Long-gone Twitter founder: The platform is NOT 'Social Media'

"Jack who?" Twitter top-brass focus is now squarely on controversial billionaire Elon Musk.

But it's interesting to remember the intentions of the "Original Founder" Jack Dorsey (who is reportedly working on creating yet another "social media" platform) had in mind when the whole "Twit" thing began. NOTE: The following link goes to a paywall for the interview.

Original Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey

"My conversation with @jack has finally seen the light of day..." https://t.co/SaZQ5aI6JE

— Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) February 5, 2019

But I transcribed one of Dorsey's comments: 
"Twitter is not a social media platform," said Jack Dorsey in that informative interview with Sam Harris (see link above). "It is an interest-based platform."  I understand what he's talking about.

That is the only reason I can tolerate Twitter while Facebook, Instagram and other online media leave me cold. I follow people on Twitter that like stuff I like and do things I do: Cartooning, Art, Books, History, Progressive Politics. No apologies.

Here's another interesting concept from Dorseys interview with Harris:

Twitter Admin. use these 'Indicators of Conversational Health' to assess accounts.
1) Shared attention  - % of convo looking at the same thing
2) Shared reality - % sharing same facts
3) Receptivity
4) Variety of Perspective

Food for thought, eh?

I also like Sam Harris' comment idea of "Twitter as internet infrastructure".
It has become a crucial component of "The Internet Highway".

If you listen to the interview, look for these concepts:

'Weaponizing the Public Square' as a hazard (necessary evil?) of Twitter's format.

"We don't have a robust appeals process." -- Dorsey's admission at the bugs of their policy enforcement practices.

"We want to be leaders in 'explainability'" -- One of Dorsey's goals for Twitter

'Down Ranking' - Explained. I understand this as the Twitter admins way of putting the breaks on problematic comments.


AND a bit that came up while discussing why, oh why doesn't Twitter kick off Trump:

• Exceptions to Twitter Content Violation Rules"
• News Worthiness 
• Public Interest 
• A Record for open commentary and response 

These are just notes with not much commentary. The interview gave me a more well-rounded view of Dorsey. That includes enhanced respect and understanding of his vision and his purpose.

Ah, yes. And remember....

Inside Twitter and CEO Jack Dorsey’s stand against Donald Trump https://t.co/gcMNUv5yLP

— Businessweek (@BW) June 23, 2020

Reality Check UPDATE -- Twitter is hardly a social media powerhouse in any case:

 

Source

 2021 UPDATE -- Gives new meaning to the term "Interest Media":

Is $2.9 million a benchmark against which other tweets can be valued? Not quite https://t.co/MQ9uHbAIS7

— Bloomberg Wealth (@wealth) March 23, 2021

2022 UPDATEs:

 

ICYMI:

From @Breakingviews: Twitter’s market value has increased by $10 billion in less than two days, thanks to the presence of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk. @rob_cyran explains why investors are buying too much into the hype https://t.co/vp9wRXZb2D pic.twitter.com/d9yVyfbFGa

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2022

Great Article on Social Media Platforms in general. Screen shot below from there.

And here's that blog's updated "Most-Used" chart: