It’s odd to see a powerhouse like Facebook scrambling to become more like Twitter, a relative upstart with no visible means of revenue. The reported rejected acquisition bid could play a role in a “If you can’t buy them, copy them” way. But clearly, this is what is happening.
First Facebook changed its user interface to [...]
Entries from April 2009
Can Facebook Out-Twitter Twitter?
April 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Facebook · Twitter · consumerization · microblogging · social software
Non-Blog Post on Twitter, @aplusk, etc.
April 19th, 2009 · No Comments
I intend to say nothing about Ashton Kutcher, Larry King, Oprah or Twitter this week. Well, almost nothing. This has already gotten too much attention.
Mosey along now; nothing to see here.
Tags: Twitter · microblogging
Twitter’s Future
April 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Last week saw fevered speculation about an impending acquisition of Twitter by Google, and just as much fervent debunking of those rumours. I don’t pretend to have any inside information, so I won’t comment on whether this will happen or not. We don’t like commenting on rumours anyway. But I do have some ideas about [...]
Tags: Google · Twitter · microblogging · social software