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“I think we definitely want to focus on the simplicity aspect because it's something that's built into the culture even here at Twitter. Constraints inspire creativity.”

Quote by Biz Stone

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Biz Stone, born on March 10, 1974, is an American author known for his contributions to the social media industry. He is particularly recognized for his role in the founding and development of Twitter, a revolutionary social media platform that has transformed the way people access and share information. more

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“I mean, even when it's really simple, there's so much amazing beautiful creativity that can come out of that.”

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“I mean just look at haiku, the idea of it. We want to focus on that singularity, on that simplicity, but we still want to add features and add value, but we want to do it in a way that fits in with that mentality of simplicity. You have to spend a lot of time thinking about it.”

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“I'm curious about writing in the age of online publishing. Because nobody cares about good writing online.”

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“When you think about Twitter, there are people all around the world reporting twenty-four seven, every second. They're reporting what they're seeing and what's happening around them. So there's a lot of potential for breaking news.”

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“We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it.”

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“When a plane lands in the Hudson and there's a Twitter user on the ferry taking a picture of it, Boom. That's it. The water is still splashing. Here's the photo of the thing.”

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“A Twitter update is simple and fast and gets the information and news, and it spreads it very quickly, and it can contain links so you can then link to this whole context of information.”

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“I think that's a really important role that people sometimes forget about, especially with all these newspaper shutting down and having trouble, where are all these stories going to go? I think you have something really great with all those stories waiting to be told, but I just don't know how it shapes up exactly. I don't think there are going to be a lot of newspaper reporters sitting around not writing.”

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