To clear differences in "hitokoto" for other messaging services, we would like to try comparing from some viewpoints.



Before comparison, we collect services lightly.



- Phone

-- Skype. Of course, "phones" and cell phones, too.



- Email

-- Outlook, Thunderbird like a client application and Gmail, Yahoo mail, Hotmail like a web mail.



- Blog

-- It has a comment field.



- Micro blog

-- Twitter



- Guestbook



- IM (Instance Messenger)

-- MSN Messenger, ICQ, IP Messenger



** Preparation

Cost to start a service.



- More

-- Phone

- Less : free, but you need a few times to install it or make account.

-- Email

-- IM

-- Micro blog

- (Almost) Nothing

-- hitokoto

--- To receiptor : they set up access logs or log analyzer for original purpose, not for messaging service.

--- To sender : they need to regist a bookmarklet.

- Nothing

-- Blog

-- Guestbook



** Messaging

Who can you send a message to?

- Limited : send to selected person only

-- Phone

-- Email

-- IM

-- hitokoto

- Unlimited : to everyone

-- Blog : sender sends a comment to author, but everyone can read it.

-- Micro blog

-- Guestbook



Is there a possibility of rejection message?

- Phone

-- There is a arrival denial service.

- Email

-- There is a possibility of removal by the spam filter.

- IM

-- None..?

- Blog

-- No comment field by setting.

- Micro blog

-- Non notification on default.

- Guestbook

- hitokoto

-- None. But we will add service to reject in future.



And number of person who send a message in the same time.

- One to one (basically)

-- Phone

-- Email : one to many, possible

-- IM : grouping, possible

-- Blog

-- hitokoto

- One to many

-- Micro blog

- Many to many

-- Guestbook



** Strength of communication

It means that you are forced response...

- Forced

-- Phone

-- Email

-- IM

- Unforced

-- Blog

-- Guestbook

- No need

-- Micro blog

-- hitokoto



and means continuation.

- Continuative

-- Phone

-- Email

-- IM

- Intermediate

-- Blog

-- Guestbook

- Single

-- Micro blog

-- hitokoto



You can't reply by "hitokoto"(refer to the link below) and can't read a comment by other person. So it is a lighter communication tool than twitter.

http://www.w3jct.net/hitokoto/users.gsp#explanation



* Conclusion

These comparison makes clear the peculiarity of "hitokoto" that you can send a message to others surely and that's all.



We emphasize that you shold choise these services by their strengths and weaknesses, not superiority.