Threaded Mode | Linear Mode

Loki · 11-13-2012, 05:54 AM

They both seem pretty similar! whats the difference?

JuÐ¸Ñ”d ÑhhÎ¹ÏÎ± · 11-13-2012, 06:02 AM

Friendfeed v/s Twitter
âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°âœ°

Twitter is still far larger than its much younger competitor Friendfeed in aggregate terms. But an interesting trend is developing - many longtime Twitter users are noticing that the number of followers they have on Friendfeed is growing far more rapidly than on Twitter. And the conversations at Friendfeed are better, too.

Like many others, Iâ€™m also noticing that the discussions occurring on Friendfeed are more more interesting (and longer) than the equivalent conversations at Twitter. Itâ€™s often 2-to-1 on the number of comments. Which means that those Friendfeed users are far more engaged than those on Twitter.

There are a whole host of reasons - Twitter downtime plays a big part, but Friendfeed is also good at recommending people for you to follow, and the commenting or bookmarking a post is very easy. Twitterâ€™s inability or unwillingness to open up the data pipes is also a factor.