Comments on: The Future of Twitter? http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/ Welcome to my world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: I Love Twitter « Beyond Occident http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 I Love Twitter « Beyond Occident Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:16:00 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-2533 [...] that I can see so I assume it’s still running off of VC funding. Mad Dog in the Fog posts about companies creating profiles and littering your feed with info relating to their business. [...] [...] that I can see so I assume it’s still running off of VC funding. Mad Dog in the Fog posts about companies creating profiles and littering your feed with info relating to their business. [...]

]]> By: monkinetic | Blog Archive » Twitterprise Permission-based Messaging Platform http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-568 monkinetic | Blog Archive » Twitterprise Permission-based Messaging Platform Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:36:14 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-568 [...] Some have been thinking about how Twitter will become financially viable. This vision is very believable, with Tweets coming from the flight you’re tracking, your favorite team’s current game, etc. David Chartier of Download Squad offers up some ideas, including a couple from Evan Williams of Obvious Corp/Twitter [via]. [...] [...] Some have been thinking about how Twitter will become financially viable. This vision is very believable, with Tweets coming from the flight you’re tracking, your favorite team’s current game, etc. David Chartier of Download Squad offers up some ideas, including a couple from Evan Williams of Obvious Corp/Twitter [via]. [...]

]]> By: Jose Tudor http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Jose Tudor Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:03:54 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-298 I believe that this will happen. It almost has to happen given its current and growing popularity, not to mention the piggyback sites that twitter is inspiring like <a href="http://twittermap.com" rel="nofollow">twittermap.com</a>. Jose I believe that this will happen. It almost has to happen given its current and growing popularity, not to mention the piggyback sites that twitter is inspiring like twittermap.com.

Jose

]]> By: Future of Twitter - Part 2 | mad dog in the fog http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Future of Twitter - Part 2 | mad dog in the fog Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-292 [...] Today Steve Rubel points out that Twitter is probably racking up SMS fees on the international tweets. He also points out that the site does not appear to be monetized now and that could be a problem. So building on my Future of Twitter post from yesterday, let’s look at how Twitter might monetize a partnership with a big company. Take the Starbucks example. Let’s assume that there are 20,000 people on Twitter who have added Starbucks as a Friend in order to get a few promotions a week - e.g. a free cookie with your coffee, a free tall coddee, etc. If Twitter charged Starbucks a few cents per tweet per follower, the Starbucks revenue might looks something like this: [...] [...] Today Steve Rubel points out that Twitter is probably racking up SMS fees on the international tweets. He also points out that the site does not appear to be monetized now and that could be a problem. So building on my Future of Twitter post from yesterday, let’s look at how Twitter might monetize a partnership with a big company. Take the Starbucks example. Let’s assume that there are 20,000 people on Twitter who have added Starbucks as a Friend in order to get a few promotions a week – e.g. a free cookie with your coffee, a free tall coddee, etc. If Twitter charged Starbucks a few cents per tweet per follower, the Starbucks revenue might looks something like this: [...]

]]> By: Woot Twitter-bot Now Official http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Woot Twitter-bot Now Official Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:16:20 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-289 [...] The folks at Twitter are sure to like this, because it fits into a very possible monetizing strategy for Twitter: corporate-sponsored Twitter accounts providing updates on flight times, shelling out coupon codes, or promoting TV shows. [...] [...] The folks at Twitter are sure to like this, because it fits into a very possible monetizing strategy for Twitter: corporate-sponsored Twitter accounts providing updates on flight times, shelling out coupon codes, or promoting TV shows. [...]

]]> By: The internet is all a Twitter « A Dog’s Breakfast, part II http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-288 The internet is all a Twitter « A Dog’s Breakfast, part II Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:05:56 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-288 [...] The internet is all a Twitter Latest fad or long term tool? I have no idea, but with all the talk about Twitter I finally caved in and registered. [...] [...] The internet is all a Twitter Latest fad or long term tool? I have no idea, but with all the talk about Twitter I finally caved in and registered. [...]

]]> By: A Vision of how Twitter Could be Monetized http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-286 A Vision of how Twitter Could be Monetized Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:58:23 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-286 [...] I think Twitter will make money by being acquired by a content company that will litter it with ads. However, mad dog in the fog gives us a different view of how monetization may happen. [...] [...] I think Twitter will make money by being acquired by a content company that will litter it with ads. However, mad dog in the fog gives us a different view of how monetization may happen. [...]

]]> By: Scripting News for 3/21/2007 « Scripting News Annex http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Scripting News for 3/21/2007 « Scripting News Annex Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:48:22 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/03/21/the-future-of-twitter/#comment-285 [...] A vision of the future of Twitter, with twits from JetBlue, Starbucks, your favorite baseball team. [...] [...] A vision of the future of Twitter, with twits from JetBlue, Starbucks, your favorite baseball team. [...]

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