The hype machine continues to roll for this vastly overrated web application. I really don’t understand what all the fuss is about, and TechCrunch just need to stop writing about it every five seconds.
Okay I get it; you can tell thousands of random people what you are doing. But is it really that breathtaking? To find out I signed up for an account. And needless to say I found the service a complete waste of time.
Now if I owned a people business, then I can see where Twitter might be useful keeping your customers engaged and what not.
But other than that, I rather spend my time doing more constructive things, like writing this post.
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Why is it overrated?
Come on; if you’re going to say nothing in all of those words, then don’t call it constructive.
I’m not trying to be a troll, lol.
“Overrated” is a word that need a longer elaboration. I’d rather you spend more time doing more constructive opinions on the overrated twitter than this very short post.
peace
Any time you have the confluence of newness, mass popularity and little understanding you are liable to get an overrated technology. Twitter is not the first, and it won’t be the last. We can go all the way back to the goldrush of the 1800s or as recently as the 2000 tech bust to find examples.
We must remember, Twitter, as we know it, is only a year old. In that time, we’ve seen the Web 2.0 equivalent of “best picture of the year” pronouncements written January 1.
However, we are seeing the gradual maturation of Twitter as a platform beyond simply telling the world you are watching paint dry. While some may not see a real benefit of Twitter, it is being used heavily in customer relations, branding and identity awareness by both fortune 100 companies and tiny mpm-and-pop shops.
So, is Twitter at risk of getting an inflated ego? Certainly. But is it a worthless technology? No.
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