You are not on Twitter yet? I don’t believe it!
Seriously, though, you’re missing out on the latest, cutting edge… no, not ‘trend’ but increasingly indispensable social networking tool. You don’t believe it? Here is social proof if ever it was needed:
Twitter has made this week’s cover of Time Magazine. Actually, it’s on the cover of all editions of Time mag worldwide (of June 15, 2009). Here is what the article has to say about the value of tweets (twitter messages):
“This is what the naysayers fail to understand: it’s just as easy to use Twitter to spread the word about a brilliant 10,000-word New Yorker article as it is to spread the word about your Lucky Charms habit.
Put those three elements together — social networks, live searching and link-sharing — and you have a cocktail that poses what may amount to the most interesting alternative to Google’s near monopoly in searching.”
… about the future of web based information channels:
“The key elements of the Twitter platform — the follower structure, link-sharing, real-time searching — will persevere regardless of Twitter’s fortunes, just as Web conventions like links, posts and feeds have endured over the past decade. In fact, every major channel of information will be Twitterfied in one way or another in the coming years.”
… and about the impact of Twitter on advertising:
“Successful businesses will have millions of Twitter followers (and will pay good money to attract them), and a whole new language of tweet-based customer interaction will evolve to keep those followers engaged: early access to new products or deals, live customer service, customer involvement in brainstorming for new products.”
Catch the cover of Time mag here and read the article here…
Tags: networking, Time magazine, twitter