Comments on: Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/ Social Media Training and Consulting Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Traduction http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-86850 Traduction Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:04:14 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-86850 Thank you, I have recently been seeking for details about this topic for ages and yours is the best I've located so far. Thank you, I have recently been seeking for details about this topic for ages and yours is the best I’ve located so far.

]]> By: Twitting with Twitter | Tech Prone http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 Twitting with Twitter | Tech Prone Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:30:53 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1984 [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream [...] [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream [...]

]]> By: Luis Antezana http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Luis Antezana Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:00:12 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1942 I think one point of resistance is that Twitter requires the user to put in effort to get something out of it. You can't just join and immediately get benefit. Even if you don't tweet at all and just follow a ton of people, the non-threaded messaging, the strange @ and d conventions, not to mention #tags and other abbreviations, are not readily apparent to the newbie, requiring an investment of time to understand the system. I do not mean to be cynical in saying this, but the general populist user is not interested in doing much work online. They want things to be easy and simple, and pushed to them. Twitter requires more than that at this stage, not much, but still enough to make the general user quickly lose interest in the service and not even get the point. I also commented on this on the brazencareerist.com site, and then saw the link to Kyle's actual blog, which of course has different comments. And there's a FriendFeed link below for more comments! I think one point of resistance is that Twitter requires the user to put in effort to get something out of it. You can’t just join and immediately get benefit. Even if you don’t tweet at all and just follow a ton of people, the non-threaded messaging, the strange @ and d conventions, not to mention #tags and other abbreviations, are not readily apparent to the newbie, requiring an investment of time to understand the system. I do not mean to be cynical in saying this, but the general populist user is not interested in doing much work online. They want things to be easy and simple, and pushed to them. Twitter requires more than that at this stage, not much, but still enough to make the general user quickly lose interest in the service and not even get the point.

I also commented on this on the brazencareerist.com site, and then saw the link to Kyle’s actual blog, which of course has different comments. And there’s a FriendFeed link below for more comments!

]]> By: Would you want free classes in social media « TechWag http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Would you want free classes in social media « TechWag Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:56:48 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1860 [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream (kylelacy.com) [...] [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream (kylelacy.com) [...]

]]> By: David Spinks http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 David Spinks Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:07:38 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1855 Kyle, Great post! Something that I've been thinking about a lot. I am a twitter evangelist. I love it, spend way too much time on it, and truly understand its value. However, when it comes to telling my friends and family about it (which happens a lot) I always find that people just don't really grasp what I'm saying. You also have to take into account who you're talking to. Convincing a marketer that there is value in twitter is a lot different from telling a lawyer or a college student. Right now, twitter is a program that you have to try in order to understand. Then, even if you convince people that there is value in twitter and get them to try it out, there is a pretty big learning curve before people can really understand it. A lot of people give up before they get to that point. If twitter is to go mainstream, part of the battle will be creating a strong value statement that average people will understand (business people will follow popularity). The other part will be cutting down that learning curve, perhaps with a really good tutorial or starters guide. Dave Kyle,

Great post! Something that I’ve been thinking about a lot.

I am a twitter evangelist. I love it, spend way too much time on it, and truly understand its value. However, when it comes to telling my friends and family about it (which happens a lot) I always find that people just don’t really grasp what I’m saying.

You also have to take into account who you’re talking to. Convincing a marketer that there is value in twitter is a lot different from telling a lawyer or a college student.

Right now, twitter is a program that you have to try in order to understand. Then, even if you convince people that there is value in twitter and get them to try it out, there is a pretty big learning curve before people can really understand it. A lot of people give up before they get to that point.

If twitter is to go mainstream, part of the battle will be creating a strong value statement that average people will understand (business people will follow popularity). The other part will be cutting down that learning curve, perhaps with a really good tutorial or starters guide.

Dave

]]> By: David Libby http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 David Libby Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:53:18 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1854 Why does Twitter have to go mainstream? Aren't there a lot of non-mainstream social media apps which are quite successful. Of course, there are. Let's compile that list, and see how those can help us bring our value statement to those audiences, one at a time, building us toward acquiring customers across many verticals...not just one big mainstream. Why does Twitter have to go mainstream? Aren’t there a lot of non-mainstream social media apps which are quite successful. Of course, there are. Let’s compile that list, and see how those can help us bring our value statement to those audiences, one at a time, building us toward acquiring customers across many verticals…not just one big mainstream.

]]> By: Lorraine Ball http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Lorraine Ball Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:57:59 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1853 I usually tell people, Twitter has replaced the old AOL chat rooms. Here you can have conversations, ask questions, share information, the restriction, you have to be brief.. Will Twitter ever go mainstream? Maybe not, but that is ok, not every tool is for everyone.. I usually tell people, Twitter has replaced the old AOL chat rooms. Here you can have conversations, ask questions, share information, the restriction, you have to be brief..

Will Twitter ever go mainstream? Maybe not, but that is ok, not every tool is for everyone..

]]> By: derekmcclain http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 derekmcclain Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:45:00 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1852 Ahhhh yes, the classic question that everyone who has ever blogged about social media must answer. I agree with Kyle P in that there is not one universal answer or one thing that makes it stick that can easily be passed along. I also read John Michael Cannon's post and he brings some very good points to light. My take on it is that Twitter has two main benefits that really sum everything up: Twitter is a broadcast tool. Twitter is by far the easiest way for you to broadcast your message to the masses. With Re-tweeting it also is an easy way to spread that message. Making Twitter viral helps make you viral. Twitter is a resource tool. Millions of resources are just a click away all in ONE place on Twitter. And best of all it happens NOW. Think about the Inauguration, the Super Bowl, and any other major event in the past 6 months. Twitter was going crazy and had all of the latest news available as it was happening. Ahhhh yes, the classic question that everyone who has ever blogged about social media must answer. I agree with Kyle P in that there is not one universal answer or one thing that makes it stick that can easily be passed along.

I also read John Michael Cannon’s post and he brings some very good points to light.

My take on it is that Twitter has two main benefits that really sum everything up:

Twitter is a broadcast tool.
Twitter is by far the easiest way for you to broadcast your message to the masses. With Re-tweeting it also is an easy way to spread that message. Making Twitter viral helps make you viral.

Twitter is a resource tool.
Millions of resources are just a click away all in ONE place on Twitter. And best of all it happens NOW. Think about the Inauguration, the Super Bowl, and any other major event in the past 6 months. Twitter was going crazy and had all of the latest news available as it was happening.

]]> By: How to get started on Twitter, or not « Knowledge Workers http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 How to get started on Twitter, or not « Knowledge Workers Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:39:22 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1851 [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream (kylelacy.com) [...] [...] Twitter Has a Problem Going Mainstream (kylelacy.com) [...]

]]> By: Kyle Lacy http://kylelacy.com/twitter-has-a-problem-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-1850 Kyle Lacy Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:07:15 +0000 http://kylelacy.com/?p=444#comment-1850 @LindLund I am interested is seeing how Twitter defines itself after the majority of social media users move over to the applicaiton. @JMC You always have good things to say. I think I am starting to see more of a purpose behind explaining Twitter from your own personal experience. Maybe we do not need an overall universall definition. Instead of a usage definition it is a experiential definition. Good thoughts. @LindLund I am interested is seeing how Twitter defines itself after the majority of social media users move over to the applicaiton.

@JMC You always have good things to say. I think I am starting to see more of a purpose behind explaining Twitter from your own personal experience. Maybe we do not need an overall universall definition. Instead of a usage definition it is a experiential definition.

Good thoughts.

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