The New Twitter

Earlier this week Twitter launched a new design.   The changes are largely cosmetic, but there are some functional changes as well.

I’m finding Twitter much easier to use, and some of the features are faster.  If the public thinks the same it could increase in popularity and have even more relevance for communication and marketing.

Simon Fodden of Slaw suggests,

What has to happen for Twitter to become useful and enjoyable for me is the introduction of filters or channels or folders.

He points out that Feedalizer merges feeds from Twitter, FriendFeed, Flickr and Jaiku, but allows for filtering of one person at a time.

Text Technologies has an even more comprehensive guide of changes that they would like to see from Twitter which include,

However, some have suggested that these proposed changes would make Twitter something else entirely, and it would lose its distinct appeal.

They also point out that Twitter is extremely vulnerable to competitors.  I already use several other micro-blogger services and convert other social media platforms into micro-blogs:

The advantage of micro-blogging is an alternative to traditional blog posts, that have gotten longer and longer.  Micro-blogging is extremely easy to use remotely while on the go and via cell phone.

Over 100 Twitter clones have been identified world-wide (don’t worry, I won’t list them all).

But Twitter remains the most popular of them all.  Twitterholic provides some interesting stats per user, and usage overall, with Barack Obama topping the charts in number of followers.

So if you haven’t tried “Tweeting” yet, now might be the time to check it out.  Because “you’re no-one if you’re not if you’re not on Twitter.”

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September 20, 2008 | Filed Under Omar Ha-Redeye 

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