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Twitter is a great product that lacks an effective business model. A similarly influential product that has been used widely for many years (Wikipedia) didn't h
by zelias 11y ago
Twitter is a great product that lacks an effective business model. A similarly influential product that has been used widely for many years (Wikipedia) didn't have to deal with this problem because they are a non-profit.
Maybe the only way to save Twitter the product is to kill Twitter the business.
- johncolanduoni 11y agoI don't think Twitter will receive the kind of donations Wikipedia does, from either individuals or institutions. The increasingly toxic nature of discourse on Twitter (whether you agree with what people are saying in a particular instance or not, most viewpoints end up being accompanied with death threats and doxing) makes it unlikely they can make a successful case for filling an important need of humanity.
- digi_owl 11y agoFrankly i see that kind of behavior spreading across the net in recent years. I find myself thinking it started with Anonymous getting a bunch of press for similar antics. And over time other individuals and groups have adopted them to further their own goals. Hell, some of it may well be organized as a kind of online cointelpro.