#notsellingit

“Burdened by the oppressive need to start a reply with a period (‘.@soandso That looks awesome!’) to ensure it’s not seen by only mutual followers of the person I’m replying to #firstworldproblems” – Mike Keliher

January 30, 2013

#optout

“Writers should be thinking of big ideas, but Twitter sucks you into small, petty battles. It can distract you from the important to the urgent. Like a game of whack-a-mole, you can end up chasing the things that irritate you — hoping to correct every misconception or lie. This is no way to be productive. It’s no way to live.” – Mark K. Lewis

December 4, 2012

“The single most valuable resource I have is uninterrupted thought.”

“I’m going to say “no” a hell of a lot more in my life than I ever have, in order that I can put more energy into an increasingly curated set.

That is much harder for me than quitting Twitter for a month—or even quitting Twitter entirely.” – Adam Brault

August 22, 2012

The Return of RSS

“RSS is like a quiet reading room in the library and Twitter is like reading a newspaper at a tailgate party.” – virtual pants

March 23, 2012

“people == distraction”

“…sometimes you need few days without anyone else to get things done before deadlines. Working remotely off of 12”-13” laptop can give you a boost that you don’t expect…” – Peter Legierski

March 11, 2012

Departing

“I recently deleted Facebook, Twitter, RSS, and Flipboard from my phone, and have been very happy with the result. Today, I am deactivating my Facebook and Twitter accounts. This is not a decision motivated by Lent, and I have no idea at this moment when or if I will reactivate them.” – J Ben Deaton

January 23, 2012

“Either what I create is remarkable or what I create is unread.”

” I don’t want to make it easy to share what I write. If it’s as remarkable as it ought to be, it will be shared. There will not, however, be any casual tweets or likes. Besides, those buttons waste a lot of space and tend to ruin the reading experience.” – J. D. Bentley

January 21, 2012

Gizmodo Encourages Unfriendship

“When in doubt…Err on the antisocial side. If you’re not sure whether to keep someone in your fake digital social life or not, remind yourself that it’s a fake digital social life and trim the fat. The people who actually matter will never be on the chopping block to begin with. Chop chop. Chop.” – Sam Biddle

April 18, 2011

Tying Their Own News

“…then the business managers at the new organizations are going to have a lot of explaining to do. Why were they sending so much traffic to Twitter all these years? Why were they promoting it so much? Didn’t ever occur to them that this was a competitor of theirs?” – Dave Winer [mp3]

March 11, 2011

Consistent for Whom?

“A lot of Twitter’s success is attributable to a diverse ecosystem of more than 750,000 registered apps. We will continue to support this innovation. We are excited to be working with our developer community to create a consistent and innovative experience for the many millions of users who have come to depend on Twitter every day.” – Ryan Sarver

I do know that if Twitter pushed consistency from day one – it would have never reached 750,000 registered apps. And it would have never attracted the developer ecosystem it attracted.

I would have found it far more compelling if they embraced diversity, utility, and the developer ecosystem. Instead, they’re fighting to shake off the barnacles.

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