Twittering...

I would have to confess that when I first found out about twitter I was not impressed at all. It seemed like a copy of a trivial facebook feature and trying to make it into a business. However, I signed up two days ago only to find myself addicted to the stream of information flowing from absolute randomers! It's fun, albeit not unique, but definitely a useful way of keeping up with current affair and also gaining interesting insights into other people's lives which they feel ok sharing with everyone.

What twitter offers is very different to any social network experience; they combine the concept of quirky journalism to promote conversations and sharing of experiences first hand through networking rather than the painful "Add to Friends" strain.

I must say that twitter's simplicity is their biggest competitive advantage, the day they try to make this any more sophisticated may spell their doom.

And as for the long debated monetization of twitter I don't think there struggle will be any different than facebook's; social media clearly needs a business model and twitter isn't alone in this area.