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> that doesn't seem like a flaw in the platform so much as a description of how the world works I think that is the flaw and issue that troubles Twitter most t
by ProAm 11y ago
> that doesn't seem like a flaw in the platform so much as a description of how the world works
I think that is the flaw and issue that troubles Twitter most today. You shouldn't need to 'prime the pump' per se with activity because one day in the future you may want to use it for real. Especially a social media pump where one accident, typo, bad joke may ruin your life (I admit this is a reach, but certainly possible). This flaw make it mainly useless for the common man.
It is how the world works, but it makes Twitter almost useless for 99% of it's users.
- tptacek 11y agoSo how should Twitter work so that it doesn't have this problem?
- ProAm 11y agoThat's the billion dollar answer that Twitter is looking for as we speak. A way to tune your incoming stream and to get your posts in front of eyes that matter is the answer, but how I have no clue. I don't know if Twitter tunes their stream like Facebook does their timeline, but something along the lines of that may help (without subscribing to specific hashtags). I honestly don't know if its the 'right' answer for Twitter's survivability. I've always felt Twitter was a more evolved advertising medium, and they should pursue building out that product. It's in essence a 30 second commercial, in between interesting content for the user, and is why I view it as best used by celebrities.