Take Hype in Stride

The article below supports the notion that Twitter is still teetering despite the recent surge in press coverage. I am following it closely, but think that Twitter's broad market applicability may be limited, this is why I have not been in too much of a hurry to grow my own contact list. I have found that much of the information shared on Twitter is not valuable and that many of the individuals who are sharing valuable information with peers have been unsuccessful at monetizing their efforts.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090429/tc_nm/us_twitter_6

Twitter started off as a means for techies to send one another brief messages. I can certainly see how celebrities would leverage it to stay in touch with their fan base, or a company sending periodic links to coupons, but it is also easy to see how one would quickly become averse to dozens of "industry experts" competiting for your mind share, sending hourly news flashes of "pertinent" information. After a while, this would cause many individuals to tune out.

People like to look at friends' photos and find out what they are up to. This is why Facebook works. LinkedIn works because it has direct practical, networking application. The jury is still out on Twitter...

Visionary application, or soon to be pop culture has-been? To be continued...