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One thing that wasn't clear to me until Arrington started talking about working with Twitter on this release, is that Twitter does have some non-legal leverage.
by tonystubblebine 17y ago
One thing that wasn't clear to me until Arrington started talking about working with Twitter on this release, is that Twitter does have some non-legal leverage. I'm pretty sure they regularly give TechCrunch early or insider access to Twitter news. They could just as easily move that preferential treatment over to Mashable or GigaOm. At this point, the "news" organization that probably matters most to Twitter is CNN, not TC.
As other people have noted, the actual documents released haven't amounted to more than a gigantic press release for Twitter. Now we know that they dream big and care about their employees. I'm sure that's killing them.
- hymanroth 17y agoThe documents are not so positive. They diss a large number of celebs, call GOOG and MSFT 'distractions' and really go to town on Marissa Mayer.
- tonystubblebine 17y agoWhat's wrong with calling GOOG and MSFT distractions? I think almost every new company immediately gets hit by the biz dev people who want to start talking about deals. For the most part you just have to focus on yourself and your customers, so these advances can be really distracting. I guess the Kanye West stuff is a little harsh, I'll grant you that.