Each month on The Tipping Point we pick a theme for our podcasts. So in our May podcasts, we took a good look at Twitter. We didn’t cover what it is or what it does – there’s plenty of that out there. Instead, we dove deep to bring you: May in the Twitterverse.
Act One: Celebrity Gossip is a Real Business
Act Two: The Evolution of Twitter: What R U Doing?
Act Three: Schmownce and Twitter Clones

Featured in this podcast

Mark Bao, 17-year-old entrepreneur
Ajit D’Sa, web developer
Stephen Fry,  English actor on Twitter.
Laura Raposa, celebrity gossip columnist from The Boston Herald.
Schmownce - a brand new micro blogging platform.
Evan Williams, Co-Founder of Twitter (Excerpts from his February 2009 speech at TED.)

Music
(Licensed under the Creative Commons License)
HC7 - Finally
Josh Woodward - The Mission
Scott Altham - Hear Us

This week - Act Three: Twitter’s not the only game in town….

We spend some time with Ajit D’Sa co-owner of Trnsfer (a web development company) and one of the programmers behind the creation of a new micro blogging service called Schmownce. We’ll look at what happened to Pownce, what’s holding Twitter back and if there’s room for other micro-blogging channels.

Featured in this podcast:

Schmownce - a brand new micro blogging platform.

Mark Bao - 17 year-old Entrepreneur

From Tippingpoint Labs in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m Andrew Davis and each month we pick a theme for our podcasts - this month we’re talking about Twitter -   Each week we create a new podcast about that very same theme…

Last week - Act One:Celebrity Gossip is a real business… was unbelievably successful….

This week - Act Two: What Are You Doing? The Evolution of Twitter

In This Weeks Podcast:

Mark Bao, 17 year-old entrepreneur

Evan Williams, Co-Founder of Twitter (Excerpts from his February 2009 speech at TED.)

Music

Licensed under the Creative Commons License:

HC7 - Finally

Josh Woodward - The Mission

Scott Altham - Hear Us

My Question to You:

Is Twitter asking the right question? What are you doing?

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This podcast features:

• Stephen Fry, an English actor on Twitter.
• Laura Raposa, one of the Boston Herald’s Inside Track Gals.

Twitter is most certainly a sensation – is it a fad? Who knows… but it’s certainly intriguing. So today, we’re going to be looking at Twitter. We’re not going to cover what it is or what it does – there’s plenty of that out there. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into the Twitterverse. Yes, there’s a whole universe out there…

From Tippingpoint Labs in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m Andrew Davis, and this the very first podcast we’ve created for ourselves. It’s so new we don’t yet have a catchy name for it, in fact.

We here at Tippingpoint Labs have always envisioned creating a series of monthly podcasts: one short one each week, focusing on one theme for the entire month; each week, we’ll bring you a new story on that very same theme. And at the end of the month, we’ll repackage the month’s series into a half-hour show – with some new insight and updates. We invite you to consume the podcast however you want – small chunks or one big dump – it’s up to you…

Now, if you’re familiar with NPR’s This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass, great. I’m sure you’re thinking this podcast is just a rip off of Ira’s show – well, you’re right. Except… we’ve got a really creative twist. We’re focusing completely in the new media space. All of our themes will focus on creating or distributing content online.

And if you’re not familiar with This American Life - well, hopefully you think we’re just really smart.

So, this month’s theme…

140 Characters or Less – Welcome to the Twitterverse.

Act One: Celebrity Gossip is a Real Business