In summation: all of this has happened before and will happen again. Winer is pointing out the cycle of birth, stagnation and rebirth from his perspective. In

In summation: all of this has happened before and will happen again. Winer is pointing out the cycle of birth, stagnation and rebirth from his perspective. In regards to twitter in specific, I believe that it will take quite a lot to dethrone the reigning king. Any new service will have to be compatible, incorporate and be a superset of twitter providing more functionality than the original without altering the simplicity.