Comments on: Twitter Has Alzheimers http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444788 Mark Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:15:23 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444788 People can try to rationalize any way that they want, but at the end of the day any website blocking Google (and other search engines) from indexing pages is nothing but dumb long term, unless you're planning to be the next Facebook, in which case we're still waiting for a search engine that finds anything other then your friends if you start typing their name. Short term this type of strategy might be sound to drive more traffic to your site, but long term it's just crazy. People can try to rationalize any way that they want, but at the end of the day any website blocking Google (and other search engines) from indexing pages is nothing but dumb long term, unless you’re planning to be the next Facebook, in which case we’re still waiting for a search engine that finds anything other then your friends if you start typing their name. Short term this type of strategy might be sound to drive more traffic to your site, but long term it’s just crazy.

]]> By: Aaron Wong http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444705 Aaron Wong Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:57:36 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444705 I'd have to say that it's pretty ridiculous that Twitter prevents indexing in this manner. It is a seemingly smart business decision in that Twitter now has control over search information. You need to go to their site to find what you are looking for. Still, I think the public is a huge loss because of this. Twitter is also a great tool to give your friends instant updates accounting for where you were at, what you were thinking, your ideas at the time, and much more. It's a shame that this great way to chronicle your life, is not widely accessible. The internet is a public realm. I think that people should have the ability to decide if their content gets indexed or not. Thanks for raising relevant questions. I’d have to say that it’s pretty ridiculous that Twitter prevents indexing in this manner. It is a seemingly smart business decision in that Twitter now has control over search information. You need to go to their site to find what you are looking for. Still, I think the public is a huge loss because of this. Twitter is also a great tool to give your friends instant updates accounting for where you were at, what you were thinking, your ideas at the time, and much more. It’s a shame that this great way to chronicle your life, is not widely accessible. The internet is a public realm. I think that people should have the ability to decide if their content gets indexed or not. Thanks for raising relevant questions.

]]> By: Brian Mullins http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444698 Brian Mullins Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:05:09 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444698 I use twitter simply as a "blast" tool for mass marketing. While it would be nice to have twitter index your past conversations, I see it simply as being a tool to use (business or personal) for "notifying" people you have something interesting on another marketing tool (FB, blog, etc). It may be a good thing it doesn't fully index things as in 30 years from now, the potential president of the United States may have to answer his "I so g0t wasted last night and hooked up with my econ professor" tweet. While for SEO purposes it would be beneficial to store it, I think there are better tools out there to deliver your message above or outside of "twitter noise". I use twitter simply as a “blast” tool for mass marketing. While it would be nice to have twitter index your past conversations, I see it simply as being a tool to use (business or personal) for “notifying” people you have something interesting on another marketing tool (FB, blog, etc). It may be a good thing it doesn’t fully index things as in 30 years from now, the potential president of the United States may have to answer his “I so g0t wasted last night and hooked up with my econ professor” tweet.

While for SEO purposes it would be beneficial to store it, I think there are better tools out there to deliver your message above or outside of “twitter noise”.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444603 Andy Beard Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:11:31 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444603 My readers run businesses, I run a business My Twitter account is under my own name, but connected to my blog, thus part of my business. My database of email correspondence goes back over 10 years, just 4-5 years within gmail, 5+ years of Skype etc Twitter, at least through a Google search only goes back 6 months or less, and that is mainly through luck, and not comprehensive They deliberately block tweets from normal indexing and their own search it would be giving it a complement calling it inadequate.. in many ways it is deliberately crippled. When I get some time my next post in this series will question why my content is being held to ransom. My readers run businesses, I run a business

My Twitter account is under my own name, but connected to my blog, thus part of my business.

My database of email correspondence goes back over 10 years, just 4-5 years within gmail, 5+ years of Skype etc

Twitter, at least through a Google search only goes back 6 months or less, and that is mainly through luck, and not comprehensive

They deliberately block tweets from normal indexing and their own search it would be giving it a complement calling it inadequate.. in many ways it is deliberately crippled.

When I get some time my next post in this series will question why my content is being held to ransom.

]]> By: Teena http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444601 Teena Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:11:09 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444601 What do you mean? I'm saying that It’s a social networking site to which you update your friends on what you’re doing or up to. What do you mean? I’m saying that It’s a social networking site to which you update your friends on what you’re doing or up to.

]]> By: TK Machwan http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444599 TK Machwan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:22:38 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444599 I don't like twitter lot. But i think it's a good way of link back or to increase the followings and followers, as you can immediately tweets on it and it can be shared with others at the moment you have tweeted. I disagree with some members who have called twitter as a bookmarking site. t's just a sharing of ideas. I don’t like twitter lot. But i think it’s a good way of link back or to increase the followings and followers, as you can immediately tweets on it and it can be shared with others at the moment you have tweeted. I disagree with some members who have called twitter as a bookmarking site. t’s just a sharing of ideas.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444587 Andy Beard Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:45:57 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444587 SO you are saying you are not meant to be able to find the conversations you have with your friends? SO you are saying you are not meant to be able to find the conversations you have with your friends?

]]> By: Teena http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444583 Teena Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:42:36 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444583 Well for me I think twitter was not meant to be used as a form or tool in promoting one's site. It's a social networking site to which you update your friends on what you're doing or up to. Well for me I think twitter was not meant to be used as a form or tool in promoting one’s site. It’s a social networking site to which you update your friends on what you’re doing or up to.

]]> By: Nofollow: Twitter Now Distrusts Everything You Say | SEOptimise http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444516 Nofollow: Twitter Now Distrusts Everything You Say | SEOptimise Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:03:34 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444516 [...] attribute and other hurdles lead to very poor indexing and searchability of tweets. In other words: Your tweets get lost very quickly. In order to archive your tweets and relationships you basically need a third party tool or rather [...] [...] attribute and other hurdles lead to very poor indexing and searchability of tweets. In other words: Your tweets get lost very quickly. In order to archive your tweets and relationships you basically need a third party tool or rather [...]

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/2646/twitter-has-alzheimers.html#comment-444491 Andy Beard Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:10:25 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/?p=2646#comment-444491 I am sure they have much deeper archives, after all each Tweet is only 140 characters and the other database fields can't be huge. I am sure they have much deeper archives, after all each Tweet is only 140 characters and the other database fields can’t be huge.

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