Comments on: Twitter was NEVER a Social Networking Site – proof! http://www.marketingzen.com/twitter-was-never-a-social-networking-site-proof/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ed http://www.marketingzen.com/twitter-was-never-a-social-networking-site-proof/#comment-1068 Ed Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:01:47 +0000 http://www.marketingzen.com/?p=1610#comment-1068 Hi. One of the best posts read in a while. You nail on the head exactly what Twitter is, ultimately, about (at least in terms of benefit for Twitter). It's about human search. And this is powerful stuff. I think human search is just in its infancy. But it's got to be important because how many of us do things in life because of hints/tips/recommendations from friends/family members/work colleauges/people we happen to meet in everyday life - and so on. I think Twitter has the potential to be equally as important as Google. Perhaps, eventually, overtake it few years down the line perhaps? But it will have to do things, i think, in order to stay ahead of the game. What "things", exactly? No idea. But people could tired of the Twitter experience unless it develops in new ways. Facebook? Find more difficult to work out. What do you think about Facebook's future? Hi. One of the best posts read in a while. You nail on the head exactly what Twitter is, ultimately, about (at least in terms of benefit for Twitter). It’s about human search. And this is powerful stuff. I think human search is just in its infancy. But it’s got to be important because how many of us do things in life because of hints/tips/recommendations from friends/family members/work colleauges/people we happen to meet in everyday life – and so on.
I think Twitter has the potential to be equally as important as Google. Perhaps, eventually, overtake it few years down the line perhaps? But it will have to do things, i think, in order to stay ahead of the game. What “things”, exactly? No idea. But people could tired of the Twitter experience unless it develops in new ways.
Facebook? Find more difficult to work out. What do you think about Facebook’s future?

]]> By: Orenthian http://www.marketingzen.com/twitter-was-never-a-social-networking-site-proof/#comment-1067 Orenthian Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:11:02 +0000 http://www.marketingzen.com/?p=1610#comment-1067 Great post -- and totally agree the next decade will re-invent media itself [even more timely considering the Time Warner / Fox debacle]! In regards to Twitter NEVER being a social networking website and always being in the human search engine business: Twitter has emerged into a direct competitor of Google, but they weren't always in the search business... at least from my understanding. They began as a website with a stronger focus on SMS -- sporting the value proposition: "Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?" Twitter didn't even have a very robust, native search feature until later 08'. The search feature was more an effort to see my family / friends tweets. It wasn't until early / mid 2009 when they officially became more of a discovery engine. Totally agree with you about "It will be – Twitter vs. Google." My opinion is likely more Twitter once was a social networking website, but we are all the better now that it isn't. Great post — and totally agree the next decade will re-invent media itself [even more timely considering the Time Warner / Fox debacle]!

In regards to Twitter NEVER being a social networking website and always being in the human search engine business: Twitter has emerged into a direct competitor of Google, but they weren’t always in the search business… at least from my understanding.

They began as a website with a stronger focus on SMS — sporting the value proposition: “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”

Twitter didn’t even have a very robust, native search feature until later 08′. The search feature was more an effort to see my family / friends tweets.

It wasn’t until early / mid 2009 when they officially became more of a discovery engine.

Totally agree with you about “It will be – Twitter vs. Google.”

My opinion is likely more Twitter once was a social networking website, but we are all the better now that it isn’t.

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