Twitter in Decline

January 26, 2010

For about a year now, I have been telling people that, while I like twitter, I think it is too full of SPAM and I just do not participate anymore.  Today I saw an article that says Twitter may be in decline.

What is especially interesting about this is that Twitter is one of the big three in social media.  So I am not sure what the alternative is.  However, I knew from my own habits that it just did not have longevity with how it currently operates.  I think it is great for celebrities and such, but following lots of people just does not make sense because it ruins your experience very quickly.

So in some ways, you need to ditch your old account and launch a new Twitter account and be very selective in who you follow.  I know the activity I do most now on twitter is to unfollow people.

What do you think?  Is twitter in decline or transition?

- Thank You!

Posted by Ron McDaniel | Filed Under Blog 

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2 Responses to “Twitter in Decline”

  1. Hans Strock on January 27th, 2010 3:51 pm

    I keep going on and off with Twitter. Honestly, it just doesn’t appeal to me as much. I see the value of it in news feeds, its ease of use, etc, but just don’t bother with it much.

    I also see the value in stuff like ning, which has great potential if used right, but see barriers to entry on that due to time involved setting a ning site up, and its high abandonment rate.

    While Twitter has a high amount of users, like you, I find myself getting pinged more by followers looking to spam more than anything else. What a shame.

  2. E on February 10th, 2010 11:45 am

    I’m wondering how many people actually read all their twits.

    It’s a bit hard to understand social media these days due to all the buzzwords (e.g. “late to the market”, “overcrowded”).

    Does anyone else agree?

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