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Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo Is Stepping Down

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Post by lylo »

dchuk wrote: post #78

How come Twitter doesn't lift the character limit on tweets? Then you could allow content writers to write a more coherent thought (IE not breaking it into a 20+ message tweet storm) and then normal length tweets could serve just as comments. Lifting the character limit could make Twitter a publishing powerhouse over night. With the right API support, writers could write their content on Twitter and have it appear as…

I'm surprised they haven't added something along the lines of docs.twitter.com that allowed Twitter to host/own long form copy but linking to it via short URLs just as they do with photos. Best of both worlds or too fragmented/confusing?

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Post by return0 »

dchuk wrote: post #78

How come Twitter doesn't lift the character limit on tweets? Then you could allow content writers to write a more coherent thought (IE not breaking it into a 20+ message tweet storm) and then normal length tweets could serve just as comments. Lifting the character limit could make Twitter a publishing powerhouse over night. With the right API support, writers could write their content on Twitter and have it appear as…

it would be impossible to follow such a text-storm for any human.

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Post by wozniacki »

maerek wrote: post #92

From an update to the article: [Update: On the conference call, Costolo said he initiated internal conversations about leaving at the end of last year, and that following discussions in Feburary and his decision to step down, Twitter decided to begin the CEO search. Costolo said he chose to leave now because he thought staying on through the CEO search would cause scrutiny to intensify. During the Q&A, Twitter execs…

On a related note, Jack is said to forgo compensation for his interim role at Twitter.[1]

That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback.

[1] Jack Dorsey to forgo salary to lead Twitter

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jack-dorsey-to-forgo-salary...

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Post by walterbell »

mortenjorck wrote: post #71
staunch wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The difference is Steve Jobs spent 10 years working on NeXT, developing a clearer vision of the PC and creating what became OSX. Jack Dorsey spent 5 years doing POS systems and credit card processing deals at Square. Twitter isn't lacking for a "Twitter Pay" feature. Dorsey's original idea for Twttr was a service that let you group SMS what club you're at to your friends list. If he had been on his own it probably wo…

Actually, that might not be as silly as it sounds... What if Twitter tried to pivot into something like Patreon? They already have one of the world's largest social graphs of followers and creators; just add a payment layer and things could get quite interesting.

Flattr was making good progress in this area (tipping writers), then Twitter shut them out of the network.

http://blog.flattr.net/2013/04/twitter-is-forcing-us-to-drop...

"Twitter users create the favorite and just like they own their tweets they should own the result of their action. If you favorite something we argue that you should be able to decide what you want to do with the data you create. If you want to use it to give Flattr donations to other Twitter users you should be the one to make that decision."

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Post by jeffmould »

mpg33 wrote: post #68

Removing and preventing fake accounts should be they're no. 1 priority.

I know off topic, but I sort of agree, just not the #1 priority. The #1 priority should be to fix their implementation of 2FA. It is completely baffling why a company that faces many user account hacks has such a limited implementation. I know many users that manage multiple accounts and to limit them to implementing 2FA to only one account per phone number makes no sense to me.

As for the fake accounts I think they flourish on Twitter not just because it is social media, but also because of the follower limits. There is a whole underground business of fake accounts to get real users over the 2000 follower mark initially and even higher as the account grows as followers to following becomes out of whatever proportion Twitter sets. I think if they eliminated or adjusted the 2000 follower limit (there are other ways to detect spam accounts besides limiting the account to 2000 followers until they cross a threshold) it would help some with deterring this issue.

Sorry rant over :)

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Post by binxbolling »

larrys wrote: post #98
Kalium wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes, I think it would be for the best if the USG had a way to acqui-hire companies that are best suited to be public services.

Then you end up with the "postal service".

Which is wildly successful and doesn't cost us taxpayers a dime. If our "leaders" stopped actively sabotaging the USPS, it could be doing even better.

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Post by jgrahamc »

wozniacki wrote: post #103
maerek wrote: post #92

From an update to the article: [Update: On the conference call, Costolo said he initiated internal conversations about leaving at the end of last year, and that following discussions in Feburary and his decision to step down, Twitter decided to begin the CEO search. Costolo said he chose to leave now because he thought staying on through the CEO search would cause scrutiny to intensify. During the Q&A, Twitter execs…

On a related note, Jack is said to forgo compensation for his interim role at Twitter.[1] That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback. [1] Jack Dorsey to forgo salary to lead Twitter http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jack-dorsey-to-forgo-salary...

That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback.

Why? The article you link to says: "Dorsey requested no compensation for his role until the company's compensation committee agrees on a package when it conducts its annual assessment and the setting of executive compensation later in the year"

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Post by nostrademons »

rebelidealist wrote: post #65
acchow wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. Uniqlo? Whole Foods?

Many small biz retailers form clothing store, restaurant, even bigger coffeeshops have told me this.

I see Square all over the place now. Maker Faire uses it; we bought our Christmas tree with it; the ferry to Angel Island uses it; we bought some vodka from a tiny distillery in Seattle with it; we found a great smoked fish shack in Central California that uses it. All these places were cash-only before Square.

There's certainly a lot of competition in the space, but I'm amazed at how different the small business landscape is from 3 years ago. Previously many places that weren't big chains were cash-only; now virtually nobody is, and many of them are using Square (& competitors) to take credit cards.

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