When I first set out to create the RandomTweets.com site a couple of months ago, I knew it would be fun for me, but I didn't know how well the internet audience in general would perceive it. It has of course been a blast for me and while the jury is still out on the rest of the world, there are at least a few people who are enjoying the site and talking about it.
One of the things that I overlooked when analyzing the potential popularity of the site was the recursive nature of links that featuring a post in the top ten would provide. It has created some pretty good buzz much faster than I anticipated. When someone finds that one of their posts has been listed on the site they tend to create a new post or blog entry saying something like, "Cool. I had a post listed on RandomTweets.com - check it out." This in turn brings more people to the site and triggers side conversations about the site on Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce and blogs.
Following is a quick list of some posts made on Twitter and Jaiku when users have found a previous post on RandomTweets or RandomJaikus:
- http://victoriapotter.jaiku.com/presence/17930569
- http://ariane.jaiku.com/presence/17884767
- http://ariane.jaiku.com/presence/18394458
- http://digisal.jaiku.com/presence/18395699
- http://twitter.com/LisaMaree/statuses/412467862
Here are a couple of blog that do the same:
I'd like to think all the people who made the posts above for supporting RandomTweets, RandomJaikus, and RandomPownce. I hope you continue to get enjoyment from the sites and I hope you continue to see some of your posts highlighted in the future. Keep posting funny, interesting, and newsworthy comments and I'm sure you'll see yourself listed here again.
