Monthly Archives: March 2009

The real value of Twitter’s ‘Suggested users feature

Posted on March 20, 2009 by

Jason Calacanis has a long post up about the value of a Twitter suggested user. He explains that being a suggested user on Twitter is more valuable than buying a superbowl ad: Everyone loves a timely or fascinating question and, … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement, Friendfeed, Jason Calacanis, Robert Scoble, Twitter | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Status update: the future of the web is here!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

/rant on I read a number of posts in the last week that seem unrelated but ended up making me think about this social media circus we are in. Unless you are deaf, blind, and have been sitting on a … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, Facebook, Friendfeed, social interaction, social media, social networks, Uncategorized, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Why the real-time web isn’t important

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

I have been thinking a bit about this notion of a real-time web. Having access to real-time information, as soon as it is published, seems to be a possible Achilles heel for Google according to some (here and here). People … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendfeed, Google, Jonathan Harris, real-time web, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments