Just one note if he is the one with the http://twitter.com/johnwor... with no photo, he has no basis of understanding and doesn't even know how to utilize it, much less pass judgement. If he isn't and has an account that was utilized then it's more relevant. So many people want to be social media experts and claim they are and yet they lack the experience or understanding. So it's irrelevant, though his face to face less than 20% of his Facebook Friends use Twitter. - James Stratford

Nope wrong one.. Johnny is at http://twitter.com/jworthi.... He doesn't claim to be a social media expert.. but he knows his shit, and he's always a good read. You can also find him here at http://friendfeed.com/jworthi.... - Chris Myles

Hrm. That kinda illustrates the whole point, James. Friendfeed is the perfect example. So many posts have been written about it by people that hadn't a clue. Others saw these sources as authorities on the subject and believed whatever was said. Experience and understanding is relative. Johnny is spot on here :) - Rahsheen?

I choose the blue pill :-P - Jesse Stay

utter utter nonsense Johnny you're out of touch - Thomas Power

...liked the rant on the strength of this gem alone: "...[m]y space may be a bath tub in a sea of fact..." a clever turn of phrase, and an unintended diss of MySpace as well. kill two birds. +1^100 - .LAG liked that

I agree with Johnny. The mere cost of generating enough followers and building yourself up to be a 'trust agent' a la Chris Broggan far exceeds any business value that can be derived. Here is the test -- how many tweets do you actually read? I'll bet you'll say those on your preferred lists, perhaps 20 people. The other tens of thousands go unheard. Now scale that. Twitter is dead as a social and especially business social medium. - Doug Wolfgram

James, two things... I have a photo (I photoshopped the FriendFeed DoubleFs inside the Twitter no photo avatar) and I have over 30 saved searchs on all the topics I want to read about. I use Twitter very well, I just don't go around telling everyone just how shit hot I am at it... - Johnny from iPhone

Rock on Johnny.. rock on!! and I agree.. 95% of my friends are on facebook and could care less about twitter. That doesn't mean I don't find some value.. but it's awkward and difficult to explain the value to non believers.. facebook doesn't require an explanation or a value sell!! - Chris Myles

I stood up in front of an audience of 1,000 tech geeks and developers 2 months ago and had the exact same response. - Jesse Stay

I find it funny that James even found this post on FriendFeed, since he doesn't seem to spend a lot of time here (has a lot of subscribers though, which is interesting). I understand the sentiment of being sick of self-proclaimed social media experts, but also entertained that he bashes Johnny of all people. Johnny may not be a social media expert but that's mainly because he just finds the best tools and USES them instead of trying to find the next best tool like Homer chasing the bird. Eh whatever. I think Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed all serve different purposes in the long run. And I think they fit different personality types. Twitter is a lesson still being learned. Facebook has the long tail... FriendFeed is the orphan akin to Betamax. They all have their purposes and serve their intents. - Lindsay

Twitter's not dead, considering it's now appearing at the top of Google search results. Considering the 3rd party app store getting a new round of funding. Considering it's a serious target for hackers. I don't particularly care for Twitter myself, but it's very much alive. - Vezquex

Raphael, before that, FriendFeed got top billing in Google... Things change - Johnny from iPhone