If you can't compete you lose. If someone can do it for free rethink your business model. Why should people not release things simply because other people are

If you can't compete you lose. If someone can do it for free rethink your business model. Why should people not release things simply because other people are unable to compete? Plus, both of these rely on the free (as in beer) service twitter. twitter has been copied several times (app.net, rstat.us , identi.ca) yet it is still the power house.