Over a year ago, I wrote a post on my personal blog entitled “Why Twitter Sucks“. The post was designed to both express my dislike of Twitter, but it was also a conscious effort to get to the top of the Google search results for the phrase “twitter sucks” - which it did quite quickly.
A year ago, I wrote this about Twitter:
“You see, unless all your friends are on twitter the noise-to-signal ratio on the site is enough to make you want to go out and pull the legs off kittens to relieve the boredom.”
But something has happened in the last month that has made me want to glue the legs back onto those kittens… I’ve started using Twitter. More to the point, my friends have started using it, and that has completely changed the dynamic.
In the last few weeks, everyone seems to have started using Twitter. And when people you are genuinely interested in start using it, then it becomes useful. Because people interested in what you have to say can find you. Top bloggers like Darren Rowse and Jeremy Schoemaker have started using it, both to keep in touch with contacts, but also to promote their blogs.
I predict 2008 will be the year Twitter becomes the new Facebook - simply because it’s the service everyone else is using. If you’re not on Twitter yet and want to get the most out of your network of friends, now’s the time to join - and don’t forget to follow me. Because I’m worth it.
Next week, I’ll have some top tips on getting the most from Twitter - without annoying everyone around you in the process.
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One Response
Taymar
April 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
1Take a look at http://www.stoptwitterspam.com/blog/2008/04/scobleizer-andrewbadera-and-others-discuss-twitter-spam/
It’s a good example at how discussion happens at twitter (note none of the people knew each other, or at least, I didn’t know any of the others nor of the website) and also the different views of “spamming” as it becomes more mainstream.
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