Comments on: Twitter Announces Their Funding, Calls Itself A Communication Utility

By: Ansi

Ansi — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:49:51 +0000

Twitter is still in an early adopter stage and having a lot of teething tech issues every day.
It is too early for it to becomes a mass utility.

By: Twitter : Levée de Fonds de 250 Millions | Blog radar

Twitter : Levée de Fonds de 250 Millions | Blog radar — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:25:17 +0000

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By: Twitter Seeks $250M : Pro Blogging News

Twitter Seeks $250M : Pro Blogging News — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:59:48 +0000

[...] latest dip into private venture funding follows $15 million raised in June of 2008 from Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions, according to Tech [...]

By: Bude Twitter navyšovat při 250 mil. valuaci?

Bude Twitter navyšovat při 250 mil. valuaci? — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:06:28 +0000

[...] s IVP už podepsal term sheet. Twitter dosud získal celkem 20 milionů (rizikového) kapitálu, naposled to bylo v červnu 2008 s výsledkem 15 milionů od Union Square Ventures, Digital Garage, Spark [...]

By: Twitter Raising New Cash At $250 Million Valuation

Twitter Raising New Cash At $250 Million Valuation — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:56:28 +0000

[...] than the $20 million in capital they’ve taken in over two previous rounds. Their last round, raised in June 2008, was a $15 million raise from new investors Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions. Union Square [...]

By: Twitter and Brand Management! « SEO & SEM Topics by Amit

Twitter and Brand Management! « SEO & SEM Topics by Amit — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:21:27 +0000

[...] and microblogging service. As Mike Arrington of TechCrunch believes, services like Twitter are becoming more and more like a utility, much like the telephone [...]

By: Twitter Desktops. Error Messages Made Wallpapers

Twitter Desktops. Error Messages Made Wallpapers — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:17:12 +0000

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By: ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business

ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:57:32 +0000

On Checking Out My Awesome Twitter Subscribers…

I was checking out my Twitter subscribers for ProHipHop and for Hip Hop Press and I have to say you’re quite an awesome collection of folks. It makes me feel like I’m getting something right around here. Seeing who’s subscribed in the context of Twi…

By: 5 reasons why I hate Twitter

5 reasons why I hate Twitter — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:28:46 +0000

[...] received 15 Million dollars in additional funding they categorized their service as a “communication utility“. Why then could they not communicate to their users why their accounts had been suspended [...]

By: Micro-blogging: When Does A Trickle Become A Flood? | Cheeze Blog

Micro-blogging: When Does A Trickle Become A Flood? | Cheeze Blog — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:49:01 +0000

[...] a contemporary web phenomenon which illustrates the phenomenon very well. Calling itself a “communication utility” Twitter recently announced it has raised US$20.4m of funding. Designed to allow groups of [...]

By: Raj

Raj — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:40:09 +0000

I love Twitter — there is no other way to communicate meaningfully with such little effort. And it forces people to get to he point!

Yet I also love the fail whale, and I want to make sure it sticks around long after the app is scalable! Saves the whales!

http://www.save...failwhales.org/

By: 10 ways that Twitter could make money quickly « Innovation 2.0 and…

10 ways that Twitter could make money quickly « Innovation 2.0 and… — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:35:48 +0000

[...] they are doing 140 characters at a time, has received its share of press in the past year. From rounds of funding to being plagued by downtime, the service has had both ups and downs. One of the most constant [...]

By: Can Twitter become ubiquitous? (Scripting News)

Can Twitter become ubiquitous? (Scripting News) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:37:18 +0000

[...] Mike Arrington: “If they can get the platform stable, I believe they will eventually become as ubiquitous as email, instant messaging, sms and other forms of communication.” [...]

By: Twitter: A Successful Failure? : In Valid Logic

Twitter: A Successful Failure? : In Valid Logic — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:52:48 +0000

[...] yet somehow they managed to raise $15 million in Series C funding just last month. They sure as hell must have an awesome presentation to VCs, [...]

By: Ross Popoff-Walker

Ross Popoff-Walker — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:38:20 +0000

three cheers to twitter’s success… hope they become profitable, because I’m on it all the time. and hope the site downtime bugs get fixed soon.

By: James

James — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:29:58 +0000

:32 Tell that to the VCs that are pouring 10’s of millions into it!”

You mean like all those VC;s that invested in companies in 1999?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:24:44 +0000

@22. Not quite an accurate analogy. At the time the phone was being developed there was no other alternative to communicate with someone in real time. Today we have an overabundance of methods to communicate. Twitter is an answer to a question the majority of the world is not asking.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:19:02 +0000

Of the 300 million Americans in this country, let alone the 6+Billion in the world, compared to the other utilities they use: electricity, water, gas, sewage, telephone, radio/TV, hell..even email…what percentage do you think use Twitter today? How about in 5 years? 10 years?

Talk to normal people at least once a day. You will find just how out of touch with reality you really are.

By: You SEO partner

You SEO partner — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:34:17 +0000

Neat im not 100% what they are talking but I think I understand and im def looking forward to this.

By: Nikhil Narayanan

Nikhil Narayanan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:35:12 +0000

Twitter is still in an early adopter stage and having a lot of teething tech issues every day.
It is too early for it to becomes a mass utility.
Best of luck, guys at twitter.

By: DE

DE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:30:07 +0000

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By: metavital's me2DAY

metavital's me2DAY — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:17:08 +0000

meta의 생각…

미투데이도 ‘communication utility’인가?…

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:47:43 +0000

@32 : I’m sure eventually Twitter and the like will settle in to that niche. It’s just that right now everything Web 2.0 makes investors and engineers alike go ga-ga with delusional thoughts of glamorous launch parties, fat bank accounts, buyout offers from Google, and early retirement.

Though I don’t use Twitter, I can understand its appeal to some. It’s not a bad idea, it just doesn’t have enough mass-market potential to put it in the same league as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, eBay, etc.. And good ideas can easily flop when their purveyors dream too big (witness: Webvan). A micro-blogging service that’s down more often than it’s up can only go so far to change the world.

Investors will realize this soon, and that’s when the bar becomes raised so we can see REAL innovation on the Web. Now call me a dreamer…

By: Webmogul

Webmogul — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:33:12 +0000

@32 Tell that to the VCs that are pouring 10’s of millions into it!

By: Ryan Spahn

Ryan Spahn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:14:37 +0000

Agreed Twitter will be as big as email, IM, VOIP, etc…..

Recently my mom started it using it! Having the ability to read the thoughts of a close family member(two states away) makes Twitter even more valuable!

If your not on it yet, you will be soon enough