Twitter em perspectiva | Twitter in perspective

O Twitter anda maluco. No Brasil há um movimento migratório para o Jaiku, mas que não convence os mais pacientes. As quebras constantes no sistema (que alguns dizem ser uma fragilidade na linguagem de construção) estão a irritar muita gente. É uma época para os detractores do Twitter, mas é sempre bom ouvir as críticas, já que nada é perfeito mas pode melhorar. Por isso, quando posto em perspectiva, não podemos deixar de ver alguma razão nestes argumentos:

Twitter is going nuts. In Brazil there’s already a migratory movement towards Jaiku, but that still hasn’t convinced the most patient. The constant system’s breakdowns (that some say comes from a frailty of the construction code) are pissing many people off. It’s game season for Twitter slanderers, but it’s always good to listen to the critics, after all, nothing’s perfect but can be improved. So, when put in perspective, we can’t stop seeing some reason in this:

I could be dead wrong in saying that Twitter will never go mainstream but one thing is clear: it has a long way to go before it catches up to “antiquated” communications tools like IM and SMS.

Unfortunately, Twitter’s lack of diversity and the fact that there’s little indication that it’s gaining much traction of note outside of the circle jerk that is the technology/blogosphere/Web 2.0 community does not bode well for Twitter’s mainstream prospects anytime soon.

For now, Twitter will have to be satisfied with $15 million in funding and the knowledge that it’s like a virtual version of The Biggest Loser, except for the fact that the twats who win don’t lose weight – they lose time that is probably better spent elsewhere.

Putting Twitter in Perspective – By the Numbers