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Bulls vs. Bears

Overall, are you bullish or bearish on Twitter?

69%

88 votes

31%

39 votes

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Do You Agree? The Bulls Say:

93%

27 votes
25 7% 2

01/10/2008

dave

It's extremely viral and addictive

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90%

20 votes
18 10% 2

02/18/2008

jydesign

early adoption and early to api has twitter still in the lead

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86%

14 votes
12 14% 2

04/25/2008

trevorj

If Twitter can overcome it's scaling issues it will be a vital tool in the future.

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75%

12 votes
9 25% 3

04/25/2008

willy.b

ReadWriteWeb guys say they use Twitter and it's a useful tool

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64%

11 votes
7 36% 4

04/26/2008

bobfet1

They have a compelling product, but they need a business model

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05/16/2008

jenny

They already started rolling out advertising
73%

11 votes
8 27% 3

04/27/2008

kenny

They started to experiement with advertising

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73%

11 votes
8 27% 3

04/28/2008

jenny

Their launch in Japan seems to be very successful

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70%

10 votes
7 30% 3

04/28/2008

drapaport

Totally addictive.

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75%

8 votes
6 25% 2

05/16/2008

gordonng

Great Interface! This really link up people real well!

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88%

8 votes
7 12% 1

06/04/2008

green33

Some top tech minds are on it

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07/15/2008

jenny

They just got some more tech talent from their Summize acquisition
100%

5 votes
5 0% 0

07/13/2008

solphusion

Twitter could monetize their service by using the sentiment analysis of Summize

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07/15/2008

jenny

They just acquired Summize so this makes a lot of sense
67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

07/16/2008

euge

They are also gaining traction outside the US in Japan and Europe

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50%

2 votes
1 50% 1

07/22/2008

tommy_l

Don't just Twitter your thoughts use it to socially communicate with other services

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67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

07/24/2008

mngofasho

twitter saved a guys life!

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07/28/2008

fudgywudgy

wow i had no idea http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/16/twitter-saves-man-from-egyptian-justice/
50%

4 votes
2 50% 2

07/30/2008

vivektaneja

Man I love Twitter...

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40%

5 votes
2 60% 3

08/04/2008

tecarmona

huge momentum, lots of cash, soon to be monetized

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75%

4 votes
3 25% 1

08/10/2008

irpip

generating lots of attention with many im clients and websites offering twitter integration

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0%

2 votes
0 100% 2

08/12/2008

azieger

Even though some imitators are higher gloss, it has 100+ aps built on it for a reason.

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08/26/2008

jessehattabaugh

cause it was first
09/30/2008

troyspur

yeah, being first is important; it's not just a coincidence.
100%

1 vote
1 0% 0

09/30/2008

troyspur

Still #1 with mountains of competition; first mover advantage in action.

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100%

2 votes
2 0% 0

11/16/2008

stocker

picking up as companies are using it to get their news across. Examples range from BBC to PhD comics

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100%

3 votes
3 0% 0

12/29/2008

edwinrommel

Traffic is still growing, no sign of slowing down

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50%

2 votes
1 50% 1

01/27/2009

businesstv

How will it make cash>

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Do You Agree? The Bears Say:

79%

24 votes
19 21% 5

01/10/2008

dave

Scalability issues may limit growth potential

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87%

15 votes
13 13% 2

04/27/2008

kenny

Not convinced advertising model will work

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45%

11 votes
5 55% 6

05/15/2008

cburns

Seems useless.

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05/22/2008

steve

I agree with this personally, but plenty of people are addicted to it.
11/17/2008

stocker

Agree. But lot of people seem to like wasting time online :)
56%

9 votes
5 44% 4

05/15/2008

davidc

A company who can actually deliver great performance and up-time will win against them.

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05/16/2008

jenny

I think their lead in this space is too high. Their repeated down time issues has not slowed down their growth.
05/22/2008

steve

It's pretty ridiculous how unstable the platform is, although it appears that it's users are accepting it for now
71%

7 votes
5 29% 2

05/21/2008

desertfox

Limited upside growth, product diversification is limited.

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67%

6 votes
4 33% 2

06/10/2008

green33

May be a bad sign when they are getting positive press for site not going down...

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40%

5 votes
2 60% 3

07/10/2008

ryang

waste of bits and bites.

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67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

08/04/2008

adamwho

I tried to use it but I still don't understand the value of this service.

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40%

5 votes
2 60% 3

08/10/2008

ablanky

other sites can do same and more

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75%

4 votes
3 25% 1

08/14/2008

stefanusvandersaar

They could lose a lot of users by ending outbound SMS in many countries

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100%

3 votes
3 0% 0

08/26/2008

sherif

Once Google releases Jaiku to the public, Twitter will be in seirous trouble

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67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

09/03/2008

alexdao

always have trouble with customer service

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100%

2 votes
2 0% 0

09/03/2008

gameon323

will go down with compet from social networks (linkedin, fb etc all have update status functions)

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67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

12/15/2008

rockthescot

Great product with noise but no revenue model

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50%

2 votes
1 50% 1

01/03/2009

jsanchez

New Phishing attacks may lead to negative press

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67%

3 votes
2 33% 1

01/18/2009

aceceo

NO REVENUE MODEL. Reminds me of the tech bubble burst - learn from the past!

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100%

1 vote
1 0% 0

06/03/2009

jamesvandyke

Twitter is going to hit their peak before they have a monetization strategy.

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