More importantly, as the New York Times articulates, in newsworthy and dangerous events--like the recent shootings at Fort Hood--Twitter's location based trends would enable users to see tweets originating directly from the area in question. We've all seen Twitter's ability to diseminate information quickly and by utilizing locations in that process, vital information will be able to reach people much faster.
Twitter is becoming a real pro at builiding upon its buzz and momentum by continuing to roll out exciting new features. That billion dollar valuation doesn't look so crazy now, huh?
Do you find it funny that the kind of thing that would once have been passed along by word of mouth is now passed along via computer by people twittering instead of talking? It makes sense, but the way gyms make sense (you know...once upon a time we had to do physical work to survive, now we sit at desks all day and have to create artificial environments to do physical work), which is to say, I guess, ironically.
ReplyDeleteThis completely makes sense! Twitter is a large source of information that is minimally filtered, so this new "location distinction" will help users sift through all of the chaos. I can definitely see this new Twitter application turning into something more; perhaps a service that categorizes and posts and distributes information about local events, venues, etc... Twitter has great potential to expand into other profitable avenues, even if their original service (tweets) isn't immediately profitable. It seems that critics tend to judge the "immediate" profitability of a website service, but instead, need to acknowledge the other profitable projects that can surface from the site and pull in revenues...
ReplyDeletevery useful, especially for local businesses because Twitter became an inexpensive way to buzz about anything. I wonder what will happen to magazines with editorials mostly featuring regional events such as Timeout New York. If Twitter is faster and more precise than these magazines, this can actually threaten their business.
ReplyDelete@Georgia yeah I think maybe this might be primarily helpful for us urbanites. I mean even at NYU word of mouth doesn't really work all that well. People are just too busy and too spread out. Boo civilization.
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