GigaTweet is Counting down to the billionth twitter message
Since I love APIs, i started an attempt to capture the billionth twitter message.
Do note that the public timeline only provides 20 messages in a minute and therefore It is only an attempt. Let us see which is the closest to the billionth that is captured
Have to check if _all_ messages are available via gnip
News: Yammer takes the top prize of USD50K at TechCrunch50 and Congratulations, Yammer, But Get Ready To Rumble!
But both services are not ready for the Enterprise.
| Features | yammer | present.ly |
| Internal Deployment (Critical for IT) | No | Yes |
| Groups | No | Yes |
| Attachments | No | Yes |
| Following users and tags | Yes | No |
| Auto completion while typing | Yes | No |
| Threaded view of messages | Yes | No |
| Changing messages with version management | No | No |
| Granular Privacy Control | No | No |
| UI / Usability | Better | So So |
Let me summarize!
The first feature of Yammer is “The Solution to Email Overload”. We need a solution to Email 
Anyway, what is really needed for the Enterprise
Linking to the latest blog posts of both Yammer and Present.ly so that they can see this feedback !
present.ly: Introducing Text Attachments
Yammer: Following is your friend
Update on 2008 oct 10 – Enterprise Microblogging Mashable Style, Best Buy’s Enterprise Twitter
Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: “What are you working on?”
As employees answer that question, a feed is created in one central location enabling co-workers to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions, and share links and other information. Yammer also serves as a company directory in which every employee has a profile and as a knowledge base where past conversations can be easily accessed and referenced.
Update Yammer Takes Top Prize At TechCrunch50 (USD50K) – Congrats
Features needed to take off in a bigco are..
If FriendFeed is Twitter on Steroids, what would be FriendFeed on Steroids?
update on 2009 Aug 16 sunday – Like Scoble, I too had great plans for friendfeed But friendfeed accepted the facebook request
So I will update my wishes..
In Trends to Watch: Twitter in the Enterprise, Jevon MacDonald asks an important question “Will Twitter be a disaster in the Enterprise, or will it be a hit?”
Me:
Twitter-as-it-is will not be a hit!
But a twitter-like (easy to use) system or WordPress+PrologueTheme-like system that supports Andrew McAfee’s imagination in How to Hit the Enterprise Bullseye will be a BIG hit
“I imagine that successful enterprise Facebook equivalents will have much more advanced tools to allow members to actively exploit their networks by asking them for assistance, pumping them for information, etc. I also imagine that they’ll let users post answers to their most frequently-asked questions, then simply point seekers to this resource.”
Am working on such a eFe (enterprise Facebook equivalent) – Please use NextBestAction.com
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!