Robert Seidman: Twitter and FriendFeed: Both Will Thrive, Both Will Survive
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I really liked this post regarding the Twitter/FriendFeed debate. I agree with a lot of the assesment, I disagree with many of the main points. Without going point by point, the biggest mistake in Robert's take on the two is SMS.
It isn't SMS that will make the difference between sites like FF and Twitter ... it's the iPhone and other smartphones. Apps like Mail2FF are enabling users to add rich media to their lifestreams instantly. This is the biggest sea change and the biggest difference between the two. 140 characters of text and a tinyurl is not going to maintain.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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I agree with you regarding the iPhone, but I think it goes beyond that. These things will thrive when they're easily accessible to everyone, even if they're not tech geeks like most of us.
After all, Facebook and Myspace became monsters because everyone used them, so if someone new wanted in there would already be a few friends already on board. They just aren't terribly interesting. They're more about, "look at my stuff!" than they are about, "let me look at your stuff." And that's where I think both Twitter and Friendfeed beat Facebook like a gong.
Enrico,
Great points ... I'm not certain FriendFeed is a mainstream tool yet ... after all, RSS hasn't even broken that precipice.
Thanks for visiting!!!
DW
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