Comments on: Twitter Acquisition Talks http://www.boalt.com/blog/2008/11/twitter-acquisition-talks/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:01:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Derek http://www.boalt.com/blog/2008/11/twitter-acquisition-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Derek Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:37:48 +0000 http://www.boalt.com/blog/?p=249#comment-36 I think it could be a potentially horrible blunder. I love twitter, just the way it is, even with its scaling issues and random downtimes (see: twitterpiller). I think that if something as huge as facebook (even though I do use it daily) were to acquire it, they would not hold true to the simplistic ideals that twitter has come to be known for (at least in my mind). I would love to see twitter come up with some semblance of a business model and start generating its own revenue (see: Recent post that said over 50% of twitter users would pay to use it). I think it could be a potentially horrible blunder. I love twitter, just the way it is, even with its scaling issues and random downtimes (see: twitterpiller).

I think that if something as huge as facebook (even though I do use it daily) were to acquire it, they would not hold true to the simplistic ideals that twitter has come to be known for (at least in my mind).

I would love to see twitter come up with some semblance of a business model and start generating its own revenue (see: Recent post that said over 50% of twitter users would pay to use it).

]]> By: Shaun http://www.boalt.com/blog/2008/11/twitter-acquisition-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Shaun Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:48:44 +0000 http://www.boalt.com/blog/?p=249#comment-35 Probably would drop twitter if they were bought by facebook. not a big fan of facebook Probably would drop twitter if they were bought by facebook. not a big fan of facebook

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