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Very very very very far from true. It definitely has the potential to at least be a just as strong supplement down the road, though I highly doubt it. Here ar
by jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
Very very very very far from true. It definitely has the potential to at least be a just as strong supplement down the road, though I highly doubt it. Here are three key reasons why:
a) Email is the highest penetration of any utility on the web. Even more than search. (I know, i know, i need to find this source again, but it's not far fetched). Twitter is a blip on the radar in comparison.
b) Too much noise on twitter. When I read your newsletter, it's just me and your newsletter. That's it. Twitter is surrounded by other noise including lots of spam.
c) Twitter is the gateway, not the destination. 140 characters can't get enough across. It can certainly get a link across... which will probably be to the newsletter you just sent out.
- roder 17y agoI couldn't believe someone would post this "twitter is killing the newsletter" stuff the day after you posted that extensive post yesterday Jason... clearly they're not reading HN.
- dasil003 17y agoToo much noise on twitter. The fact that the author thinks that he'll know everything a company he follows ever tweets indicates that he's probably wasting too much time on Twitter.