800+ Twi-shes, Unlimited Twi-cean
The most recent growth of twitter has been wild, to say the least. 10 days ago, twitter’s alexa ranking standed at 250, it stands at 47 as of this post. It has more than double the size within 2 weeks of time frame.
I think, without surprise:
Twitter will climb to top 20 in three months, that is bigger than Amazon in terms of traffic.
Twitter will climb to top 10 by the end of year, that is in par with big boys.
I did a quick study on just how many twitter apps are out there at the moment: 800+, that 800 fishes, or twishes patrolling the ocean, or twi-cean. Is it enough? Twitter now should have 5 to 7 million users. What do you think?
Following is the quick stats
Desk apps:
- Windows: 69
- Mac: 40
- Linux: 18
- Multiplatform: 62
Second life: 5
Other: 8 (such as Vtwitter, send msg to your twitter account directly from Zimbra webmail.
Web applications:
Ad Networks: 4 (such as adcause, Magpie)
Analytics: 3 (twitteranalyzer, tweetstats)
Badges and Widgets: 25
Business: 4 (such as twtQpon: a simple coupon creator for businesses)
Dating: 2
Diet and Exercise: 4
Entertainment: 16 (such as twtcard, twoilet)
Games: 3
Follow management: 35 (wefollow, …etc)
Gallary: 5
Local: 4, I especially like localtweeps.com, great concept, extremely simple UI; I also like bostontweet.com, Geofollow (not so much)
Marketplace: 1
Micropayment: 1, tipJoy
Media: 3, twitpic, tweetphoto(to be launched)
Multiaccount management: 3, split tweet, cotweet, tweet later etc
Personal Finanace: 2
Posting and Alerts: 90, most crowded
Productivity: 28
Search engine: 48 (tweetzi, twispot etc.)
Shopping: 4
Travel: 7 (arrivedOk, tweetmapper, twtTRip etc.)
Trends: 7 (twispot, twitscoop etc.)
Visual: 14 (twitsig etc.)
Visualization: 7 (tweetstats etc. mine is here)
Weather: 2
Other: 109 (tweetmeme, celebritytweet, etc.)
Mobile app: 55, (twitterfon etc.)
Jobs: 4 (twithire etc.)
Twitter directory: 15 (twitdom, twtbase, twitter fan wiki)
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