According to its website, “TipDrop is a place where people come to give and receive tips on just about anything. When you see a tip sheet you know something about, simply answer the question: What do you know about that?”
In essence, TipDrop does not want to pretend that it cares about what you are doing; it’s the tips they want from you.
It also works on this credibility system that basically leverages on the power of word of mouth. Users can vote for the best tips provided and as a result, help good tips gain credibility. The higher the credibility, the more users could “trust“ the tips provided. The credibility engine filters information and keeps the best tips on top.
So is TipDrop better than Twitter? Even with 1 million page views in its first 5 days, I wouldn’t say it is better or worse because it’s different (besides the following and follower idea of course). TipDrop is more focused, as it is built for users to share tips and information. Due to this fact, it probably would not attract the younger age group as much as Twitter and Facebook do. TipDrop is specifically for people who are hungry for tips and information. Twitter on the other hand, is more general and flexible with respect to content.
TipDrop is definitely going to be popular but as I see, it can never replace Twitter. Simply because users can micro-blog about anything there, which makes things more intriguing.
Depending on your motive, either of the two micro-blogging platforms might work better for you.
