Twitter is a fad

   Yeah, it's a fad. F-A-D. I said it when the service first started gaining critical mass and I said it again when Ashton Kutcher became the King of Twitter. This is the third time I'm saying it and that's because I tend to reiterate when I'm right. I'll list some other recent fads that have faded:

1) Crocs
2) Wheelies Sneakers
3) Scooters

   Okay, maybe the most recent scooter phase died down a few years ago but it's late and I'm about to wind down for the night. Fads blaze brightly for a short while before they die down and they never regain their popularity ever again. In the midst of a fad's prime, everyone thinks it's going to be the next big game-changer but it never is. It's just another short-lived pop culture phenomenon that's adopted by a lot of people but abandoned after the fad is over.

   How long before Twitter is relegated to the abandoned phase? Give it another year. By then, Twitter will be like Friendster. Remember that social network which used to be THE social network before Facebook ate everyone's lunch? That's Twitter in another year. Come to think of it, that's Groupon in another year too.