http://simonwillison.net/2009-04-20T20:50:36+00:00Simon Willison2009-04-20T20:50:36+00:002009-04-20T20:50:36+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Apr/20/mainstream/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://mattmaroon.com/2009/04/20/twitter-and-posterous/"><p>I used to think Twitter would never catch on in the mainstream because it’s somewhat stupid. Now I realize I was exactly wrong. Twitter will catch on in the mainstream because it’s somewhat stupid. It’s blogging dumbed down for the masses, and if there’s one surefire way to build something popular, it’s to take something else that is already popular and simplify.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://mattmaroon.com/2009/04/20/twitter-and-posterous/">Matt Maroon</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/blogging">blogging</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mainstream">mainstream</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/matt-maroon">matt-maroon</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/popularity">popularity</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/twitter">twitter</a></p>