CitySpeek Takes on Twitter with Integrated Video

Twitter is good and nice, but what if something better comes out? Will you abandon Twitter and start building your microblogging clout all over again? Well, you might as well try the new service first before even thinking of abandoning your Twitter followers. After it didn’t take you overnight to build your current hugh Twitter followings right? So, if you care to try a new microblogging or microsharing service rather, you might want to check out CitySpeek.According to CitySpeek.com, their site is a communication portal that allows you to easily stay in contact with your friends, family, and other contacts through what it calls as the web newest and most efficient form of communication – microsharing. It’s simply a new term for microblogging and CitySpeek or any new company can use any name they want and it will still be microblogging.

CitySpeek like Twitter also gives you 140 characters per post update. This is a good thing for CitySpeek since they also allow cross-posting of CitySpeek updates to your Twitter account.

Now the difference between CitySpeek and Twitter is with the former’s integrated pictures and videos without the need for third-party application. The tool for posting photis and videos are built within the CitySpeek site. So, you can upload your photos or videos and then use them for posting your updates on your CitySpeek micro-sharing timeline.

CitySpeek also got tons of other features which alienates it from being just a mere stab at Twitter. It seems that the CitySpeek creators studied Twitter and other microblogging services to come up with their own robust microblogging application.

Strategically, the option of cross-posting to Twitter (using probably Twitter’s API), is a good alternative to not competing immediately and directly against Twitter.

CitySpeek is facing a tough challenge in trying to break into the microblogging niche dominated by Twitter and Friendfeed, but who know in time, it might get the attention and usage it needs to go up against Twitter in a head-to-head battle.

After all, we all need alternatives.

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