Comments on: Why in the world is there so much talk about Twitter ?!! http://www.za3tar.net/2009/04/18/why-in-the-world-is-there-so-much-talk-about-twitter/ Comments, Observations, and Brain Dumps from Ramallah (at heart). Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:21:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ulysses http://www.za3tar.net/2009/04/18/why-in-the-world-is-there-so-much-talk-about-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-40460 Ulysses Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:05:57 +0000 http://www.za3tar.net/?p=716#comment-40460 I don't seem to get it either, but I guess it's the network effect that Qwaider talked about, I mean I seriously started thinking of deleting my FB account, so I'm not ready to start such a useless thing I don’t seem to get it either, but I guess it’s the network effect that Qwaider talked about, I mean I seriously started thinking of deleting my FB account, so I’m not ready to start such a useless thing

]]> By: Qwaider قويدر http://www.za3tar.net/2009/04/18/why-in-the-world-is-there-so-much-talk-about-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-40433 Qwaider قويدر Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:11:21 +0000 http://www.za3tar.net/?p=716#comment-40433 As I said a week ago, <a href="http://blog.sweetestmemories.com/default.asp?Display=1779" rel="nofollow"> "Twitter is a dead weight no matter who the heavy hitter who's planning to lift Twitter's Whale"</a> The guys selling it are trying to generate some hype around it to pimp google to pay more after their efforts with Facebook and Microsoft have failed. But I'm like you, I am getting sick of latest-technology-wannabie's thinking that they're "the shit" because they discovered how to tweet! A service that I create from scratch in 15 minutes! With all due respect of course to "Twitterizens" doh! As I said a week ago, “Twitter is a dead weight no matter who the heavy hitter who’s planning to lift Twitter’s Whale”
The guys selling it are trying to generate some hype around it to pimp google to pay more after their efforts with Facebook and Microsoft have failed.

But I’m like you, I am getting sick of latest-technology-wannabie’s thinking that they’re “the shit” because they discovered how to tweet!

A service that I create from scratch in 15 minutes! With all due respect of course to “Twitterizens” doh!

]]> By: mab3oos http://www.za3tar.net/2009/04/18/why-in-the-world-is-there-so-much-talk-about-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-40414 mab3oos Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:17:01 +0000 http://www.za3tar.net/?p=716#comment-40414 you're not saying this because of my earlier post, are you?! ARE YOU?! I probably have even less regard to twitter than you do. I just don't get the need for it. But, its worth a lot of money. Even though the idea is so simple and old, they were able to implement an idea that went viral, and that's all you need. <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/16/go-with-the-flow-product-planner-maps-out-how-the-webs-most-popular-sites-function/" rel="nofollow">check this out</a> They were able to quickly have a "network effect," which is "I have to have it because all my friends have it" kind of behavior. And now they have all these millions of users, where the value is. you’re not saying this because of my earlier post, are you?! ARE YOU?!

I probably have even less regard to twitter than you do. I just don’t get the need for it. But, its worth a lot of money. Even though the idea is so simple and old, they were able to implement an idea that went viral, and that’s all you need. check this out They were able to quickly have a “network effect,” which is “I have to have it because all my friends have it” kind of behavior. And now they have all these millions of users, where the value is.

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