How does Twitter still prevail in my community when Jaiku is so much more interactive?
1 year, 2 months ago.
16 comments so far
I don't know but same way here. My theory is that some 'big' name people use it as a microphone and regular people feel cool by being associated with that.
That's probably just it... I hate the unadulterated broadcasting, though; it's void of any sense of "being connected," so I still don't understand how that works.
Twitter for me is all about the user-base. If all those same people were here, I'd use this for all that stuff instead, though the lack of direct messaging is a pain, and I'm not sure how portable the API is - lots more things seem to be developed for the twitter API at this point (even if Twitter itself doesn't run on its own API - which is why m.slandr.net is better than m.twitter.com !!) But I like the threaded stuff here, so I'll keep both going :)
i think the main points have been said already, but one thing is that the fact that twitter is so simple might add to it's appeal (i.e. you need to use more things to get real value out of it).
I get the feeling that the users of twitter are not there for conversations, they are they to get a "feel" for what is going on, by moniotring what people are saying in 140 characters. Which now that i have typed it, sounds kind of like where blogs were when Technorati and similar started up
in case you missed this post by Joi Ito here is the opening paragraph (which has always summed up the differences for me quite nicely)
"Looks like a bunch of people are trying out Jaiku after "tasting" co-presence with Twitter. To me, Jaiku, which existed before Twitter, is a bunch of Helsinki mobile jocks getting into the Web 2.0 of it all whereas Twitter is the Web 2.0 crowd "getting" co-presence."
16 comments so far
I don't know but same way here. My theory is that some 'big' name people use it as a microphone and regular people feel cool by being associated with that.
1 year, 2 months ago by CaffeineJunky
That's probably just it... I hate the unadulterated broadcasting, though; it's void of any sense of "being connected," so I still don't understand how that works.
1 year, 2 months ago by gypsybandito
Twitter to me has seemed more of a "expo" hall kinda place. Everyone is there, posting, talking etc disorganized.
Services like Jaiku and Kwippy.com are the next evolution, focusing more on the conversational aspect rather than just a communication platform.
1 year, 2 months ago by kestrachern
People who like Twitter are happy with a superficial communication and will never switch.
1 year, 2 months ago by CaffeineJunky
twitter factors in as part of my total social networking experience.. but is not the entire experience....
1 year, 2 months ago by kestrachern
And superficial is the name of the game these days..
1 year, 2 months ago by Bishop
@bishop have I said how smart you are lately?
1 year, 2 months ago by CaffeineJunky
People don't want to drag their friends to another service. That's why Twitter is so popular in spite of being less than spectacular.
1 year, 2 months ago by GeekSpeaker
@CaffeineJunky @bishop I think that superficial is the name of the game for people who don't really understand community and conversation
1 year, 2 months ago by gypsybandito
@GeekSpeaker making the move is a serious challenge; I need twitter to still keep tabs on what so many sluggish adopters are doing
1 year, 2 months ago by gypsybandito
@CJ: I'm not as smart as I would like.
1 year, 2 months ago by Bishop
Twitter for me is all about the user-base. If all those same people were here, I'd use this for all that stuff instead, though the lack of direct messaging is a pain, and I'm not sure how portable the API is - lots more things seem to be developed for the twitter API at this point (even if Twitter itself doesn't run on its own API - which is why m.slandr.net is better than m.twitter.com !!) But I like the threaded stuff here, so I'll keep both going :)
1 year, 2 months ago by solobasssteve
i think the main points have been said already, but one thing is that the fact that twitter is so simple might add to it's appeal (i.e. you need to use more things to get real value out of it).
I get the feeling that the users of twitter are not there for conversations, they are they to get a "feel" for what is going on, by moniotring what people are saying in 140 characters. Which now that i have typed it, sounds kind of like where blogs were when Technorati and similar started up
1 year, 2 months ago by ymb
@gypsybandito Same here.
Ultimately what I think this boils down to is Twitter = mySpace; Jaiku = faceBook;
But that's just me. :)
1 year, 2 months ago by GeekSpeaker
in case you missed this post by Joi Ito here is the opening paragraph (which has always summed up the differences for me quite nicely)
"Looks like a bunch of people are trying out Jaiku after "tasting" co-presence with Twitter. To me, Jaiku, which existed before Twitter, is a bunch of Helsinki mobile jocks getting into the Web 2.0 of it all whereas Twitter is the Web 2.0 crowd "getting" co-presence."
1 year, 2 months ago by ymb
another thread talking about this http://jaiku.com/channel/jaiku/presence/45009223
1 year, 2 months ago by ymb