danielrakh

Joined 14 years ago

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iOS Developer - NYC

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Comment · 10 years ago

That's roughly the market cap of Twitter. Let that sink in...

Comment · 11 years ago

I think this project was put into works > 1 year ago. It's obvious it wasn't designed to incorporate Moments, the no character limit for DM's and Polls (all new features from 2015). Building out a Mac app shouldn't be a top priority of any company today, unless you're into productivity (i.e. Sketch, Adobe).

I'm almost sure that Twitter was stretched thin with Obj-c/Swift engineers building out the iPad app and refreshing the iPhone app (Moments) this past year.

Comment · 11 years ago

So who's going to be the first one to submit this to Product Hunt? :D

Comment · 11 years ago

I just wanted to keep the post short(er)

Comment · 11 years ago

I think the real core value prop of Twitter is the niche communities people can build around their interests. It's about the interest graph. I posted this in another article on the front page today, but I'll do it here also. I think they need to double down on growing communities within Twitter. It's just too hard right now.
Here's my proposal:
Twitter Rooms: https://medium.com/@danielrakh/twitter-rooms-e6f34e843e9a
Comment · 11 years ago

That's definitely something to figure out. I have a few thoughts about it, I just didn't wanted to keep the post short(er). But yeah that's a great point.
Comment · 11 years ago

Exactly.
Comment · 11 years ago

I've actually recently designed a concept around the interest graph of Twitter that I think would be a step in the right direction.
Twitter Rooms: https://medium.com/@danielrakh/twitter-rooms-e6f34e843e9a
Comment · 11 years ago

Hey author of the article here. Thanks for posting. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts!
Comment · 11 years ago

That might have been the spark that lit the fire but I believe that people who are NOT celebrities that tweet actively, do it to reach a broader audience and engage in conversation with others in their vertical. This is in stark contrast to the network you would have in Facebook which is much more intimate.
Twitter is the internets water-cooler conversation. Facebook is the conversation you have at home with your family and friends.
Comment · 11 years ago

That's a great point. It's almost as if they're trying something new for the sake of trying something new rather than taking the risk to make the bold change where it could actually matter: their core product.
Comment · 11 years ago

"I like it, too, but, boy, does it need some rethinking—the visual dissonance between Moments and the Twitter Stream is deeply unsettling."
I agree. That's exactly what I aimed to remedy with my redesign: https://medium.com/@danielrakh/redesigning-twitter-moments-f...
Comment · 11 years ago

I can't help but think this is a jab at Apple for allowing ad blockers in iOS 9.