The Precocious Downfall of the Twitter Empire. What Next?

I wouldn’t like to sound phony and cast false predictions without a solid foundation but I see that some other people have the same feeling about the present and future of Twitter. I don’t know about you but I am getting bored lately with the increasing flood of spam on Twitter. I was swimming in some exotic beach with pristine waters and all of a sudden civilization popped in, you know, with their towels, their hammocks, their suntans and all the garbage left behind. At least, that’s the feeling I have. At what point did that occur? No idea. Now Twitter looks as shabby and decrepit as Facebook, Myspace or Blogger. The idea is good and the mechanism is going to last; the way people interact, the speed and the social power will continue to exist but somewhere else, like a new volcanic island that suddenly appears on the surface. Jack Dorsey et al, founded a brief empire without even knowing it. They didn’t have the vision or the money it takes to conquer more territory and send dangerous messages to neighboring empires. In comparison to Facebook, Twitter never went beyond the mediocre barbarian invasion, with a lot of impetus, yes, but with a poor strategy, so on numerous occasions the hordes of Twitterers tried to find some meaning, claimed for leaders that helped expand the fresh sap of social networking and compete with the rotten empires of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg but Twitter execs were at a loss, turning their backs on foreign affairs and so it came that the empire-to-be succumbed to its own lack of perspective and ambitions and its people indulged in an orgy of neglect and narcissism. I still visit Twitter sometimes but I get a bittersweet taste more than often so I run and hide in my blog. I wonder what is going to come next. I am sure something new will see the light. In the meantime, I will keep visiting the village for food and perhaps some thoughtful conversation with a philosopher or two, but I will try to return to my own secret hideaway before dusk. History books will record the events and future generations will learn about the curious deeds of a brave tribe that wanted to build an empire but never went beyond its boundaries.

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