Twitter Purchases Summize

Increase your brain power by listening to this terrific interview with Twitter founder Evan Williams. Evan talks about the purchase of Summize.com - the "best of show" in Twitter search engines.

The whole Twitter paradigm has really made some significant changes in my business and in my day. The big bang has yet to occur though, as this technology and social communication transformation is shaping the way we connect in new and exciting ways.

The Twitter API

Twitter has been criticized for severely limiting API functionality and discriminating against most developers by only allowing four partners (one of which they just acquired) to access the “firehose” XMPP feed. Williams was very forthcoming in the interview and said they are still working through data policy issues. Friendfeed has the full XMPP feed, for example, and is using it to quickly gain market share at Twitter’s expense.