Twitter sells restriction
When I think of search, I think of google.
When I think of restriction, I think of twitter.
Twitter restricts you with the kind of content you put up as your update, and thats what sells. People know for sure that it's a two line blog post a.k.a a tweet, and they also know that everyone gets just two lines to make a point, which is really tough coz we are not used to replying emails in one/two lines. Also, twitter updates are full of text which is really awesome coz people dont get distracted by other kinds of media, unlike facebook, where we have ads on the right, a wall full of photos, videos, quizes, invitations and what all.
If you ask my opinion on twitter's 140 character restriciton then I'd say, people dont get to express, instead they get an opportunity to impress someone with 140 characters, thats really a good thing coz you dont want to listen to my long story, instead you want to know whats so impressive/special about my story, if that gets your attention then I get to express myself...fair enough. A tweet is your elevator pitch to all your followers to get them interested in clicking the link that is posted along with that tweet.
Somehow, at this moment, I feel restrictions of this kind are very very effective and we should emulate the same restriction model in many other websites/products, especially the bandwidth provided by internet service providers; what really makes me laugh is an ad which says "Unlimited internet acess for just Rs 900", I used to think thats a bloddy awesome package, but in reality, all your accounts have a maximum download limit which is set to something around 20 gigs per month. On an average, you pay 1000 bucks for 10-20 gigs a month, not so cheap ;-).
PS: Follow my updates on twitter @girishmahadevan
When I think of restriction, I think of twitter.
If you ask my opinion on twitter's 140 character restriciton then I'd say, people dont get to express, instead they get an opportunity to impress someone with 140 characters, thats really a good thing coz you dont want to listen to my long story, instead you want to know whats so impressive/special about my story, if that gets your attention then I get to express myself...fair enough. A tweet is your elevator pitch to all your followers to get them interested in clicking the link that is posted along with that tweet.
Somehow, at this moment, I feel restrictions of this kind are very very effective and we should emulate the same restriction model in many other websites/products, especially the bandwidth provided by internet service providers; what really makes me laugh is an ad which says "Unlimited internet acess for just Rs 900", I used to think thats a bloddy awesome package, but in reality, all your accounts have a maximum download limit which is set to something around 20 gigs per month. On an average, you pay 1000 bucks for 10-20 gigs a month, not so cheap ;-).
PS: Follow my updates on twitter @girishmahadevan
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