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on Dec 24, 2012
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Dangling by a Trivial Feature
Why is Twitter a good idea? It's clearly an idea that's achieved traction with a userbase, but what is it about Twitter that makes it a "good" idea?
mikecane
on Dec 24, 2012
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People like to chat with other people in real time. CompuServe's CB Simulator was a huge money draw for them (back then you paid per minute of connect-time).
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