Has Twitter gone nuts? They've spent the year blocking the most popular third-party applications and restricting user access, all the while limiting the features of their own applications. What are they thinking? It seems a calculated move to drive users toward their website, but in this age of mobile, that just might be the stupidest thing a company could … [Read more...] about Twitter’s Anti-Client Moves Aren’t Crazy (But It’s a Stupid Strategy)
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Why I’m Supporting Twitter Competitor App.Net, Even Though It Will Fail
Twitter has some serious critical mass behind it. Honestly, it's unstoppable. So why did I just pledge actual money to support App.Net, a competing project that will most certainly fail? Because twitter is too important a communication channel to leave to Twitter, Inc. And they need to hear from us, the users, before they destroy their service. A Sad Old Story It's the … [Read more...] about Why I’m Supporting Twitter Competitor App.Net, Even Though It Will Fail