Comments on: Twitter and the Crystal Goblet http://www.rebeccacottrell.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/twitter-and-the-crystal-goblet/ Design, Culture, Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Edward http://www.rebeccacottrell.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/twitter-and-the-crystal-goblet/#comment-1302 Edward Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:27:06 +0000 http://www.rebeccacottrell.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/twitter-and-the-crystal-goblet/#comment-1302 I find myself rephrasing my messages until they fit. Twitter forces you to be concise… which is good. I find myself rephrasing my messages until they fit. Twitter forces you to be concise… which is good.

]]> By: Michael Rose http://www.rebeccacottrell.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/twitter-and-the-crystal-goblet/#comment-1274 Michael Rose Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:43:57 +0000 http://www.rebeccacottrell.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/twitter-and-the-crystal-goblet/#comment-1274 I think you are spot on here, I'd love to read the essay, can you link to it? The fact that Facebook dropped the "is" from the Status Updates box, and have now cheekily added 'What are you doing right now?' to the, much more visible, input box on the new designs is a sign that they know that micro-blogging is only going to get bigger. As more and more blogs get abandoned more and more are turning to quick social snapshots and updates. Twitter are spending a fortune on SMS messaging at the moment, I read "$1000 per user per year" today, and I'm still not sure how they're going to make money. My predication for 2009 - "Facebook buys Twitter" I think you are spot on here, I’d love to read the essay, can you link to it?

The fact that Facebook dropped the “is” from the Status Updates box, and have now cheekily added ‘What are you doing right now?’ to the, much more visible, input box on the new designs is a sign that they know that micro-blogging is only going to get bigger.

As more and more blogs get abandoned more and more are turning to quick social snapshots and updates.

Twitter are spending a fortune on SMS messaging at the moment, I read “$1000 per user per year” today, and I’m still not sure how they’re going to make money.

My predication for 2009 - “Facebook buys Twitter”

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