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Time to stop asking if Twitter will ever make money? "Ron Conway’s 10 Ways To Monetize Real-Time Data - TechCrunch" - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
"Some good ideas, and yes, things like Tweet “save for later” and reschedule can be very powerful. One thing: Can someone teach these startups to demo their stuff better? Either practice or hire a professional if you’re uncomfortable. At a minimum, just open a number of Windows/Tabs with the use cases already cued up…"
- Alex Schleber
So far, a few features of Seesmic's new Web-based Twitter client r useful (RT, follow buttons), but they have a ways to go (no groups, etc.)
"...it’s important to understand why Billy and Sully used strict criteria to choose a product. First off, they’re hired guns – which means they usually don’t have an emotional attachment to a product the same way an entrepreneur typically does. ..."
- Alex Schleber
from Bookmarklet
"Both of these are very valuable in a a number of ways, but you have to understand the syndication and SEO implications to fully appreciate them. Personally I think snipping stuff to Tumblr is way more fun than the relatively detached "regular" social bookmarking. Your still saving bookmarks, only now with specific quotes and images. Posterous needs to get a bookmarklet yesterday, wjhile Tumblr needs to ramp up the feed forwarding capabilities. I would predict that the competition between those two will keep useful innovations coming the users way, which is a good thing..."
- Alex Schleber
@thisisthesound that's right. Posterous needs skins/css & reblog ASAP, they lead on post-forwarding though (which has SEO implications ;)