Twitter whats in it for the average Joe?
With Twitter signing a new deal with Google and Microsoft what does this actually mean for you and me.
If blogging is dead (Or at least for the 99.9% of bloggers who can't make a living from it) how will Twitter making a profit benefit the average Joe? Will Twittering for fame and fortune go the way of the blog?
Twitter does fill a need in that we can all have a piece of our favorite celebs by knowing what they had for breakfast, when they are stuck in traffic. We are their friends no make that followers (Don’t cults have followers?).
So great we can find out what clubs they like, when their movie is coming out and this of course translates into money for them through endorsements and ticket sales. I follow you. I'm a part of it so where's my cut?
But what does this really mean for the normal guy? What’s the point in having 100k of followers if they don’t know you or care what you say? Inversely what’s the point in having 35 loyal followers that can’t give the exposure you crave.
With the top 25 Twitter accounts, I could go on, all previously established brands and/or celebs before Twitter their Twitter presence is merely just an extension of their brand.
So it would seem to me that the rich get richer and the poor will just move onto the next get rich, or not rich scheme.
How many people do you know (personally) that got rich from podcasts, blogging, Youtube, video broadcasting and iPhone apps? Me not so much.