Twitter can just go and, well ... twit off!
I’ve never figured out the attraction of twitter … frankly it’s a glorified IM tool and should just be a small app in a better website.
But my real complaint is real news outlets carrying “news” stories about twitter. Here are just some of the stories over the last 24 hours:
- Looking for a job? Try LinkedIn or Twitter (Reuters)
- Can the Twitterati help sell your soda pop? (CNN)
- Tweeting in labor: 'Epidural, yes please' (CNN)
- Facebook buys FriendFeed: Is this a big deal? (CNN) … this mentions buying Twitter
- Twitter, Facebook, caught in DDOS crossfire (Globe and Mail)
My major complaint is that these really aren’t news. The first two are practically ads … making me wonder if they were paid to run the stories. The “labor” one is another of those mindless ones that makes the application sound insanely stupid.
So… A couple guys here were exchanging one word e-mails. Basically a back and forth like:
Ready?
Yes.
Time?
6PM
OK
Which got me thinking that I should create a new application to go up against Twitter. I’m calling it Snippet, and you get a maximum of 15 characters. Say what you want… but keep it short!
But my real complaint is real news outlets carrying “news” stories about twitter. Here are just some of the stories over the last 24 hours:
- Looking for a job? Try LinkedIn or Twitter (Reuters)
- Can the Twitterati help sell your soda pop? (CNN)
- Tweeting in labor: 'Epidural, yes please' (CNN)
- Facebook buys FriendFeed: Is this a big deal? (CNN) … this mentions buying Twitter
- Twitter, Facebook, caught in DDOS crossfire (Globe and Mail)
My major complaint is that these really aren’t news. The first two are practically ads … making me wonder if they were paid to run the stories. The “labor” one is another of those mindless ones that makes the application sound insanely stupid.
So… A couple guys here were exchanging one word e-mails. Basically a back and forth like:
Ready?
Yes.
Time?
6PM
OK
Which got me thinking that I should create a new application to go up against Twitter. I’m calling it Snippet, and you get a maximum of 15 characters. Say what you want… but keep it short!