An article by Om Malik on http://gigaom.com/
"Google May Buy Twitter. Or Not. But Why is Twitter So Hot?.
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1. The web is transitioning from mere interactivity to a more dynamic, real-time web where read-write functions are heading towards balanced synchronicity. The real-time web, as I have argued in the past, is the next logical step in the Internet’s evolution. (read)
2. The complete disaggregation of the web in parallel with the slow decline of the destination web. (read)
3. More and more people are publishing more and more “social objects” and sharing them online. That data deluge is creating a new kind of search opportunity. (read)
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ReplyDeleteYeah, if I had half a brain I'd get off Twitter and Facebook and MySpace and Blogger and WordPress and (no, really, there's more) and keep all that marketing data to myself. Would help save a lot of paper waste. I opted out of all but a handful of catalogs but still get reams of junk mail. (Listen you ppl: I don't need a hearing aid! Or assisted care. Yes I'm 50, but I'm not joining AARP yet! )
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