-54-year-olds, followed closely by the 25 to 34-year-old demographic. So how do you explain why [...]
Friendfeed, Anyone?
There’s been a lot of buzz among the digerati about the new Friendfeed beta. It’s new that I’ve pretty much ignored, partly because the meshU and mesh conferences are happening this week, and partly because I rarely use Friendfeed. For whatever reason, Friendfeed has never resonated with me. I recognize that it has all kinds [...]
The Man Behind Twitter: Biz Stone
While Twitter continues its tidal wave ride from strength to strength, one of the key people behind Twitter, Biz Stone, seems to be living his life like not a long has changed. According to SF Gate, he lives in a small, furniture-less house and just bought Mini Cooper after commuting like everyone else to work. [...]
Yikes: Twitter’s Here, There and Everywhere
I’m a big fan of Twitter. Heck, I even write a blog about Twitter. But I have to concede the hype about Twitter seems to be getting out of control. Everywhere you turn, there’s a story about Twitter. Earlier this week, the Toronto Star unveiled a contest about the meaning of life based on 140-characters [...]
Google to Gobble Twitter?
It must be a slow news day in TechLand if TechCrunch is trumpeting the fact Google is close to completing a deal to acquire Twitter. Wait, TechCrunch now reports discussions are only in the early stages, and the two companies are looking at ways at working together on Google’s real-time search engine project. Rumors, speculation [...]
Seesmic-TweetDeck Battle Heats Up