Location, Location, Location
I’m a chronic tweeter on Twitter. Check me out. Unlike some who compulsively update Twitter with every little thing, I tend to just post a “Song Of The Day” and occasional random thought.
The most interesting phenomena of Twitter is the number of times it goes down, slows down, and bogs down only to have everyone suggest other tools… which I never try.
Why? Because web apps are about interaction with other people. So even though this thing is old-n-busted, it’s where the people are. Why would I want to use an interactive tool that nobody else is using yet? To become an evangelist for it, eventually driving all of my friends crazy?
Having said that, for whatever reason I tried Plurk today. Here’s the embed:
It’s superior to Twitter in a half-dozen ways that are self evident if you play with it, but whether I keep using it or not will depend on two things:
- Whether or not I somehow effortlessly end up with friends/followers/connections.
- Whether or not they offer a widget that will fit in my blog’s sidebar.
It’s analogous to the real world in a way. I mean, Starbucks is just crap compared to most of the independently run café’s in this city, but it’s everywhere I happen to find myself…
UPDATE: Yeah I forgot all about Plurk about three days later. Wasn’t natural enough.
