The End of the Good Times at Twitter
In many ways, Twitter has been a lot like the teenager with good intentions who throws a house party while his/her parents go away for the weekend. At first, everything is in control with the guests...
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Has Twitter Lost its Way?
On Friday just before many people escaped for March Break, Twitter unveiled new rules for API that, in many ways, could slam the door on the vibrant developer ecosystem that has been allowed to emerge...
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Third-Party Twitter Apps Still Thriving
In unveiling changes to its API rules last week, Twitter’s Ryan Sarver claimed that according to the company’s data “90% of active Twitters users use official Twitter apps on a monthly basis.” Twitter...
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Is Twitter Vulnerable to Competition?
Now that Twitter has decided to go to war against its developers, an interesting question is whether this could open the door for a competitor to establish a foothold? At the moment, there is no...
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Can Jack Dorsey Save Twitter?
After being “exiled”, Jack Dorsey has officially returned to Twitter to head up product development – a move being widely hailed. The question is whether Dorsey can save Twitter, which appears to have...
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Here’s the Thing About Twitter and I
I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. On one hand, it’s a fascinating and valuable resource to discover news and content from a wide variety of people. On the other hand, it’s a distraction, a...
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Could Twitter Get “MySpaced”?
As difficult as it might be to believe, it was not that long ago that MySpace dominated the social networking market, and made Facebook look like a pipsqueak. MySpace ruled the roost in such a major...
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Twitter’s Purchase of TweetDeck is a No-Brainer
In February when it appeared that Bill Gross’ Ubermedia had purchased TweetDeck, the most popular third-party service to use Twitter, it seemed like a huge coup for Ubermedia and a major strategic...
View ArticleIs Twitter Really “Mainstream”?
According to Mitch Joel, “Twitter is mainstream”. With more than 200 million users, there is no doubt Twitter is popular but is it really mainstream? For that matter is Facebook “mainstream” with 660...
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LinkedIn and the Downside of an IPO
The world is abuzz, aflutter and agog about LinkedIn’s IPO, which saw the price of its shares more than double to $94 from the offering price of $42. LinkedIn is now worth a staggering $8.9-billion, or...
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Some People Should Be Twitter-Free
Just because Twitter has more than 200 million users doesn’t mean it’s a tool for everyone. In fact, there are some people who just shouldn’t use Twitter because it gets them in hot water more than it...
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What Does 10,000 Tweets Mean?
I’m not sure how this ranks in terms of an “accomplishment” but I recently posted my 10,000th tweet on Twitter. That works out to about eight tweets/day. If a tweet takes a minute to create, I’ve spent...
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HootSuite: Canada’s Biggest Web Success Story?
You know what’s strange about Hootsuite’s success? It’s how muted the enthusiasm has been in Canada. Sure, a lot of people recognize that Hootsuite is a leading service to use Twitter and other social...
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The $400M Question: What’s Next for Twitter?
Here’s a riddle: what do you do with 100 million active users and $400-million of freshly-raised venture capital? Answer: Pretty much anything you want, which can be a good or bad thing depending on...
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Getting Acquired and Then Getting Shut Down
Hey, the good news is you’re being acquired. The bad news is a key part of the deal is the product you’ve been nurturing, growing and pouring your heart and soul into will be shut down as part of the...
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