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What problem did Twitter solve?
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#2None. It's a fallacy to believe a startup has to invariably solve a problem to go out there; companies like Foursquare or Zynga weren't solving much either.
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#3the world was tweatless. they fixed it ;-)
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#41. Blogging was too much effort
2. Not having everyone's mobile number to send SMS messages to the world
3. The need to be heard - even with nothing to say
4. Provides a tenuous form of contact with celebrity.
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#5It started out solving the one-to-many messaging problem (i.e sms for groups; what whatsapp and the kin are going after now)
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#6Stupid confession: I can't figure out how to use twitter. I have asked. And asked. I can't wrap my brain around it.
So I honestly have no idea what the point is.
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#7Twitter solved the problem of dead-easy, publish-from-anywhere communication.
Restricting the length of a tweet solved the (perceived?) problem of having to say something meaningful in order to publish on the web. They removed many of the barriers to publishing and by virtue of getting a large user base solved the problem of reaching a large, captive audience for free.
More than anything, they solved the problem of there being no platform in existence that was adequately public, connected, and pointless enough to contain the terse, unsolicited musings of the modern human mind.
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#8They blew up because it became the first mainstream way to contact celebrities. They are staying where they are because it's a great service.
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#9Fan clubs. The desire to have them, the desire to participate easily in them. The ability to create new ones, and to connect with other similar clubs.
Humans gotta do things to each other, or individually they go mad.
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#10People like to talk (tweet). People like others to listen to them talk (follow). People like validation (retweets, followers). People have short attention spans (140 chars). People like to be "in the know" (alternative to news source rss feed). People like to feel important (verified).
People will always be people. Twitter isn't a new idea. It just lets people be people.