Category Archives: Twitter

With All This Talk About the Economy

October 10, 2008 – 9:27 am

Let’s talk about how it can benefit startups:
Time Rich vs. Time Poor
There is a clear divide between time rich (I just spent 4 hours on MySpace working on my design!) and time poor (I just bought a Getting Things Done app to manage my other GTD app).
If there is a continuing downturn, the amount of [...]

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1000% Growth Frenzy in Social Media

February 27, 2008 – 2:30 am

Academically, I am sure the following can be shredded apart faster than a term sheet for VC Wear.
I remember reading an article in the New York Times about the fictional 1000% yearly growth rate in telecom industry that was a major factor in the bubble. The territory was so unknown, and everyone was growing [...]

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5 Things That Bug Me About New Twitter

October 4, 2007 – 10:10 pm

I aired my grievances with the ‘new twitter’ earlier today, and just saw Bryan Veloso tweet about his disliking of the new look as well.
Here are the 5 things that bug me.
1) Color It just seems off. The top blue and bottom green just clash. I do think the original color scheme [...]

By Andrew Hyde | Also posted in Design, Redesign | Comments (8)