Thursday, October 30, 2008

Untangling the Web: Twitter vs. Yammer

Show Notes for Untangling the Web, Podcast # 1
Twitter vs. Yammer

In this episode of Untangling the Web, we (Jessica, Russell, and I) discuss the current trends in microblogging. 

For those of you confused by the term microblogging, we offer a brilliant definition before we launch into our discussion of one of the hottest microblogging sites, Twitter. The two-year old website is constantly attracting new users with it's question "What are you doing". Keeping people updated on your current status is the hottest trend in internetopia. 

Yammer, developed a mere six weeks ago, is giving Twitter a run for its money (or lack thereof...learn more about that in the podcast). This status updating site is targeted towards business networks and requires a business to pay a small fee each month per employee (that is signed up for the service) in order to attain administrative rights. 

We talk about pros and cons of both services and all that jazz. Enjoy our first podcast








1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Awesome that you discuss Yammer! Many competing companies are now creating versions that are entirely free for users.

Why do you make the argument that Twitter hasn't "gone mainstream?"

Also, just like e-mail, you need to refresh with both Twitter and Yammer to see updates.

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