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I hope I am not proven wrong. But I still see hope for this platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn my view there are a bunch of priorities:<\/p>\n
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1) Secure the platform and make sure current users don\u2019t run away<\/b><\/div>\nI am sure @dalton didn\u2019t intend to convey a depressing message but apparently it seems like most of the readers do hard seeing the positive side (servers still running). Probably @dalten does not owe us anything. However there is a loyal user-base and I think they like to be informed so they can take their decisions: to stay – or not. I hope @dalton has some clear data-points proving that the current status can be maintained. And to share his idea of how to evolve from here. With practically no engineers. A social-platform need to be reliable and sustainable.<\/div>\n
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2) @dalton and @berg to keep managing the development<\/b><\/div>\nA key aspect in my view is the need for strong leadership. I doubt that this platform would have achieved all this if it would have been another open-source project. And this is part of my fear: it can be an opportunity. But what if not and they fail? And who makes sure there is a consistent user-experience – like in the past? Who makes sure to have a clear focus? Who is bold enough?<\/div>\n
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3) Change and growth<\/b><\/div>\nProbably one key-issue was lack of growth and penetration: If all my friends are on other platforms it is hard to support two \u2018identities\u2019. And cross-posting won\u2019t do it. But if all others perceive it as a pure Twitter-clone? I think there are two options:<\/div>\n
Be patient:<\/b>\u00a0Twitter keeps messing up their user-experience more and more. Some day there will be a critical mass who is sick of it. After all there were many other platforms which seemed dominating an ecosystem not having any room for competitive platforms. But hey, I thought that of Alta-Vista<\/em> and Yahoo<\/em> or what\u2019s that name of this social-media platform in the early 2000?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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unique use-case<\/b>\u00a0still has not been found differentiating the platform. It may not be complex – we just need to keep exploring. Twitter probably also had a different view on what users should be doing with the platform. I am sure users would figure it out if we keep offering them cool features. I personally (being very German) would favor encryption for private messaging: look at the spike Threema had when Facebook acquired Whatsapp. And users payed for this app when other apps were for free.<\/div>\n