Comments on: Twitter Continues to Fail Developers, Why They Will Still Succeed

By: Facebook Developers See 20-50% Drop From URL Change | Stay N' Alive

Facebook Developers See 20-50% Drop From URL Change | Stay N' Alive — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:03:27 +0000

[...] (perhaps not as often as Twitter) is known for changes like this. While it’s been awhile, the early days of the Facebook [...]

By: FriendFeed: A Guide for Twitter Users | Stay N' Alive

FriendFeed: A Guide for Twitter Users | Stay N' Alive — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:11:42 +0000

[...] much for most people. Bring in FriendFeed - now, I know I have said previously that FriendFeed is not a competitor to Twitter, but they are getting closer and closer to being a reasonable alternative every day. At the same [...]

By: jessestay

jessestay — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:01:08 +0000

I know a few that are already, actually. They have asked that I not blog
about them yet because they want to be absolutely sure they are prepared for
a load. One in particular that I am thinking of is actually profitable at
the moment - they're coming, that's for sure.

By: John Lessnau

John Lessnau — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:47 +0000

It is unbelievable that someone with a bit of cash and some smarts does not developer a Twitter killer and put it out of its misery. It's not like they are serving Youtube sized files, they are serving simple text messages. The problem is they built the service on an unstable foundation and continue to patch holes and plug leaks while the foundation continues to crumble. The time is so right for someone with a few hundred thousand dollars to build a Twitter knock off that actually works.