Comments on: Twitter-Bubble: will twitter survive?

By: Ronald Widha» Blog Archive » Why Twitter should not rely on advertising

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:20:25 +0000

[...] only concern is the same (will Twitter survive?): it seems everyone on the web tries to make money off advertising. Is this the only viable method [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:57:00 +0000

You know how when the dot com boom happens, everyone thinks that this internet thing will be a good media to based business on, it seems now there's that mentality again.

all website thinks they 'have' to be an online advertising outlet. Just not sure if there's a big enough market for everyone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:53:00 +0000

interesting

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

I'd say it has to do more with evolution and growth. I agree with the two factors however they are different in nature. The first one is much more dynamic and has to be agile enough to not to be imitated that rapidly while the second factor follows a more linear (and hopefully exponencial) growth.

A great idea comes with a very good factor a) and perhaps a limited factor b). The next step the for the company is to boost b) without neglecting a), which is naturally inevitable (other will try to jump to the same bus).

Twitter's got its market and people driving the company should think more in how to keep a) as a comparative advantage without breaking the core or essence of the idea apart, otherwise b) could be jeopardised.

On top of this is the way the company makes money (c). This junction between a), b) and c) has to be built very carefuly otherwise the growing tower can end up being just chunks of rubble.

Innovation, market and revenue... a smart balance is the key I suppose.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:50:00 +0000

As per usual, those technologically minded come out with a great idea which is eventually adapted into a form appreciable by the masses.

Unfortunately it then becomes a great marketing tool, and the more commercialised an idea becomes, the more the users will resent it.

In the global marketplace i think two deciding factors help decide the fate of a social-networking company:

a) providing a unique service;

b) having the largest user base

In these regards Twitter certainly has the numbers, if it can keep them, however i think it will need to innovate more to survive.

In some ways i see it as a precursor, it had a great idea but now it's being adapted for too many purposes. Perhaps it's purpose is just to move on to something better.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:37:00 +0000

Actually, I believe that Twitter is here to stay.

It’s already gone mainstream. For some people it has already been replacing email, IM, RSS Reader, etc.

No, it will survive, I’m sure of it