No one has time for it. Why not take something like oneforty and embed it into twitter.com, and make the apps more like plugins. I'd straight away install anti

No one has time for it. Why not take something like oneforty and embed it into twitter.com, and make the apps more like plugins. I'd straight away install anti-spam. They could even model this system after a combination of wordpress.com and its large userbase with customization options, and wordpress.org self-installations, with a new nicely integrated plugin directory and manager. I'd go far as to say, if I could start a startup tomorrow with many resources at my fingertips, I'd compete with Twitter in this way. (well I'd hold onto Twitter at first, but then let go once I have enough momentum. I'd also try and ride FB.) It's a no-brainer (at least to me). If they want to make Twitter ubiquitous (as was envisioned by Ev or Biz), it will need to improve in many areas, one even being a possible network layer.