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Monthly Archives: August 2009
No Tweet for Twitter
The word “tweet” has become a part of the digiterati’s vernacular as Twitter is used by more people. So, it was somewhat surprising to see Twitter revealed that it had applied for a trademark on “tweet” because “it is clearly attached to Twitter from a brand perspective”. The good news for all you “tweet” lovers [...]
Should You Block Twitter Spammers?
In the past couple of weeks, the number of people following me has been steadily growing. While gratifying, it’s also become increasingly apparent that many of my new followers are spammers, who are happily migrating to Twitter from e-mail. Until recently, I haven’t bothered to block anyone because there didn’t seem to be any harm [...]
Twitter Looks to Embrace App Ecosystem
One of the more interesting things about Twitter is its focus on keeping the service no-frills. Sure, there’s search and some information on trending topics but Twitter is fairly unidimensional. In this void, thousands of third-party applications have been developed that let you pretty much anything you’d like with Twitter. As well, an ecosystem of [...]
Let’s Make a Deal, Twitter
Twitter doesn’t do deals. The biggest deal was the acquisition of Summize in July 2008 for a reported $15-million cash and stock. Why Twitter is so deal adverse may have to do with it having other priorities (e.g. fending off hacker attacks). Or it may be that Twitter really wants to stay no-frills, while letting [...]
Where’s the Competition for Twitter?
There’s an interesting article on Slate.com about the dangers of having one company – Twitter – dominate the microblogging world. Citing last week’s hacker attack that crippled Twitter, Farhad Manjoo argues that Twitter is far too centralized. This not only makes it vulnerable to attacks and outages but puts an increasingly critical communications medium at [...]
When Will Twitter’s Gloss Fade?