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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      6/ This means, no VR, no "moments", no weird stomping on Meerkat with Periscope etc.

      2 replies 6 retweets 36 likes
    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      7/ Next, solve for safety, safety, safety as top 3 foundational features. A single harassed/trolled/doxxed person is one too many.

      5 replies 5 retweets 48 likes
    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      8/ Then once core user base *trusts* that there is a basic standard of public safety. It's API time.

      2 replies 3 retweets 24 likes
    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      9/ Once safety is solved and under constant monitoring at lowest possible cost, take "messaging bus of the Internet" seriously.

      2 replies 7 retweets 35 likes
    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      10/ The absolutely crucial feature of twitter, central to ALL its value is that it's now the world's town square.

      1 reply 24 retweets 69 likes
    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      11/ Not email, not Facebook, not IRC, not Slack... NOTHING can connect random strangers across the planet the way Twitter can.

      3 replies 49 retweets 115 likes
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      12/ Example: Just yesterday, I created an 'East Africa' list for myself to instantly immerse myself in that region's public conversations.

      2 replies 3 retweets 25 likes
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      13/ Twitter would not be a feature-crazy all-things-to-all people. Simply rock solid open messaging foundation that can be built.

      2 replies 4 retweets 26 likes
    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      14/ Everything else? Powerful API for people to build biz models off. Don't do anything that a small dedicated vertical team might do better

      1 reply 5 retweets 29 likes
    10. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      15/ No schizophernia, no mind changes. Developer ecosystem can trust that Twitter won't try to capriciously eat/kill their ideas.

      1 reply 4 retweets 18 likes
      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 Oct 2016
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      16/ This means clear rules of engagement, 3rd party developers as friends rather than grudgingly accepted parasites.

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          17/ Twitter leadership will be autocratic authoritah, but not arbitrary or capricious. Play by rules, you win, Twitter wins too.

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          18/ Fundamentally, Twitter breaks private/public mental models of today, which means it's like a space station in sociological outer space

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