still wondering what "always add value" means
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"The move differs from some recently released services like Twitcam and Camtweet which can record video as well as stream it out live for your followers to watch and interact with. On the plus side, Yfrog's implementation has very generous time limits, as my test video went well past the 40-minute mark."
I like their goal of hindering "bad content".
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"Robo.to is an app that allows users to create soundless, 4-second video clips. These can be used as video avatars, sent as social-web calling cards, attached to all manner of links or geographical data, or simply updated with a line of text as one would update any other status-based message service. Of course, the videos and text can be automatically forwarded to the usual lineup of social networks."
RWW's Dana Oshiro writes about yesterday's Twitter valuation.
"As the infrastructure and search have improved, Twitter has become the go-to site for real time media. But can the company make a Facebook-like leap?"
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That got me thinking (along with all the great questions and reTweets) about the future of the microblogging service.
One of the comments astutely points out that the real-time web is opening up quickly and might not provide the advantage some imagined for Twitter. That's valid, but I think one of the real questions will be how it evolves its roadmap for business services. I saw a story yesterday that claimed 20% of all Tweets mentioned a brand. That's big right? It'll only be big if Twitter can monetize things like that with the right mix of web data, (analytics/monitoring) advertising and other services that can influence or facilitate online and offline commerce. The other X factor is guessing how much revenue lies in the Twitter ecosystem. What if it had an AppStore?
Having said that, don't discount the brand equity of being the world's hottest internet company. Is that worth a billion bucks?
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