Jaiku vs. Twitter

VS.


Well, it wasn't long that there was going to be another alternative to Twitter. That's what happens when something new comes along, there's going to be a rival to the first thing.

This new alternative is called Jaiku, and according to 606 Tech, this seems to be a force to be reckoned with. Apparently, I just found out that Leo Laporte has switched from Twitter to Jaiku. If you don't know Leo Laporte, he's the tech guy on Call for Help and also This Week In Tech (or otherwise known as TWiT), which I listen to his podcasts on my iPod.

So what's the difference between Jaiku and Twitter? Well according to the 606 Tech article, it is "the ease with which any feed can be added to your account, for your own purposes as well as your friends". This is part of the trend of online social behaviour. Think of Jaiku and Twitter as a blending between instant messaging and blogging. In a way, it's like a mini-blog because there are status updates in chronological order like a blog. In another way, it's like instant messaging because you can post messages to other friends and they can reply back. With Jaiku, you can read and post from your phone.

I haven't played around with Twitter or Jaiku, just for the fact that I too might be addicted!

On Technorati: Jaiku, Twitter