Comments on: Twitter’s Impact on Blogging

By: McMatt

McMatt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:58:08 +0000

You pose a great question Joe about which part of the social media mobius strip Twitter and blogs are currently in. I can say I (sadly) agree with you on this part: "Twitter killed my inner blogger" but think in some cases i've been able to see clearer what's micro content and what's discussion worthy. Like what you'd chat about at the bar, and what's dinner conversation.

If you're still interested in the contrast between the two, wanted to let you know that Sun Microsystems is hosting a chat with a VP of Six Apart Wed (6/24) @ 1030am PT on the topic. A link's here if you're interested: http://bit.ly/ZvXCY (Full disclosure - Sun's a client)

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:55:46 +0000

@Erin — Thanks, Erin for your thoughts. We’ve become so platform independent, our communities follow us wherever we go, and we follow them wherever they go. I love it!

@simeon — Thanks for your feedback on this. I hope whoever reads this will be able to make educated decisions as to how they plan to build and execute their social media strategy. What’s interesting is that despite the destinations changing (MySp, FB, AOL, Twitter, etc), we typically continue our same discourse online and interact with each other.

By: simeon

simeon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:36:50 +0000

Hi Joe, I discovered your blog through Twitter. Great stuff. I like very much this post on blog vs twitter. Very well analysed! I am looking forward what the next big thing is. It’s going so fast, that most of us can’t adapt quick enough. From bloggs, to networks (Linkedin, Facebook, aSW…) over to Twitter! I love it! Best, Ivan

By: ErinSlick

ErinSlick — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:49:35 +0000

I hear ya, Joe. This is what’s happening to me as well.. I got addicted to Twitter and basically stopped blogging. Then I decided to alter the content of my blog to focus only on the process being a first-time novel writer, which I think is better conveyed via a blog. Still, that period of no activity really took a beating on my blog community. My Twitter community continues to grow..