Comments on: Will Twitter reach Mainstream? Nope.

By: Orlando Vacation Homes

Orlando Vacation Homes — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:39:04 +0000

Doug,

I agree with you. We are just beginning to understand how to add value with the Twitter content. I would point out that you can now block content from some Twitter spam and focus on the ones that are worthwhile.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:45:45 +0000

After experimenting with a number of different niche twitter accounts, the biggest problem I've experienced is the proliferation of spam twitter accounts that endlessly broadcast auto-tweet tips on how to grow my twitter list. Much like the search engine spammers who cluttered up Google in the early days, Twitter will have to find a way to reduce the automated garbage. If you review your new followers and select which ones to follow in return, you'll get much better effect from Twitter that if you utilize a service like TweetLater.com to auto-follow those who follow you. Cheers! @douglaslampi

By: Sam Daams

Sam Daams — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:55:52 +0000

I totally agree with this assessment Todd. It’s just not nearly as ‘useful’ for most as for example Facebook. Plus, the entire concept is hard to grasp. Whereas everyone has friends on Facebook to immediately connect with and fill their default page with content they can interact with, with Twitter you start all blank. It’s totally useless if you have no followers, and building that up takes too much time and energy for most to bother. All the early adapters are already on board, so I think what’s left now is a lot of curiousity, but that’s not going to last forever.