Twitter, I hate you - Page 3

Vatoreus · 06-20-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanludar

I guess I am out of the loop, but why is twitter the most important site on the internet?

Dumbest post on the internet ever. GG.

Moontayle · 06-20-2009, 08:02 PM

Twitter is everywhere nowadays. Column writers have started including tweets as part of their user submitted questions (if they have a section like that) along with the usual emails. My company has even begun using a Twitter type application called Yammer for business oriented micro-blogging.

Zeste · 06-20-2009, 08:12 PM

Even with venture capital or a huge buyout, how do the investors/buyers get their money back out of it? Just keeping selling it to new buyers/investors like a profitless hot potato?

brekk · 06-20-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeste

Even with venture capital or a huge buyout, how do the investors/buyers get their money back out of it? Just keeping selling it to new buyers/investors like a profitless hot potato?

Hi, welcome to the american investment system.

Tyen · 06-20-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeste

Even with venture capital or a huge buyout, how do the investors/buyers get their money back out of it? Just keeping selling it to new buyers/investors like a profitless hot potato?

The magic behind making money on the internet is getting many people to one spot.

If you have billions of people going to your website every month, you will be approached by so many businesses throwing money at you just to have a taste of the supple traffic nectar.

How does your website become profitable? Just be a top 1000 site and companies will give you money to figure that out for you.

Fog · 06-20-2009, 08:37 PM

Can I be a contrarian about this "twitter is really important" thing? If Twitter didn't exist, any Iranian could do exactly the same thing in the same way with blog posts + RSS, secure instant messaging, or message boards (and they are, anyway.) It's cool to see people using new things, and the media loves to play trendspotter, but Twitter is not really in any unique role here. I'd expect a more internet-savvy audience to pick up on that.

Tyen · 06-20-2009, 08:39 PM

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Twitter is not really in any unique role here. I'd expect a more internet-savvy audience to pick up on that.

That's the whole point of this thread. Twitter is retarded yet it is the best source of information right now. So good that CNN and Fox news updates every 15min that they are worthless and reading twitter every second for their reporting.

goatface · 06-20-2009, 08:41 PM

It has been reported for a few months that they were going to offer Pro Accounts and other paid features someday soon.

Luthair · 06-20-2009, 08:59 PM

I believe there were a lot of buyout offers on Twitter a while back but they didn't want to accept any of them. The guys who started it had success with something else and made some money that time so they weren't interested in cashing out.

Oh, in terms of money it probably costs a lot more than you would expect. They probably need a lot of servers and bandwidth to run the site.

Zeste · 06-20-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Luthair

They probably need a lot of servers and bandwidth to run the site.

Probably over 9000.

Borzak · 06-20-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeste

Even with venture capital or a huge buyout, how do the investors/buyers get their money back out of it? Just keeping selling it to new buyers/investors like a profitless hot potato?

Nah. Nothing like that could never happen...oh wait dotcom boom/bust.

SalaciousTunare · 06-20-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyen

Anyone else jealous they didn't come up with the idea to make a website where other people update what they are continuously doing? Another billion dollar idea that any idiot could come up with.

Nothing but a big ol' QQ thread.

No, considering 90% of the content is from 10% of the users...

Ashton Kutcher ate a salad today according to his Twitter... who gives a shit.

chaos · 06-20-2009, 11:39 PM

Isn't that true of like, the entire internet? Who gives a shit what percentage of the users are creating what percentage of the content? Yeah, I'd give up being a millionaire over that too.

Grooverider · 06-21-2009, 02:40 AM

It seems that everyone but Twitter themselves are monetising twitter. The 'search' and spam context related affiliate links market is very strong right now

TheCutlery · 06-21-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by chaos

Isn't that true of like, the entire internet? Who gives a shit what percentage of the users are creating what percentage of the content? Yeah, I'd give up being a millionaire over that too.

I think what it means is that there's a small percentage of fucking imbeciles making this out to be a much bigger thing than it is.

In reality, no one gives a fuck, but the perception is that "everyone is using it."

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06-20-2009, 08:02 PM	#32 (permalink)
Moontayle Brilliant! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,820	Twitter is everywhere nowadays. Column writers have started including tweets as part of their user submitted questions (if they have a section like that) along with the usual emails. My company has even begun using a Twitter type application called Yammer for business oriented micro-blogging.

06-20-2009, 08:37 PM	#36 (permalink)
Fog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,971 -1 Internets	Can I be a contrarian about this "twitter is really important" thing? If Twitter didn't exist, any Iranian could do exactly the same thing in the same way with blog posts + RSS, secure instant messaging, or message boards (and they are, anyway.) It's cool to see people using new things, and the media loves to play trendspotter, but Twitter is not really in any unique role here. I'd expect a more internet-savvy audience to pick up on that.

06-20-2009, 08:41 PM	#38 (permalink)
goatface Hope Is The First Step On The Road To Disappointment Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 568	It has been reported for a few months that they were going to offer Pro Accounts and other paid features someday soon.

06-20-2009, 08:59 PM	#39 (permalink)
Luthair Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,538	I believe there were a lot of buyout offers on Twitter a while back but they didn't want to accept any of them. The guys who started it had success with something else and made some money that time so they weren't interested in cashing out. Oh, in terms of money it probably costs a lot more than you would expect. They probably need a lot of servers and bandwidth to run the site.

06-20-2009, 11:39 PM	#43 (permalink)
chaos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NoVa Posts: 7,162 +29 Internets	Isn't that true of like, the entire internet? Who gives a shit what percentage of the users are creating what percentage of the content? Yeah, I'd give up being a millionaire over that too.

06-21-2009, 02:40 AM	#44 (permalink)
Grooverider 1234567890 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Svenborgia Posts: 1,299	It seems that everyone but Twitter themselves are monetising twitter. The 'search' and spam context related affiliate links market is very strong right now