Sunday, February 15, 2009

Can all that Twitters turn to gold amid the gloom?

Yahoo! News - Can all that Twitters turn to gold amid the gloom? by AP: Yahoo! Tech: "Twitter Inc. has spawned a new way to communicate by limiting messages to 140 keystrokes. So here's a way to describe the Internet's latest craze within Twitter's space restrictions:

It's a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information.

One vital ingredient has been missing from the mix so far — revenue. That raises questions about whether the nearly 3-year-old service can make the leap from intriguing fad to sustainable business"

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