briansolis: Twitter Me This, Is Jaiku a Threat? Let’s Ask Those Defining the Landscape
Alan
· 2 years ago
Hi, well Scoble was right, we joined the party a little late but we're here now and just when things are getting hot! Loopnote lets people send alerts out to people, whether its about the person or a specific topic. Our focus has been letting different types of groups send alerts out to their community. We think that has a lot more staying power than getting alerts only about personas - plus with loopnote you can make "loops" open so others can send messages as well. Come check it out, let us know what you think.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
Thanks for putting those Twitter and Jaiku posts up. It confirms every negative preconception I'd had about the services. Still, allusions to twit and wittering are rather less pretentious than allusions to Haiku.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
It's been mentioned already, but I'll repeat the idea that Twitter and Jaiku are different and can coexist peacefully.
Twitter has the ease of use for me. I can update by Twitterrific, by IM, by the web, etc. It's easier to show people unfamiliar with Web2.0 stuff in general (i.e. my family). If you just want to read my nanoblog thoughts, follow me on Twitter.
In all honestly, I may never post directly to Jaiku. I can link in my Twitter account and it'll get mirrored at Jaiku, which is good because AFAIK there's no Twitterrific equivalent for Jaiku.
However, I can also link in my Last.FM account, my del.icio.is account, etc. It's cool to be able to combine a bunch of disparate places into one unified snapshot of my world. I'm not sure anyone would want to follow *all* of that, but if they did, they could follow me on Jaiku rather than going to all the separate places.
My big fear is that Twitter will try to copy some of Jaiku's features and make itself too complex.
Adam Lasnik
· 2 years ago
Doesn't this somewhat-annoying back-and-forthness (re: Scoble and others) indeed suggest that for some things Jaiku really WOULD be more pleasant and efficient?
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
god you people are like preschoolers. "look! my bellybutton !!"
Brian Solis
· 2 years ago
Hey Alan, Thank you for sharing and for being a good sport. Well it's never too late to engage, but there is quite a bit of catching up to do. I'll take a look at Loopnote.
@Anonymous #1 - you're welcome.
@Anonymous #2 - Yes. Agreed. They can and will coexist. Twitter's strength is its simplicity while Jaiku's strength is its aggregated diversity.
@Adam Lasnik - Yes, indeed you're right. What's appealing to one isn't necessarily the attraction for all - no matter how influential the person is...
@Anonymous #3 - Interesting comment, however I don't agree with your perception. But hey, really, wanna see my bellybutton?
Geoff_Livingston
· 2 years ago
Competition is good, so I think Jaiku enriches the marketplace with new options. Worse case scenario is that Twitter gets better.
Neither of these media forms really excites me though. Of course, that may mean I am reaching dotage or am becoming a Luddite.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
speaking of PR and Twitter...does anyone know if they handle PR in house or use an outside agency?
Thanks, Stella
Hugh Jardon
· 1 year ago
Assuming that Leo actually did have plans to sue to protect his trademark he wouldn't have a case. The word "twitter" appears in the English dictionary and although the primary definition is used when describing a sound a bird makes, the second definition refers to talking softly and rapidly, which is appropriate for Twitter.
On the other hand TWiT is an acronym for the name of a podcast and is not intended to be used as a word. I always thought it was a stupid name personally, since anytime I hear the word "twit" I think of an idiot.
The only legal confusion caused by the names is because they sound similar but there is no real confusion between the two websites themselves. It would be like Burger King claiming that someone can't use the word "burger" in their name.
Brian Solis
· 1 year ago
Interesting point Hugh...I think everything worked out just fine for all parties involved.
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Twitter has the ease of use for me. I can update by Twitterrific, by IM, by the web, etc. It's easier to show people unfamiliar with Web2.0 stuff in general (i.e. my family). If you just want to read my nanoblog thoughts, follow me on Twitter.
In all honestly, I may never post directly to Jaiku. I can link in my Twitter account and it'll get mirrored at Jaiku, which is good because AFAIK there's no Twitterrific equivalent for Jaiku.
However, I can also link in my Last.FM account, my del.icio.is account, etc. It's cool to be able to combine a bunch of disparate places into one unified snapshot of my world. I'm not sure anyone would want to follow *all* of that, but if they did, they could follow me on Jaiku rather than going to all the separate places.
My big fear is that Twitter will try to copy some of Jaiku's features and make itself too complex.
@Anonymous #1 - you're welcome.
@Anonymous #2 - Yes. Agreed. They can and will coexist. Twitter's strength is its simplicity while Jaiku's strength is its aggregated diversity.
@Adam Lasnik - Yes, indeed you're right. What's appealing to one isn't necessarily the attraction for all - no matter how influential the person is...
@Anonymous #3 - Interesting comment, however I don't agree with your perception. But hey, really, wanna see my bellybutton?
Neither of these media forms really excites me though. Of course, that may mean I am reaching dotage or am becoming a Luddite.
Thanks,
Stella
On the other hand TWiT is an acronym for the name of a podcast and is not intended to be used as a word. I always thought it was a stupid name personally, since anytime I hear the word "twit" I think of an idiot.
The only legal confusion caused by the names is because they sound similar but there is no real confusion between the two websites themselves. It would be like Burger King claiming that someone can't use the word "burger" in their name.
Is Jaiku a competitor to twitter now?
Are twitter facing their downfall?