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There are better alternatives to Twitter out there. It’s time for everybody to move on.
I think Gab.ai is competitor, thats gaining popularity.
Twitter should be a public utility.
Why? The only thing twitter does better than basically anything is: Has a giant userbase containing many influential Internet celebrities. Except for that it is inferior in almost every single way, starting with the ridiculously low character limit, continuing with the spam everyone all the time etc the list goes on. Hey, even google+ is better in several ways, except for the part about Internet celebrities.
On spam, I don't know what you're talking about, because I get no spam. I'm @alexelcu on Twitter, my account is from 2008 and I'm counting about 20 blocked accounts corresponding to about 20 spams I got in 8 years, which is actually rather impressive.
I think people complaining about the char limit don't understand the value of Twitter.
And no, Google+ seriously sucks, I could rant all day about how much Google+ sucks. And you know what? Google+ wouldn't need Internet celebrities if it would be compatible with the open Internet, but it isn't ;-)
Google acquiring Twitter is actually the best end result here. Salesforce is probably the worst. Lots of people hate the idea of a Google acquisition, but I think it's well suited because: - Google learnt from its mistakes with Google+ and is eager to not repeat them - The company is a very different one now from years ago - Google doesn't want to mess up identity again, so that wouldn't be an issue - Google mostly j…
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If it's Google then cue endless jokes about shutting it down. I'm not saying they don't have some issues with their corporate attention span but I do get sick of that one being wheeled out without any real insight or cause.
Google wasn't given that reputation randomly or casually. They earned it through their actions and they deserve the consequences. People who don't know the pattern deserve to be educated about it. I weaned myself from Twitter when they added the algorithmic timeline but if I hadn't, I'd begin doing it now and I would be better off for starting it now at my own pace than later, forced to abruptly.
Other Oracle acquisitions: Datastax, push.io, Collective Intellect, etc.
Google acquiring Twitter is actually the best end result here. Salesforce is probably the worst. Lots of people hate the idea of a Google acquisition, but I think it's well suited because: - Google learnt from its mistakes with Google+ and is eager to not repeat them - The company is a very different one now from years ago - Google doesn't want to mess up identity again, so that wouldn't be an issue - Google mostly j…
> Google learnt from its mistakes with Google+ and is eager to not repeat them Google has learned nothing from their mistakes. As evidence their real name policy is still active. Contrast with Twitter where a lot of users have fake names. And yes, you can find hateful users on Twitter and I know of some folks that have been harassed, but the community I'm active in is very professional and civilized and the conversat…
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