Twitter WTF? - Why is Twitter Called a Threat to Google?

Google Tech Talk
April 30, 2009

ABSTRACT

Presented by Laura Fitton

Headlines alternately shout how Twitter is a Google Killer, and how it is a narcissistic flood of updates about what people you don't care about had for lunch. How can something that looks like noise from the outside be so compelling from the inside?

Laura Fitton - @pistachio - will explain how microsharing on Twitter and similar services can make the web feel warm and human, can give you real-time information on what customers think of you and why she hasn't bought anything over $50 without asking Twitter first.

With concrete examples, she'll show how Twitter has enabled large companies to gain sales and reduce support costs, how the famous have used it to cut out media misrepresentation, and how the Twitter platform has enabled a new class of web developers to take off fast.

Laura @Pistachio Fitton
Founder, Pistachio Consulting

A vocal advocate for productive business uses of Twitter/microsharing, Laura re-launched Pistachio Consulting with that exclusive focus. Pistachio published the first white paper on Enterprise Microsharing and covers business microsharing on the TouchBase blog, and the TouchBase link blog. Clients include J&J, Ford and PeopleBrowsr.

Lauras use of social media has been in five books, including Seth Godins Tribes, in the press (Forbes, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, LA Times, Entrepreneur, Newsweek, Inc) and throughout the blogosphere. She speaks at tech events and schools like Harvard Business School, Bentley College, Clemson and Emerson. Laura is founder of oneforty.com, advisor to TipJoy and CoTweet, co-author of Twitter for Dummies and a Fellow with SNCR.org

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• google
• tech
• talk
• twitter

[sh3rsteve]

GoogleTalks can improve the video quality with better microphone placement so the questions from the audience can be heard. You could try to have the presenter repeat the question but that makes them work when it could be done another way.

[Heartofadeadpoet]

Indeed, It should just stalk us and broadcast every miniscule aspect of our lives.

7:00 AM - Woke up

7:03 AM - Brushed Teeth

7:05 AM - Took a shit

7:09 AM - washed hands

7:12 AM - Splashed water on shirt

7:13 AM - spouted profanity

[christophersmith2304]

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[cholo3751]

you AINT GOT NO PANCAKE MIX

[sbergman27]

Distilled significance of this presentation: Tens of millions of people can't stop yakking, and have an attention span of about 140 characters.

[ltothjr]

@3000spills: "That twitter shit is for women..."

That's why, for straight men who are interested in women, it's cool. For flamingly gay guys like yourself who need to dis women... Well, kinda says it all, yes?

I bet you like football and gladiator movies, too.

[MrBigPoppa43]

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[3000spills]

That twitter shit is for women and fuckin celeberties that want fuckin attention.............Your a celeberty, how much attention need. Fuckin space cadets! excuse the rant. lmao

[XxStonedKillerxX]

Hahahhahahahahahahahahah

agreed man

[SaraIsBackWithMeds]

i hate twitter!!!!!!!!!

[3000spills]

I'm going to starbucks for coffee! said twitted the stupid fuckin celeberity. who the cares you rich fucks

[trx1961]

twitter is the best thing out!