Read on TwitterFor over a year I& #39;ve been thinking & modelling about "what would twitter be like if it were actually optimized for conversation?"
Mostly I& #39;ve been tagging my thoughts #TwitterReplacement but haven& #39;t been collecting them anywhere. (A lot is still in workflowy too)
Here were some early #TwitterReplacement/ #ConversationalTwitter thoughts about being able to interact with tweet-tree-structure, nonlinearly, including replying.
I realized I& #39;d put money towards something that solved this, and said as much. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1047482570903117825">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
I realized I& #39;d put money towards something that solved this, and said as much. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1047482570903117825">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
This thread is me thinking out loud about densely networked twitter threads, and the emotional experience of being *lost* on twitter being analogous to chaotic malls optimized for impulse buys. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1093898207480950784">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
What does twitter need? One thing is something that right now they& #39;re in the process of rolling out, which is better support for Quote Tweets (QTs)
No idea if this was influenced by me & @visakanv & @micahtredding & others tweeting loudly about it.
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No idea if this was influenced by me & @visakanv & @micahtredding & others tweeting loudly about it.
QTs are such a powerful feature. They need:
- their own notifications tab
- visibility: so you can see when someone has QT& #39;d the tweet you& #39;re viewing
- better systems for composing QTs (more like "RT with comment" UI, where it previews link)
- &+
Context. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1265362237105061895">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
- their own notifications tab
- visibility: so you can see when someone has QT& #39;d the tweet you& #39;re viewing
- better systems for composing QTs (more like "RT with comment" UI, where it previews link)
- &+
Context. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1265362237105061895">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Twitter is currently very divergent: you can& #39;t bring 2 tweets together by replying to both or by QTing both at once.
That& #39;s a HUGE limitation to what kinds of thoughts we can represent here. Ends up as screenshots—cumbersome & loses context. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1255238352648966147">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
That& #39;s a HUGE limitation to what kinds of thoughts we can represent here. Ends up as screenshots—cumbersome & loses context. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1255238352648966147">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
@garybasin asked me about how to get network effects on a twitter replacement, and I figured it& #39;d be best to start with a plugin. Various folks ( @metamitya, @nosilverv, &+) are working on this.
Reply to this tweet with links to others! https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1127724619744600064">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Reply to this tweet with links to others! https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1127724619744600064">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
We& #39;ve got an emoji-picker and gif-search for tweeting. Why not also a tweet-to-quote-search? This would be especially valuable for mobile. https://twitter.com/nosilverv/status/1265078311820165120">https://twitter.com/nosilverv...
Oh! And way more conversational notifications. Smoosh together all notifications from a given thread.
Don& #39;t want ability to mark unread because then it& #39;s an inbox aka a todo list aka work akahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😒" title="Unamused face" aria-label="Emoji: Unamused face">
But better overviews of what convos are happening,https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Fire" aria-label="Emoji: Fire">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💯" title="Hundred points symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Hundred points symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤩" title="Star-struck" aria-label="Emoji: Star-struck"> https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1157523588305620992">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Don& #39;t want ability to mark unread because then it& #39;s an inbox aka a todo list aka work aka
But better overviews of what convos are happening,
Negative feedback loops. @robinsloan illustrates this beautifully with http://platforms.fyi"> http://platforms.fyi —there& #39;s no inherent reason why something going viral needs to get huge fast.
Could be a mix of automatic dampening plus a button to disable RTs on your tweet. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1154150913784893442">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Could be a mix of automatic dampening plus a button to disable RTs on your tweet. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1154150913784893442">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Some sort of retract/reconsider button. This is tough, but clearly something like this needs to exist.
Somewhat concerned that outrage mobs would start demanding retraction, but that& #39;s not really worse than now, and prevents spreading outdated stuff. https://twitter.com/groundedSAGE/status/1145221577656680448">https://twitter.com/groundedS...
Somewhat concerned that outrage mobs would start demanding retraction, but that& #39;s not really worse than now, and prevents spreading outdated stuff. https://twitter.com/groundedSAGE/status/1145221577656680448">https://twitter.com/groundedS...
What else does Twitter need?
Last idea for tonight: maybe editable threads?
(Though NOT editable tweets)
This is also tough, for related reasons, but here& #39;s a case for it: https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1254535212383567872">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Last idea for tonight: maybe editable threads?
(Though NOT editable tweets)
This is also tough, for related reasons, but here& #39;s a case for it: https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1254535212383567872">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
Ok 1 more: two types of tweets...
By default they aren& #39;t editable, but you could specify certain tweets that can be updated later, which would look different so it& #39;s clear.
Synergizes with QTs: can update event details, a forecast, top answer to Q, etc. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1254535225524305924">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
By default they aren& #39;t editable, but you could specify certain tweets that can be updated later, which would look different so it& #39;s clear.
Synergizes with QTs: can update event details, a forecast, top answer to Q, etc. https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1254535225524305924">https://twitter.com/Malcolm_O...
