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Then his job is find something else for Twitter to make. Facebook has launched a lot of experimental apps like Paper, Rooms, Slingshot, Messenger. And they boug

Then his job is find something else for Twitter to make. Facebook has launched a lot of experimental apps like Paper, Rooms, Slingshot, Messenger. And they bought Instagram which is very successful. Under Costolo Twitter bought vine and periscope, but they haven't tried to experiment with new app ideas internally.

ethanbond 11y ago
In what world is Paper, Rooms, or Slingshot even remotely successful? And obviously the messaging service attached to an already massive social network would be compelling, that's not really an "experimental app" by any definition.
- giarc 11y ago
  I don't think the commenter implied, or meant to imply they were successful.
  - ethanbond 11y ago
    Ah, my loose reading. I read it as "he must find something Twitter can be successful with, as Facebook... etc" I see now that I was wrong there!
- rufb 11y ago
  In that case, we'll give you: News Feed, Pages, Groups, Messenger, Events, the Platform, and Connect, which have all been pivotal to Facebook's success (I guess more than one of these has been the first time email was dethroned as unquestionable medium for doing some thing or another).
SandB0x 11y ago
Don't forget WhatsApp!
hockley 11y ago
If they went back to their roots as a messaging API for other apps, they would not have to build new apps. Become the messaging backbone for the Internet. That's plenty of scale to go after.
- nailer 11y ago
  Pretty sure that's the basis of removing the 140 char limit for DMs. Some people are way more likely to use Twitter than an 'SMS' type messenger that wants phone numbers that they don't know.
  - hkmurakami 11y ago
    Precisely the reason why LINE is so popular in Asia particularly between people who just met.
- deleted 11y ago
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- untog 11y ago
  > Become the messaging backbone for the Internet. That's plenty of scale to go after. Where's the money in that, though?
  - sjg007 11y ago
    In the data. Advertising, etc..
- scrollaway 11y ago
  I hope they don't. The last thing we need is a proprietary solution for "the messaging backbone for the internet". =/

ethanbond 11y ago

In what world is Paper, Rooms, or Slingshot even remotely successful? And obviously the messaging service attached to an already massive social network would be compelling, that's not really an "experimental app" by any definition.

giarc 11y ago
I don't think the commenter implied, or meant to imply they were successful.
- ethanbond 11y ago
  Ah, my loose reading. I read it as "he must find something Twitter can be successful with, as Facebook... etc" I see now that I was wrong there!
rufb 11y ago
In that case, we'll give you: News Feed, Pages, Groups, Messenger, Events, the Platform, and Connect, which have all been pivotal to Facebook's success (I guess more than one of these has been the first time email was dethroned as unquestionable medium for doing some thing or another).

SandB0x 11y ago

Don't forget WhatsApp!

hockley 11y ago

If they went back to their roots as a messaging API for other apps, they would not have to build new apps. Become the messaging backbone for the Internet. That's plenty of scale to go after.

nailer 11y ago
Pretty sure that's the basis of removing the 140 char limit for DMs. Some people are way more likely to use Twitter than an 'SMS' type messenger that wants phone numbers that they don't know.
- hkmurakami 11y ago
  Precisely the reason why LINE is so popular in Asia particularly between people who just met.
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untog 11y ago
> Become the messaging backbone for the Internet. That's plenty of scale to go after. Where's the money in that, though?
- sjg007 11y ago
  In the data. Advertising, etc..
scrollaway 11y ago
I hope they don't. The last thing we need is a proprietary solution for "the messaging backbone for the internet". =/