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teaneedzon Google's War Against the Homeless in Los Angeles

Empathy?

teaneedzon Google's War Against the Homeless in Los Angeles

I thought the article was helpful in shedding light on this disgraceful practice. If Google is part of it, it deserves to be called out on it. The problem may be bigger than just one company, but it doesn't mean that just because others do it too, they should not be targeted. I appreciated the article.

teaneedzon Netflix is causing us to watch less TV

And now that Netflix is blocking VPNs and requesting users to weaken their security, we may be watching Netflix less too.

teaneedzon Twitter in crash and burn mode

LOL ... sorry. Alt link: https://ello.co/teanee/post/CIe6nfLQNDpPlxNrCyezBw

teaneedzon Wickr is a messaging platform designed to give control over security to users

Trustworthy sums this app up.

teaneedzon Jack Dorsey: “We never planned to reorder timelines next week.”

https://twitter.com/bhcarpenter/status/695811814244773892

https://twitter.com/ptr/status/696025411898085376

read the timelines ... very interesting.

the first is from a Twitter iOS dev, the second a former TL PM.

teaneedzon Jack Dorsey: “We never planned to reorder timelines next week.”

Also, tweets from a dev and former PM this evening both demonstrate an unforgiveable level of dismissive arrogance toward user feedback. Twitter is clueless when it comes to UX.

teaneedzon Twitter to Introduce Algorithmic Timeline as Soon as Next Week

RIP Twitter is trending

teaneedzon AI is transforming Google search – the rest of the web is next

Thank you. Exactly my feelings.

teaneedzon Ask HN: Why does Hacker News's website look like shit?

HN is behind the times, but the Boreal app has made it functional on a smartphone by having a responsive design and some other cool features.

teaneedzon Twitter Support Useless Help

This is par for the course with most tech companies that fail to get CX. Some are better though than others and a small handful actually attempt to be responsive online. Twitter gets an F for online support.

teaneedzon Apple in 2016: Is the mighty iPhone in decline?

If it makes dumb product decisions like dropping the audio jack just to make a slimmer phone, I won't be thinking of iPhone anymore.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

Based on tweets with the #Twitter10k hashtag, many users don't think it sounds like a good idea. Wall Street and the userbase seem to both agree for once.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

it's a short-term fix. also, the details will likely introduce UX issues when so many others could have been addressed. this, along with a non-reverse chronological timeline is a product pivot with lots of risk. maybe it'll work out, but I'll use it less. I'd rather invest in time elsewhere based on where Twitter is headed.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

typo above. not his tweet but this tweet (which BTW would look better in MD

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

I think Twitter is going to do it. I agree with his tweet:

> Given how much the best users of twitter hate the idea of a 10k char limit for tweets, it will definitely happen. :(

So as long as it's going to do it, can I request that it support Markdown? Medium doesn't really support it other than through an API.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

I agree ethanbond with your 3rd para. It will muddle the product definition even further. It's rather telling to me that Twitter is willing to AB this without concern for its image or userbase - one that is mostly providing negative sentiment.

UX is something many businesses seem to really struggle with. If unnecessary friction is added, it really should cause stakeholders and designers to pause. The "read more" CTA will lead to more truncated tweets within the first 140 chars, something that is visually unappealing and breaks the reading experience by forcing a manual action. The workarounds you describe are not used by everyone and I'd wager that most users simply keep their posts within the 140 char limit rather than pict-tweet or storm a longer convo. Yes it forces brevity, but that is the Twitter identity which supports the product's skimmability usefulness. Give users a read more option, and many will post a few extra chars just because they don't have to put much thought into their wording now. Short term: usage goes up. Long term: quality decreases as Twitter becomes just another Facebook or Medium. It will be worse than Medium though because the audience Twitter is going after is more generic.

I've always argued that Twitter's userbase is more influential and valuable because of its forced brevity and fact that it was unique.

I already avoid truncated tweets and want to read long-form content elsewhere. So, I won't be using Twitter more. Maybe others will, but again, I'd wager that Twitter is simply sliding down a path that will be ultimately more harmful for its long term sustainability.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

sorry ;) I guess I came across as trollish, but I really loved Twitter and it's difficult to see it on its current path. There were so many historical and important industry news items I learned first on Twitter. Twitter owns the in-the-moment. However, I'm passionate about UX and see something really cool being built at Ello. I've dealt with all the platforms and Ello to me is very unique. Deep down, I want Twitter to still succeed, but I see too many bad product decisions coming from a company that lacks clarity and UX passion.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

actually we get the implementation, but it is bad UX practise. it adds friction to the reading experience and will increase the quantity of tweets with truncated text within the first 140 chars. Twitter poorly handles this already with its URL preview cards. from a UX side, it's bad no matter how much spin Twitter will bring.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

it's what gave Twitter it's identity and allowed me to discover valuable information quickly. sticking a read more button to expand a tweet is just lazy and bad UX but worse, alters the fundamental usefulness of Twitter for me. it basically breaks the reading experience while introducing a host of issues and unnecessary friction. I'll surely alter my usage as well. I post way less now because of all of this AB testing and lack of product leadership.

teaneedzon Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

2016 is the year Twitter jumped the shark. https://ello.co/teanee/post/0M0OKQLGuxdtXpjHKXAq1w

teaneedzon Twitter is giving its users new powers to block internet trolls

Also without any specifics on how this will not be abused - Twitter really needs a lesson in comms.

Would much rather hear a firm statement that they are keeping reverse chronological tweets and 140 char limits because that is their identity.

teaneedzon How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

You don't do this and expect to be in PR long.

teaneedzon Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

ISTP

teaneedzon Twitter does not speak good UX

Alt link: https://ello.co/teanee/post/J1PcWgFPOII7kayeFBcISw

teaneedzon Twitter is monkeying with the order of tweets in timelines

Tweetbot rocks! However, I just moved it out of my dock and replaced it with the Ello app tonight. If Twitter fails to come to its UX senses, I will stop supporting it even from a 3rd party client - especially when Ello is building something that really respects users.

teaneedzon Twitter is monkeying with the order of tweets in timelines

It's convinced me that they either lack a UX team with any real power or simply don't get it at all.

teaneedzon Twitter is monkeying with the order of tweets in timelines

I couldn't have said it better mahouse! I'm giving Twitter, one tweet a week now and have now moved the Ello app to my dock. I'm getting prepared to stop tweeting completely.

teaneedzon Twitter is monkeying with the order of tweets in timelines

Totally agree. Twitter has the wrong management team in place. However, I discovered Ello and will mske that my new home. It respects users and has the right view of ad-tech. I will misd Twitter though.

teaneedzon Twitter is monkeying with the order of tweets in timelines

Again, another insightful and accurate assessment!