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"Jumped the chasm" meaning "made it over safely?" I don't know if I've seen anything recently claiming decline in Facebook. I think Twitter seems to be hitting
by unalone 18y ago
"Jumped the chasm" meaning "made it over safely?" I don't know if I've seen anything recently claiming decline in Facebook.
I think Twitter seems to be hitting a sort of limit. It's not picking up new people quickly, at least within my observable network. On the other hand, it's gaining a lot of older users. Most of my extended family is now on Facebook, aunts and uncles and grandparents included.
- ojbyrne 18y ago"Crossing the Chasm" is a popular book in Silicon valley, and basically refers to making the leap from early adopters to a mainstream audience - it's clear that facebook is there, and benefiting a lot from it. And twitter isn't there quite yet. They are stuck in the chasm, which I referred to as "jumping the shark," suddenly verging on not being cool, but with no real mainstream audience awaiting them.
- unalone 18y agoGotcha. Thanks for explaining!