Is Twitter overhyped?

Re:Is Twitter overhyped? by roberto on Thursday April 09, 2009 @09:58PM (#555555)

Q: What's the difference between Twitter and setting your status on a XMPP client? A: XMPP scales.

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Re:Is Twitter overhyped? by bradgessler on Thursday April 09, 2009 @10:59PM (#555622)

A: XMPP doesn't keep a public log of your status updates.

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Re:Is Twitter overhyped? by calambrac on Thursday April 09, 2009 @11:49PM (#555663)

I can use the word Twitter around a non-programmer and they understand what I'm saying? Twitter persists messages? Twitter is public? The Twitter API is drop-dead simple? Twitter popularized asymmetrical following?

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