> I don't necessarily agree that one should avoid re-solving "solved problems". Couldn't someone have argued that social media was a "solved problem" between MySpace, Friendster, LiveJournal, etc. before Facebook and Twitter came along?
Facebook and Twitter each, as I see it, sought out to solve very specific different problems -- that other alternatives had not at the time. Now, each branched out (and drifted) once successful, and those problems were put under the broader label of "social media", but they weren't really the same as either each other or pre-existing players in the broader "social media" space.
Not sure exactly how I'd articulate FB, but Twitter was all about providing a common one-to-many messaging platform that could be used online and via SMS.
Facebook and Twitter each, as I see it, sought out to solve very specific different problems -- that other alternatives had not at the time. Now, each branched out (and drifted) once successful, and those problems were put under the broader label of "social media", but they weren't really the same as either each other or pre-existing players in the broader "social media" space.
Not sure exactly how I'd articulate FB, but Twitter was all about providing a common one-to-many messaging platform that could be used online and via SMS.