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I think Dorsey is too minimalistic. It was the reason why Twitter is losing traffic to IG and Medium (ironic). Vine lost to IG video because you couldn't follow

I think Dorsey is too minimalistic. It was the reason why Twitter is losing traffic to IG and Medium (ironic). Vine lost to IG video because you couldn't follow Vine accounts via the Twitter website at the beginning. Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. https://medium.com/@hungrycharles/3-things-twitter-can-do-to-make-it-the-most-popular-social-network-c62d0d7695e6 https://medium.com/@hungrycharles/3-things-twitter-can-do-to...

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- markcerqueira 11y ago
  Instagram.
kposehn 11y ago
> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. What makes you say that?
acchow 11y ago
> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. Uniqlo? Whole Foods?
- rebelidealist 11y ago
  Many small biz retailers form clothing store, restaurant, even bigger coffeeshops have told me this.
  - nostrademons 11y ago
    I see Square all over the place now. Maker Faire uses it; we bought our Christmas tree with it; the ferry to Angel Island uses it; we bought some vodka from a tiny distillery in Seattle with it; we found a great smoked fish shack in Central California that uses it. All these places were cash-only before Square. There's certainly a lot of competition in the space, but I'm amazed at how different the small business landscape is from 3 years ago. Previously many places that weren't big chains were cash-only; now virtually nobody is, and many of them are using Square (& competitors) to take credit cards.
    - abakker 11y ago
      http://readwrite.com/2014/12/19/square-starbucks-mobile-payments-partnership-over http://readwrite.com/2014/12/19/square-starbucks-mobile-paym... Of relevance - Square is still a backend payment processor for several companies, even if it doesn't have the device on the front end. They still process payments for Starbucks, in lieu of Bank of America. It is not clear whether they make any money at it, though.
    - caseyf7 11y ago
      Great smoked fish shack? Tell me more!
      - nostrademons 11y ago
        http://www.yelp.com/biz/ruddells-smokehouse-cayucos-2 http://www.yelp.com/biz/ruddells-smokehouse-cayucos-2
raverbashing 11y ago
> Vine lost to IG video because you couldn't follow Vine accounts via the Twitter website at the beginning Also their app was one of the worse I had the displeasure of using on a mobile phone. Really. Instagram did the concept much, much better.

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markcerqueira 11y ago
Instagram.

kposehn 11y ago

> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. What makes you say that?

acchow 11y ago

> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it. Uniqlo? Whole Foods?

rebelidealist 11y ago
Many small biz retailers form clothing store, restaurant, even bigger coffeeshops have told me this.
- nostrademons 11y ago
  I see Square all over the place now. Maker Faire uses it; we bought our Christmas tree with it; the ferry to Angel Island uses it; we bought some vodka from a tiny distillery in Seattle with it; we found a great smoked fish shack in Central California that uses it. All these places were cash-only before Square. There's certainly a lot of competition in the space, but I'm amazed at how different the small business landscape is from 3 years ago. Previously many places that weren't big chains were cash-only; now virtually nobody is, and many of them are using Square (& competitors) to take credit cards.
  - abakker 11y ago
    http://readwrite.com/2014/12/19/square-starbucks-mobile-payments-partnership-over http://readwrite.com/2014/12/19/square-starbucks-mobile-paym... Of relevance - Square is still a backend payment processor for several companies, even if it doesn't have the device on the front end. They still process payments for Starbucks, in lieu of Bank of America. It is not clear whether they make any money at it, though.
  - caseyf7 11y ago
    Great smoked fish shack? Tell me more!
    - nostrademons 11y ago
      http://www.yelp.com/biz/ruddells-smokehouse-cayucos-2 http://www.yelp.com/biz/ruddells-smokehouse-cayucos-2

raverbashing 11y ago

> Vine lost to IG video because you couldn't follow Vine accounts via the Twitter website at the beginning Also their app was one of the worse I had the displeasure of using on a mobile phone. Really. Instagram did the concept much, much better.