The Father Of RSS And Blogging Talks Twitter. Here’s What I Think

Dave Winer, 53, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software
Today he was talking Twitter and whether or not they are the next Netscape; in the sense that they may soon be following in a market that they created.
Twitter has yet to come up with a business model, which he compares to Netscape’s first mover advantage and lack of direction that allowed Microsoft to come in and swalllow the market.
Dave says Twitter should narrow the focus, welcome the competitors, and reserve for itself the position of the naming authority instead of spreading themselves too thin.
Twitter in January is supposedly going to make some big announcements regarding their business model. Many are anxious to hear, including the big guys.
Personally, I think that Twitter will keep the stronghold in the personal micro-blog space. I forsee them launching ‘groups’, an embed API for blogs/websites to use, and real time updating text ads with words typed. These developments can help bring advertisers and will please users looking for a place to belong inside Twitter. As for enterprise, Cisco or Oracle will take the micro-updates space to a new level. Twitter and Yammer will never be able to successfully compete in that arena on their own.