Comments on: Can Twitter Make It? http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/ Social Media News, WordPress Info and Opinion from Tris Hussey author of Create Your Own Blog, Using WordPress and Teach Yourself Foursquare Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8251 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:38:36 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8251 Awesome! Just make sure it's a good, strong one! I posted some of my password tricks in the Future Shop post I linked to in the post. Awesome! Just make sure it’s a good, strong one! I posted some of my password tricks in the Future Shop post I linked to in the post.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11388 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:38:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11388 Awesome! Just make sure it's a good, strong one! I posted some of my password tricks in the Future Shop post I linked to in the post. Awesome! Just make sure it’s a good, strong one! I posted some of my password tricks in the Future Shop post I linked to in the post.

]]> By: Claudia http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8250 Claudia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:35:20 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8250 Great point, I am resetting my password right now! Great point, I am resetting my password right now!

]]> By: Claudia http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11387 Claudia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:35:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11387 Great point, I am resetting my password right now! Great point, I am resetting my password right now!

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8248 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:50:22 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8248 Yes, exactly. Which is why I'm fine with taking heat for forcing password changes. In the era of shared documents (especially Google Docs) all it takes is one weak gmail password to cause a calamity. Yes, exactly. Which is why I’m fine with taking heat for forcing password changes. In the era of shared documents (especially Google Docs) all it takes is one weak gmail password to cause a calamity.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11386 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11386 Yes, exactly. Which is why I'm fine with taking heat for forcing password changes. In the era of shared documents (especially Google Docs) all it takes is one weak gmail password to cause a calamity. Yes, exactly. Which is why I’m fine with taking heat for forcing password changes. In the era of shared documents (especially Google Docs) all it takes is one weak gmail password to cause a calamity.

]]> By: Rohan Jayasekera http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8247 Rohan Jayasekera Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:47:46 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8247 Well, the "ire" thing certainly worked with me :) Security is indeed one of those topics which is best raised often. Well, the “ire” thing certainly worked with me :)

Security is indeed one of those topics which is best raised often.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8246 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:03:41 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8246 Rohan, those are good points. You're right it is easy to arm chair quarterback. For a security standpoint, you are correct I didn't enforce better passwords earlier as I should have. I joked, I teased, and scolded all of my colleagues about their sucktastic passwords, but didn't force action on them until now. Myself, I've been taking more and more stringent measures to lessen the chance that I would be the weak link in the chain. As for Twitter, I didn't say I was dissatisfied, but what I'm suggesting is whether they are guilting of not culling out dead wood from the ranks or correcting bad habits like they should. Yes, they've gotten away with it until now, but I think two incidents that can be traced to email hacks should be a wake up call for them. Of course it is easy to complain, and no I'm not in a position to build my own. I am, however, in a position to support a distributed network of Twitter-compatible servers. If Twitter partnered with Google so that I could have a whitelabeled mirror of Twitter I'd switch to it if it would help the ecosystem grow. I think Twitter has significantly changed the game. They have, I think, invented the first new Internet communications tool since IM. Like IM, we need to have things like Jabber servers that can distribute the load. And, truth be told, I wrote the post to encourage discussion and maybe a little ire. If nothing else, I hope that I've made people think about it. And maybe change their passwords. ;-) Rohan, those are good points. You’re right it is easy to arm chair quarterback. For a security standpoint, you are correct I didn’t enforce better passwords earlier as I should have. I joked, I teased, and scolded all of my colleagues about their sucktastic passwords, but didn’t force action on them until now. Myself, I’ve been taking more and more stringent measures to lessen the chance that I would be the weak link in the chain.

As for Twitter, I didn’t say I was dissatisfied, but what I’m suggesting is whether they are guilting of not culling out dead wood from the ranks or correcting bad habits like they should. Yes, they’ve gotten away with it until now, but I think two incidents that can be traced to email hacks should be a wake up call for them.

Of course it is easy to complain, and no I’m not in a position to build my own. I am, however, in a position to support a distributed network of Twitter-compatible servers. If Twitter partnered with Google so that I could have a whitelabeled mirror of Twitter I’d switch to it if it would help the ecosystem grow.

I think Twitter has significantly changed the game. They have, I think, invented the first new Internet communications tool since IM. Like IM, we need to have things like Jabber servers that can distribute the load.

And, truth be told, I wrote the post to encourage discussion and maybe a little ire.

If nothing else, I hope that I’ve made people think about it. And maybe change their passwords. ;-)

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11385 Tris Hussey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11385 Rohan, those are good points. You're right it is easy to arm chair quarterback. For a security standpoint, you are correct I didn't enforce better passwords earlier as I should have. I joked, I teased, and scolded all of my colleagues about their sucktastic passwords, but didn't force action on them until now. Myself, I've been taking more and more stringent measures to lessen the chance that I would be the weak link in the chain. As for Twitter, I didn't say I was dissatisfied, but what I'm suggesting is whether they are guilting of not culling out dead wood from the ranks or correcting bad habits like they should. Yes, they've gotten away with it until now, but I think two incidents that can be traced to email hacks should be a wake up call for them. Of course it is easy to complain, and no I'm not in a position to build my own. I am, however, in a position to support a distributed network of Twitter-compatible servers. If Twitter partnered with Google so that I could have a whitelabeled mirror of Twitter I'd switch to it if it would help the ecosystem grow. I think Twitter has significantly changed the game. They have, I think, invented the first new Internet communications tool since IM. Like IM, we need to have things like Jabber servers that can distribute the load. And, truth be told, I wrote the post to encourage discussion and maybe a little ire. If nothing else, I hope that I've made people think about it. And maybe change their passwords. ;-) Rohan, those are good points. You’re right it is easy to arm chair quarterback. For a security standpoint, you are correct I didn’t enforce better passwords earlier as I should have. I joked, I teased, and scolded all of my colleagues about their sucktastic passwords, but didn’t force action on them until now. Myself, I’ve been taking more and more stringent measures to lessen the chance that I would be the weak link in the chain.

As for Twitter, I didn’t say I was dissatisfied, but what I’m suggesting is whether they are guilting of not culling out dead wood from the ranks or correcting bad habits like they should. Yes, they’ve gotten away with it until now, but I think two incidents that can be traced to email hacks should be a wake up call for them.

Of course it is easy to complain, and no I’m not in a position to build my own. I am, however, in a position to support a distributed network of Twitter-compatible servers. If Twitter partnered with Google so that I could have a whitelabeled mirror of Twitter I’d switch to it if it would help the ecosystem grow.

I think Twitter has significantly changed the game. They have, I think, invented the first new Internet communications tool since IM. Like IM, we need to have things like Jabber servers that can distribute the load.

And, truth be told, I wrote the post to encourage discussion and maybe a little ire.

If nothing else, I hope that I’ve made people think about it. And maybe change their passwords. ;-)

]]> By: Rohan Jayasekera http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8244 Rohan Jayasekera Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:49:22 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8244 By your logic, since you only took your security step *after* Twitter's failure, I wonder whether you regard what you do as a lark. It's easy to armchair-quarterback. I doubt that you've ever run a *really* heavily trafficked system, yet you feel comfortable pontificating on scaling up. Twitter's management has had to deal with extreme growth, and so far they've pulled it off. If you're dissatisfied with a product or service, don't use it; build your own. But no, you feel entitled to "need" things from them. Rohan Jayasekera, Toronto (Co-founder, Sympatico) By your logic, since you only took your security step *after* Twitter’s failure, I wonder whether you regard what you do as a lark.

It’s easy to armchair-quarterback. I doubt that you’ve ever run a *really* heavily trafficked system, yet you feel comfortable pontificating on scaling up. Twitter’s management has had to deal with extreme growth, and so far they’ve pulled it off.

If you’re dissatisfied with a product or service, don’t use it; build your own. But no, you feel entitled to “need” things from them.

Rohan Jayasekera, Toronto (Co-founder, Sympatico)

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8243 Tris Hussey Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:11:52 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8243 I hope so as well. Personally I think one of the best ways for Twitter to grow is to let go and make an architecture that allows for a distributed network. When Twitter doesn't work like we hope/expect it's hard to convince skeptics of its utility. I hope so as well. Personally I think one of the best ways for Twitter to grow is to let go and make an architecture that allows for a distributed network. When Twitter doesn’t work like we hope/expect it’s hard to convince skeptics of its utility.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11384 Tris Hussey Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11384 I hope so as well. Personally I think one of the best ways for Twitter to grow is to let go and make an architecture that allows for a distributed network. When Twitter doesn't work like we hope/expect it's hard to convince skeptics of its utility. I hope so as well. Personally I think one of the best ways for Twitter to grow is to let go and make an architecture that allows for a distributed network. When Twitter doesn’t work like we hope/expect it’s hard to convince skeptics of its utility.

]]> By: Kemp http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8242 Kemp Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:08:03 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-8242 Great points Tris. As someone who often tries to demonstrate Twitter's uses to other I am often put off by the fact that it doesn't always work for demonstration purposes. I hope that Twitter gets through this. Great points Tris. As someone who often tries to demonstrate Twitter’s uses to other I am often put off by the fact that it doesn’t always work for demonstration purposes. I hope that Twitter gets through this.

]]> By: Kemp http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11383 Kemp Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://trishussey.com/2009/12/20/can-twitter-make-it/#comment-11383 Great points Tris. As someone who often tries to demonstrate Twitter's uses to other I am often put off by the fact that it doesn't always work for demonstration purposes. I hope that Twitter gets through this. Great points Tris. As someone who often tries to demonstrate Twitter’s uses to other I am often put off by the fact that it doesn’t always work for demonstration purposes. I hope that Twitter gets through this.

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