Tag Archives: Twitter

My new mobile venture

Posted on July 8, 2010 by vanelsas

[disclosure: this post is about my new mobile venture, so it may be a bit subjective here and there 😉 ] Its been really quiet over here lately. Entirely my fault, I have been extremely busy starting up a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Mobile OS, API, Facebook, iPhone, Mobile, PinkelStar, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

5 reasons why Friendfeed fails to appeal like Twitter does

Posted on July 14, 2009 by vanelsas

I’m sitting on a hill with a beautiful view over the sea. While on vacation, I am reading an excellent post by Robert Scoble in which he provides his views on why Friendfeed doesn’t seem to be growing as fast … Continue reading →

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Calling BS on the Real-Time Web

Posted on July 1, 2009 by vanelsas

The tech world is full of the real-time web. Google seems to have missed it, Twitter is on top of it but sucks at indexing it, Friendfeed is the aggregation king, and Facebook might get there by copying Twitter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Friendfeed, Google, interaction, real-time web, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

The real value of Twitter’s ‘Suggested users feature

Posted on March 20, 2009 by vanelsas

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

Why the real-time web isn’t important

Posted on March 3, 2009 by vanelsas

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

The network effect in web 2.0 is also its biggest tragedy

Posted on February 25, 2009 by vanelsas

Robert Scoble, nicely served by his friend Loic Le Meur, started a discussion on Friendfeed in which he states that Twitter is broken and that unfollowing everyone might be the only solution. You can find it right here. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, Robert Scoble, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , | 18 Comments

Friendfeed may be the early adopter RSS king, but Twitter is king of 140 characters

Posted on June 9, 2008 by vanelsas

Already in 2006 Time Magazine voted the most important person on the planet to be YOU. They were dead wrong of course. In that year it wasn’t YOU that was important, it was THEM. Them meaning all of your friends … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement trap, free business model, Friendfeed, noise, RSS, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

How User Interfaces can make or break a new service

Posted on June 6, 2008 by vanelsas

Small Update: Just saw that Joshua Porter wrote a nice post in which he states that design (not just UI) is becoming increasingly important. Ties in nicely with this post 😉 One of the most difficult things to get right … Continue reading →

Posted in Beta releases, Flock, Friendfeed, iPhone, Minggl, Twitter, UI Design, User Interface as a success factor, web 2.0, Wixi | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

On Twitter and the missed opportunity to execute a social utility business model

Posted on May 29, 2008 by vanelsas

Bernard Lunn has written a good post on the (lack of) a social media business model. He writes about the difficulties for social networks to monetize using advertisement. Although he builds his storyline a bit different from me, he is … Continue reading →

Posted in advertisement trap, business model, Facebook, social interaction, Twitter, user centric web | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

We don’t need more information or aggregation, we need inspiration

Posted on May 12, 2008 by vanelsas

Being able to pass relevant information from one person to another has always been part of the evolution of mankind. When there was no technology we used storytelling. People would listen to the oldest, wisest, craziest people in their community … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendfeed, information overload, inspiration, search, social networks, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Friendfeed stats show its just Twitter with bookmarks

Posted on May 1, 2008 by vanelsas

Yesterday I looked at the latest Friendfeed stats using the nice Friendfeedstats tool build by Benjamin Golub. I looked up which feeds are aggregated most in Friendfeed in the last 30 days. In 30 days approximately 1.3 Mln items were … Continue reading →

Posted in content aggregation, Friendfeed, statistics, TechMeme, Twitter | Tagged , , , , | 37 Comments

The Tech elite creates its own web 2.0 bubble

Posted on April 29, 2008 by vanelsas

Kara Swisher created a little storm on TechMeme with a post called “Twitter, where no one knows your name“. In it she noted that no one really nows what Twitter (she asked a few friends). This created the usual river … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, Kara Swisher, on-line advertisement, Tech Elite, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , | 19 Comments

Our fear of not being there when it happens

Posted on April 11, 2008 by vanelsas

Several posts drew my attention the past few days. Their scope entilily different, but the underlying social behavior seems to be the same. First there was Robert Scoble writing about “Not productive enough? Turn off the Internet”. He has been … Continue reading →

Posted in connected, Robert Scoble, social interaction, social network aggregator, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Why I don’t like Friendfeed as much as I wanted, it lacks intention

Posted on April 3, 2008 by vanelsas

Webware writes about Friendfeed this morning. A quote from the article that drew my attention: The vision FriendFeed is currently a “social-network aggregator.” It picks up the stuff you do online and tells your friends about it, saving them the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bret Taylor, Facebook, Friendfeed, interaction, Paul Buchheit, social network aggregator, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Friendfeed a destination site, that is soooo web 2.0!

Posted on March 18, 2008 by vanelsas

Michael Arrington writes this morning about the fast growing aggregator service called Friendfeed. After launch, just one month ago the ex-Google founders already see a steady climb of users. Most likely because a number of power users like Robert Scoble … Continue reading →

Posted in destination service, Friendfeed, Jaiku, Michael Arrington, Robert Scoble, Twitter, user centric web, web 2.0, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

With great power comes great responsibility

Posted on March 12, 2008 by vanelsas

I read about the fuzz generated around an interview Sara Lacy held with pop star Mark Zuckerberg. Sara was slaughtered on-line with several blog posts and numerous tweets that called her all sorts of things. Michael Arrington called it right … Continue reading →

Posted in conversation set free, Joseph Pine, Mark Zuckerberg, Responsibility, Sara Lacy, side effects, Technology, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Big brother is watching me

Posted on February 6, 2008 by vanelsas

A lot of different, seemingly unrelated, things are happening right now in the tech world. Looking through different feeds most of the discussions are about: The mash-up of content seems to be important right now. I see it everywhere. People … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother is watching you, data mash up, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, privacy, Robert Scoble, Rolf Skyberg, Twitter, Yahoo, Zephoria | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The problem with Twitter is its lack of a consumer to consumer appeal

Posted on January 31, 2008 by vanelsas

Mark Evans starts a new Twitter discussion this morning in his post “Taking Twitter Seriously”. He notes that Twitter is gaining attraction from people communicating about serious stuff like politics. The question becomes whether or not Twitter can grow up … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, communication tool, Mark Evans, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Let’s start using Twitter for what it is

Posted on January 17, 2008 by vanelsas

A lot of talk this morning about the downfall of Twitter servers during the Steve Jobs Keynote speech. Apparently the Twitter servers couldn’t handle the traffic that build up. Especially people who were depending on Twitter to live blog the … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, Dave Winer, Google, Jaiku, scott karp, Steve Jobs, Twitter, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The usability of mobile phones could be so much better

Posted on January 14, 2008 by vanelsas

A few days ago I realised (yet again) that the mobile phone could be made so much better. In such a way that the interface would start working for me as a user, instead of me having to work the … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Mobile OS, Google, Mobile, Nokia N95, SMS, Twitter, UI Design | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments