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Comment I left on his blog: Would you say this is a shift we're seeing across the entire tech industry? In my opinion, throughout the 90's and early 00's tech

by pxlpshr 18y ago

Comment I left on his blog: Would you say this is a shift we're seeing across the entire tech industry? In my opinion, throughout the 90's and early 00's technology was compared by a lengthy feature-set, but not necessarily by accessibility -- the human factor. The entire PC industry is losing ground to gaming consoles and Apple for a fundamental reason: it's not what the product can do as a whole, but what it can do for ME as efficient and perfectionate as possible. Technology has been over-complicated in many instances, the people & companies that can humanize it are going to win in the next era. my 2 cents. PS. I have this taped to my monitor and live by it: "Brands can’t be commoditized, and features inevitably are." - Jason Calacanis. Twitter has become a lifestyle brand... it's unstoppable.

redrobot5050 18y ago
Yeah. Until it runs out of money without a business plan. Then it will stop...rather suddenly.
- pxlpshr 18y ago
  If Twitter lacks a business plan, then Briteny Spears is a virgin and she does not have a twitter account. (@britneyspears) With the number of enterprises/companies/marketers/PR/CR/etc. using the service, if Twitter hasn't found a viable business model then it deserves to die. Maybe I'm oversimplifying the task here but from this armchair — it seems to be pretty simple, and a matter of flicking the switch when the time is right. I suppose you could say the same thing about Facebook, but I think they got too caught up in global growth, relied heavily on ad revenue, overextended themselves, and now face the challenge of reaching profitability with a heavy burn (700+ employees) on their back.
  - redrobot5050 18y ago
    The number of people who communicate using the service when its free != the utility of a commercial service that's charging you to help customers. It never hurts to add "one more" free tool to your promotional toolset. That said, if its $.75/update for @britneyspears, it makes more sense for them to just post info on her facebook "fan" page. Or leak it to TMZ. Again, Customer Service through twitter while free == awesome. Paying for it, when you're already paying for an outsourced Customer Service Center (like Comcast and Time Warner cable do) not so much benefit.
jasonmcalacanis 18y ago
I said that? That's a good observation... I'm kinda of shocked. :-)
- pxlpshr 18y ago
  Lol, you're so transparent and open online it's probably hard to keep track. http://calacanis.com/2008/11/06/the-future-of-startups/ http://calacanis.com/2008/11/06/the-future-of-startups/ #7 stole my heart, I come from advertising. ;)

by pxlpshr 18y ago

redrobot5050 18y ago

Yeah. Until it runs out of money without a business plan. Then it will stop...rather suddenly.

pxlpshr 18y ago
If Twitter lacks a business plan, then Briteny Spears is a virgin and she does not have a twitter account. (@britneyspears) With the number of enterprises/companies/marketers/PR/CR/etc. using the service, if Twitter hasn't found a viable business model then it deserves to die. Maybe I'm oversimplifying the task here but from this armchair — it seems to be pretty simple, and a matter of flicking the switch when the time is right. I suppose you could say the same thing about Facebook, but I think they got too caught up in global growth, relied heavily on ad revenue, overextended themselves, and now face the challenge of reaching profitability with a heavy burn (700+ employees) on their back.
- redrobot5050 18y ago
  The number of people who communicate using the service when its free != the utility of a commercial service that's charging you to help customers. It never hurts to add "one more" free tool to your promotional toolset. That said, if its $.75/update for @britneyspears, it makes more sense for them to just post info on her facebook "fan" page. Or leak it to TMZ. Again, Customer Service through twitter while free == awesome. Paying for it, when you're already paying for an outsourced Customer Service Center (like Comcast and Time Warner cable do) not so much benefit.

jasonmcalacanis 18y ago

I said that? That's a good observation... I'm kinda of shocked. :-)

pxlpshr 18y ago
Lol, you're so transparent and open online it's probably hard to keep track. http://calacanis.com/2008/11/06/the-future-of-startups/ http://calacanis.com/2008/11/06/the-future-of-startups/ #7 stole my heart, I come from advertising. ;)