You can prepare all you want, for as long as you like, but it's never the same as actually getting started.

A few more thoughts on the impending Kickstarter launch of Micro.blog and why I'm nervous.

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Ideas can be expressed much quicker and simpler than we first imagine, the brevity leaving us unsure of their worth. We want to expand on them to add flesh to their bones but are just needlessly padding them out.

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Time is a significant limiting factor for new social networks, we only have so much and spend it on our existing networks of choice. But, what if there was another way to bootstrap a new network?

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Twitter is in an awkward position trying to balance simplicity against product innovation. It is also the subject of more talk about its potential demise than just about any other service around.

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No one has really made a compelling case for why Medium membership will be worth paying the $5 a month and how it will improve the content we get. Until now!

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We need to be open to new ideas and new experiences. We cannot place artificial limitations on ourselves by trying to force what we do to fit specific templates. We must allow what we do to dictate how we do it and not the other way around.

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Apple's acquisition of the Workflow application and team immediately set thoughts into motion about native automation in iOS. Will Apple integrate it at the OS level and what about Siri? Imagine the possibilities.

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Why do we resent paying for content on the web and then get so upset when someone tries to fix the broken models by charging a fee?

Blog posts discussed:

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Ownership of our content goes far beyond the physical, hosting aspect; there is a moral element to consider. Are so many of the social web's issues caused by a lack of responsibility?

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Twitter may have reframed itself as a news network but it really doesn't act like one. It still has a fundamental identity crisis which may be holding it back from fulfilling its potential.

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