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From now on, news can break into public consciousness without the traditional press weighing in. The news media can end up covering the story *because* something has broken into public consciousness via other means.

The world we want to get to is - I want people to walk away from Twitter feeling that they learned something, and right now I feel walk people walk away from Twitter feeling outraged or feeling overwhelmed

If a Kardashian creates a profile on Twitter, that’s worth something to Twitter. And if she posts crazy stuff 5 times per day, that’s worth a lot more. But if she never posts, that teaches the other nodes that Twitter isn’t cool. It indicated she has un-bonded, and it will have a negative impact on the network value. So you have to design carefully... See more

he Multiplayer Internet needs a Gradient of Presence.

We can be: ...

Alone in Alone Spaces

Alone in Together Spaces

Together in Alone Spaces

Together in Together Spaces

but the presence is a spectrum:

Lean In (Dominant)

Leank Back (Ambient)

So if we want to understand why network effects often fail to lead to marketplace monopolies, we should start by considering the Thumbtacks against the Taskrabbits, the Tinders against the Bumbles, and the Upworks against the Fiverrs, all in relentless competition against mirror-image services. These services all have network effects in the traditi... See more

Spotify doesn’t have that sort of grip on the podcast industry, and it faces competition from some of the largest tech giants in the world.