All in a Twitter, Tech Tips, Technology - Thursday, January 22, 2009 15:02 - 1 Comment

Twitter is a Platform First – Fun Community Tool Second

A friend of mine said recently that he was, “wondering what happens to Social Media after the novelty wears off – because I believe we’re just about there.” And though I tried to fight it, I think he is right.

And as an owner of a development firm first, then a social media marketeer, I have for the last six months seen my favorite application born out of the social media/social networking/community dynasty, now transitioning in its maturity into a “platform” of which other incredible web apps are constructed from.

Twitter in itself is fast becoming that evil little word that social media types hate to say – mainstream (sacrebleu!) – as if they themselves have created it and want it still as their own little “secret” for world domination. I am not eluding to any shark-jumping, I just am of the mindset that when you start following big name guys like Lance Armstrong, Jimmy Fallon, Shaq, and even Howard Lindzon you see how universal this is and how abundantly clear that the only barrier for entry is a computer and the Internet.

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