Comments on: Why Twitter doesn’t innovate http://www.techleader.co.za/henkkleynhans/2008/07/08/why-twitter-doesnt-innovate/ Thu, 17 May 2012 15:01:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Mandy de Waal http://www.techleader.co.za/henkkleynhans/2008/07/08/why-twitter-doesnt-innovate/#comment-24746 Mandy de Waal Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:46:42 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/henkkleynhans/2008/07/08/why-twitter-doesnt-innovate/#comment-24746 What Twitter has going for it is a fairly addictive basic - it is essentially narcissism meets voyeurism. A heady online mix that proves irresistible. (Well I'm certainly hooked!). I believe that forum type functionality ameliorates the lack of innovation - hence the ever growing popularity. I don't reckon Twitter's about to die just yet. Maybe fall over. Crack up. Splutter. Cough. But not die. What Twitter has going for it is a fairly addictive basic - it is essentially narcissism meets voyeurism. A heady online mix that proves irresistible. (Well I’m certainly hooked!). I believe that forum type functionality ameliorates the lack of innovation - hence the ever growing popularity. I don’t reckon Twitter’s about to die just yet. Maybe fall over. Crack up. Splutter. Cough. But not die.

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]]> By: jerith http://www.techleader.co.za/henkkleynhans/2008/07/08/why-twitter-doesnt-innovate/#comment-24623 jerith Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:13:13 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/henkkleynhans/2008/07/08/why-twitter-doesnt-innovate/#comment-24623 I think it depends on your business. We're building a service in a market that didn't really exist before we started. We spend a lot of time and effort adding features, and I don't think this will ever stop. There's obviously a balance between maintenance, scaling and features. Without the first two, adding features is useless. When you have a reliable system, features are a differentiator, especially when you're innovating rather than playing catch-up. I think it depends on your business. We’re building a service in a market that didn’t really exist before we started. We spend a lot of time and effort adding features, and I don’t think this will ever stop.

There’s obviously a balance between maintenance, scaling and features. Without the first two, adding features is useless. When you have a reliable system, features are a differentiator, especially when you’re innovating rather than playing catch-up.

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