Twitter Become Facebook?

by Scott Jangro on 26 March 2008

This morning I watched Gary Vaynerchuk with no C compare Facebook and Twitter and thought I’d grab my own real-time reaction to what he had to say.

Rather than a comparison between Twitter and Facebook, which there isn’t much of in my opinion, I find myself wondering, will Twitter turn into Facebook?

I know some of you are probably asking, why the fascination with Twitter? In my mind, it’s got potential on par with Facebook and Myspace. If you’re the type of person that would read a blog like this (except you mom) you need to know Twitter. Even if it hurts, jump in. Friend me on Twitter.

Very low production and preparation for this video. If I’m going to be able to post with any regularity, I need just push these out. So, damn the black eye and the facial hair. To hell with preparation and editing. Let’s get on with it.

  • So true about the Flip cam batteries. I've lost a bunch of vids that way. I keep an entire pack of backup batteries in my backpack at all times for my Flip. You make that mistake once...

    I like your analogy of the flowing river, good stuff.
  • You do recall correctly, Pat. It was disdain.

    Maybe this love story will make the big screen someday.

    I think I was taking Twitter too literally back then with the question it was (and still is) asking, "What are you doing?"

    Also, back then the people I wanted to follow (related to Brian's Affiliate Summit experiment) were being really annoying with it. Most of them have since figured out how to toe the line. ;)

    Anyway, a year has passed and the usage has seriously matured, and my attitude has changed. (obviously)
  • "but don’t all relationships start that way?"

    Well, many do, but not all. But I seem to recall you started your relationship with Twitter more with disdain or at least with disregard or disinterest... there she was, in all her beauty, right in front of you, and you were nearly disgusted... at first... then you fell for her... hard. Classic story, love it.

    Who knows, maybe your affection for her will make me take a second look at her, in a new way... Spring is in the air after all.

    :-)
  • Interesting, it is true that facebook users don't have sites or blogs and almost 100% of twitter users do. Good point! Who knows how twitter will evolve.
  • Scott
    Looking at that list, I'd say it's not sample of typical anything, except maybe spammers. ;)

    I do hope you're right, Jeremy, but I'd say that it's not out of the realm of possibility that Twitter gets a whole lot less "simple" as they become more mainstream, change management, get bought, etc. etc.
  • Regarding your point about most Twitter users having websites:

    http://www.twitterholic.com/top100/updates/

    I noted that over 90% of these users had websites in their profiles.

    They're not the typical Twitter users, but this may be indicative of a larger trend.
  • Twitter will never become Facebook. I think the core team at Twitter takes pride in the fact that their application is lightweight and simple. I don't see them adding a lot of functionality - they'll leave that up to 3rd party developers.

    The other day I saw a book at Barnes and Noble titled "Facebook for Dummies". A year ago this book couldn't exist because Facebook was just too simple. But now that Facebook has ambitions to be the OS for the Internet that has changed.

    The day you see a "Twitter for Dummies" book at your local book store, Twitter will have jumped the shark and lost it's appeal. In essence, Twitter will cease being Twitter.
  • Scott
    Maybe Pat, but don't all relationships start that way? good or bad.
  • from UrbanDictionary.com:
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    Twitterpated

    1)to be completely enamored with someone/something.

    2) the flighty exciting feeling you get when you think about/see the object of your affection.

    3) romantically excited (i.e.: aroused)

    4) the ever increasing acceleration of heartbeat and body temperature as a result of being engulfed amidst the exhilaration and joy of being/having a romantic entity in someone's life.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Think you've got a bad case of it brother.
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