The world really need another Twitter?
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Beijing time on April 14 news, according to foreign media reports, UberMedia start-up companies are developing a Twitter competitors could become the network. Twitter UberMedia and have some between festival, part of the reason lies in its attempt to compete with Twitter. But Twitter rivals really can make a difference? In the company has been trying to do so, UberMedia is undoubtedly the most promising a (except success Google). A: there are several participants in the field, which obviously would bring some benefits. But for UberMedia and other attempts to Twitter competition with the company, it is hope of success is not great.
The following is well-known technology blog GigaOM author Matthew Ingram Mathew Ingram) (comments:
A news says UberMedia will launch a network, the network will through solving some problems existing in Twitter (e.g. new users learn to use Twitter process the difficulties and 140 characters limit to attract more users.
Twitter existing "problems"
Twitter to new users lack of "instant" attractive, it is commonplace. Twitter executives, such as former chief executive Evan Williams (Evan Williams) and co-founder Jack Dorsey dole west (Jack), are also admit, new users learn to use Twitter need a long process, because the value of Twitter would not immediately appeared clearly. Twitter has been working to improve the problem, such as more directly in view of the user's interest, help users find fuss about who is notable people, etc.
And think 140 characters news is a Twitter deficiency, UberMedia network might wrong direction. Some application tries to increase the length of the news, such as working with UberMedia TweetDeck takeover talks (it can be called by a Deck. The service that lets users from ly posted longer content to automatically created web site). The news of Twitter is shorter seems a defect, but in fact, 140 character limit Twitter success is probably one of the key factors.
140 characters similar to the limit of the SMS limit, this makes Twitter looks more has a familiar feeling (especially for young users and mobile users), and it is also forcing users to release the comparative short and hard working thoughts and opinions (and link), not long, blog style content. Cancel the restrictions have may do more harm than good.
Competitive benefits
Nonetheless, the emergence of Twitter competition can bring many benefits. For example, Twitter has become an important way of spreading information (it even in some Middle East played a central role in the event), and the existence of Twitter substitutes would help ease people rely increasingly on Twitter is dangerous. Although in Twitter frequent periods of grind to spare network or had been suggested more open standard idea, but when the government began trying to force like Twitter such networks surrender its Twitter user information, the obvious substitute will bring some benefits.
"Network effects"
Create Twitter substitutes or more open network attempt has so many, including the open-source they.net service, it can let you run your own micro bo software, will be released to Twitter and other content on the network. But one of the biggest problems in (the problem also troubling Facebook Diaspora) is the substitute called "network effects" appeal. Once the user has been used to a particular service, let them turn threw other services will very difficult, even if that particular network exists some defects. In 2009, for example, Twitter, although in grind to a frequent, but it still has maintained a rapid growth.
The UberMedia, Bill grosse (Bill Gross) overcome these difficulties the possibility of? He Ventures from Accel institutions such as partneryou and Index gained 17.5 million us dollars funds, so he certainly have enough resources to try. But from the previous cases we can foresee, Twitter is won't let him easily successful, network effects too. In the long run, grosse faces an uphill battle, combat target may be very valuable, but grosse eventually unlikely victory in this battle.
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2011-04-20 23:50:16 |
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