Comments on: What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: frederic sidler http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-106300 frederic sidler Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:50:26 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-106300 There is no big deal between Jaiku, Plurk of Twitter. They are just competitors in a microblogging sector. These are services that let you say what you did or what you are actually doing. Fine. We tried to got one step further and let people say what they are going to do or would like to do in a really simple way. We call it microscheduling or instantcalendaring. Come and check. www.mixin.com There is no big deal between Jaiku, Plurk of Twitter. They are just competitors in a microblogging sector. These are services that let you say what you did or what you are actually doing. Fine. We tried to got one step further and let people say what they are going to do or would like to do in a really simple way. We call it microscheduling or instantcalendaring. Come and check. http://www.mixin.com

]]> By: How to Get a Jaiku Invite -Api-Madness.com http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-102880 How to Get a Jaiku Invite -Api-Madness.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:44:46 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-102880 [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...] [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...]

]]> By: Going large in microsharing : ESME http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-102085 Going large in microsharing : ESME Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:19:01 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-102085 [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...] [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...]

]]> By: warzabidul http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99874 warzabidul Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:46:48 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99874 What I love about Jaiku is that it's from the same generation of microblogging platforms as Twitter. They're both the same age. Twitter is popular in America and most of the world because it's the most written about. Twitter stopped SMS to Europe because of cost. All mobile twitter alternatives are limited by the Api being so restrictive in refresh rate. Jaiku is great because it's had threading since the beginning, has a great mobile app for those lucky enough for a symbian and allows you never to use sms. It's also got e-mail notification so in conjunction with gmail it's a really nice platform. It's also a precursor to friendfeed. As to identi.ca army.twit.tv and pownce they're just wannabe applications that are copying an old idea because of how mediocre twitter service has been. Rejaw and plurk are lateral thinking and could have been interesting if other more time efficient versions had not already become so popular. What do I know about the topic, 35,000 tweets over the period of a year with a peak of 5700 in a single month. Why I liked twitter, because in London everyone used it. Why I like jaiku? Because it's a great mobile application :-) It's the future. What I love about Jaiku is that it’s from the same generation of microblogging platforms as Twitter. They’re both the same age.

Twitter is popular in America and most of the world because it’s the most written about. Twitter stopped SMS to Europe because of cost. All mobile twitter alternatives are limited by the Api being so restrictive in refresh rate.

Jaiku is great because it’s had threading since the beginning, has a great mobile app for those lucky enough for a symbian and allows you never to use sms. It’s also got e-mail notification so in conjunction with gmail it’s a really nice platform.

It’s also a precursor to friendfeed.

As to identi.ca army.twit.tv and pownce they’re just wannabe applications that are copying an old idea because of how mediocre twitter service has been.

Rejaw and plurk are lateral thinking and could have been interesting if other more time efficient versions had not already become so popular.

What do I know about the topic, 35,000 tweets over the period of a year with a peak of 5700 in a single month.

Why I liked twitter, because in London everyone used it.

Why I like jaiku? Because it’s a great mobile application :-) It’s the future.

]]> By: Daniel Gibbons http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99617 Daniel Gibbons Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:12:41 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99617 Surprised no-one has mentioned the S60 angle. Jaiku is hugely improved with the Nokia S60 client, which has very cool location awareness and mobile presence (very different from the lightweight mobile apps for Twitter). With a large enough user base and proper embedded mobile apps for other platforms, in addition to the features everyone mentions above, Google could really offer much more than Twitter if only they chose to do so. Surprised no-one has mentioned the S60 angle. Jaiku is hugely improved with the Nokia S60 client, which has very cool location awareness and mobile presence (very different from the lightweight mobile apps for Twitter). With a large enough user base and proper embedded mobile apps for other platforms, in addition to the features everyone mentions above, Google could really offer much more than Twitter if only they chose to do so.

]]> By: Nikolay Kolev http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99388 Nikolay Kolev Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:30:42 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99388 Having now <a href="http://www.plurk.com/" rel="nofollow">Plurk</a>, <a href="http://indenti.ca/" rel="nofollow">Identi.ca</a> (open-sourced as <a href="http://laconi.ca/" rel="nofollow">Laconi.ca</a>), <a href="http://rejaw.com/" rel="nofollow">Rejaw</a> will make it harder for Jaiku. It's nice that they added some <a href="http://friendfeed.com/" rel="nofollow">FriendFeed</a> and <a href="http://twitterfeed.com/" rel="nofollow">twitterfeed</a> functionality, but this will also add more noise and may make the service less attractive. Twitter is already mobile on all platforms so Jaiku adds nothing new there. Having now Plurk, Identi.ca (open-sourced as Laconi.ca), Rejaw will make it harder for Jaiku. It’s nice that they added some FriendFeed and twitterfeed functionality, but this will also add more noise and may make the service less attractive. Twitter is already mobile on all platforms so Jaiku adds nothing new there.

]]> By: My Shared Links 080831 « Svartling http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99316 My Shared Links 080831 « Svartling Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:12:47 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99316 [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...] [...] What’s the Big Deal About Jaiku? [...]

]]> By: Web Laureate http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99295 Web Laureate Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:39:12 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99295 jaiku has been around for a very long time. google has been sitting on it since they bought them -- and now, with all of the new invites going out, one good question to ask... should we be reconsidering jaiku at this juncture (or will google probably not update anything for another year)? http://web-poet.com/2008/08/31/wouldnt-you-shouldnt-you/ jaiku has been around for a very long time. google has been sitting on it since they bought them — and now, with all of the new invites going out, one good question to ask… should we be reconsidering jaiku at this juncture (or will google probably not update anything for another year)?

http://web-poet.com/2008/08/31/wouldnt-you-shouldnt-you/

]]> By: Kevin Gamble http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99271 Kevin Gamble Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:48:58 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99271 A few things about Jaiku which make it interesting: 1) The channels/groups. Twitter could so use this feature. 2) The threaded messages are way better than what we have in Twitter. 3) It's owned by Google. I expect it to scale way better than what Twitter has been able to demonstrate to date. 4) The mobile integration you already mentioned-- time will tell. A few things about Jaiku which make it interesting:

1) The channels/groups. Twitter could so use this feature.

2) The threaded messages are way better than what we have in Twitter.

3) It’s owned by Google. I expect it to scale way better than what Twitter has been able to demonstrate to date.

4) The mobile integration you already mentioned– time will tell.

]]> By: scott http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/31/whats-the-big-deal-about-jaiku/comment-page-1/#comment-99257 scott Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:25:29 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3819#comment-99257 Mark, I don't think there can be any doubt that Google see this as part of their mobile future - otherwise would not have sat on it for a year after buying it before doing anything. The fact that it was created by ex nokia people also adds to the mobile slant. Twitter and Pownse have failed to get real mainstream adoption - at least in the uk, where if you askes most people in the street what iit was you'd get blank stares - so there is still that potential market to capture and the big G just maybe able to do it as aprt of an intergrated mobile offering. Also because Jaiku does the whole 'lifestream' thing - and has from the get go, it also poses a challenge to Friendfeed as well. All that said, I'm still not convinced Google may have not left it too late. Will be interesting to se what happens when android actually hits some real phones. Mark, I don’t think there can be any doubt that Google see this as part of their mobile future - otherwise would not have sat on it for a year after buying it before doing anything. The fact that it was created by ex nokia people also adds to the mobile slant. Twitter and Pownse have failed to get real mainstream adoption - at least in the uk, where if you askes most people in the street what iit was you’d get blank stares - so there is still that potential market to capture and the big G just maybe able to do it as aprt of an intergrated mobile offering.

Also because Jaiku does the whole ‘lifestream’ thing - and has from the get go, it also poses a challenge to Friendfeed as well.

All that said, I’m still not convinced Google may have not left it too late. Will be interesting to se what happens when android actually hits some real phones.

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