Comments on: Is Twitter Creating Monopolies? http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/ Tech of Today, Trends of Tomorrow Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:37:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Curt Grymala http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3909 Curt Grymala Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:56:18 +0000 http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/#comment-3909 There's validity in what you say. However, there are other factors to look at. The major players on Twitter and the Internet get to make their own decisions about where they go and what services they use. If a bigger, better URL shortening service were to come along, those power players would be able to change the tide. Look, for instance, at bit.ly versus TinyURL. Before Twitter changed alliances, there were big deals going on between bit.ly and some big-name groups. For instance, The Onion made a deal to use bit.ly as its official URL shortener for all of its stories (whether they're being posted to Twitter or not). When newbies came to Twitter and started following The Onion, they saw bit.ly shortened URLs all over the feed. Where do you think those newbies were going to go to get their URLs shortened? That's actually what happened with me, honestly. I knew about TinyURL and a few other shortening services, but constantly seeing The Onion use bit.ly made me curious about what they had to offer, so that's the first (and only, really) place I went when I needed to shorten a URL. There’s validity in what you say. However, there are other factors to look at. The major players on Twitter and the Internet get to make their own decisions about where they go and what services they use. If a bigger, better URL shortening service were to come along, those power players would be able to change the tide.

Look, for instance, at bit.ly versus TinyURL. Before Twitter changed alliances, there were big deals going on between bit.ly and some big-name groups. For instance, The Onion made a deal to use bit.ly as its official URL shortener for all of its stories (whether they’re being posted to Twitter or not). When newbies came to Twitter and started following The Onion, they saw bit.ly shortened URLs all over the feed. Where do you think those newbies were going to go to get their URLs shortened? That’s actually what happened with me, honestly. I knew about TinyURL and a few other shortening services, but constantly seeing The Onion use bit.ly made me curious about what they had to offer, so that’s the first (and only, really) place I went when I needed to shorten a URL.

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]]> By: holden page http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3896 holden page Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:27 +0000 http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/#comment-3896 In there current form they do not. I know tinyURL has been around for a long time though. this question has been asked by a lot of people but no one is sure. In there current form they do not. I know tinyURL has been around for a long time though. this question has been asked by a lot of people but no one is sure.

]]> By: Steve http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3892 Steve Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:37:31 +0000 http://techgeist.net/2009/08/twitter-creating-monopolies-2/#comment-3892 Could someone please explain how these tinyURL or Bit.ly "services" make money? Could someone please explain how these tinyURL or Bit.ly “services” make money?

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