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American social networking service founded in 2006
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Videos Mentioning Twitter
Ep. 210: Dictate How You Feel With Lifestyle-Centric Planning | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Highlighted for its retweet model, which amplified content virally.
Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights | Lex Fridman Podcast #231
Lex Fridman
A social media platform discussed in the context of censorship, de-platforming, and the potential for a federated, open-protocol system like Jack Dorsey's vision for 'Blue Sky'.
Why TikTok’s Sneak Attack on Facebook Matters | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A social media platform whose success is partly attributed to the introduction of the retweet button, demonstrating the power of user-driven content amplification.
Ep. 209: Reducing Your Email 10X | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Social media platform discussed for its social graph and the impact of the retweet button on content virality.
Q&A with Tim — PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation, Selling to the Affluent, and Much More
Tim Ferriss
Launched publicly at the same South by Southwest event as 'The 4-Hour Workweek' in March 2007, serving as a broadcast capability for influencers.
Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A social media platform where Maria Popova can be found under the username @brainpicker.
Relentless Focus, Full-Contact Entrepreneurship, Epigenetic Reprogramming, and More
Tim Ferriss
Social media platform where Brian Armstrong suggests people follow him; also mentioned as an example of social media where comments can be distracting.
Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar | Lex Fridman Podcast #266
Lex Fridman
A social media platform where alerts for login attempts are common, also mentioned for its design to elicit emotional responses and for reports of Saudi Arabia planting spies within the company.
PR + Content for Growth by Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon
Y Combinator
A platform recommended as a place to engage with journalists, as they often use it to post updates and respond to inquiries.
Design for Startups by Garry Tan (Part 1)
Y Combinator
The company that created Bootstrap, a popular front-end framework that democratized access to grid-based design principles.
Ep. 203: Taming Meetings, YouTube’s Potential, Kids and Smartphones | Deep Questions Podcast
Cal Newport
Discussed as the dominant social media platform for journalists but less so for the general public, leading to a potential 'filter effect'.
Resilience: A Conversation with Amanda Knox (Episode #345)
Sam Harris
Social media platform that emerged in 2009, shaping the information landscape. Sam Harris chose to step off of Twitter due to its toxicity.
The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages, and More — Rolf Potts
Tim Ferriss
Social media platform where Rolf Potts can be found.
Ep. 201: Making a Living Online, Artificial Intelligence, and Reducing Attention Residue
Cal Newport
A social media platform that led the way in developing streaming-style models, where algorithms pull content into infinite scrolls, effectively commoditizing user-generated content and hindering direct creator-fan relationships.
Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #260
Lex Fridman
Social media platform where people are 'getting angry and angry with each other,' raised as a potential factor in humanity's self-destruction, alongside weapons.
The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class | Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A social media platform cited as an early adopter of algorithmic, streaming-style content delivery which de-emphasized individual creators.
A Billionaire’s Guide To Healing Your Mind And Extending Your Life: Christian Angermayer | E72
The Diary Of A CEO
Mentioned in Peter Thiel's quote as an example of recent technological advancement, contrasting with more profound societal changes.
Ep. 200: Feedback Councils, Decoding the Deep Life, and Becoming a Writer | Deep Questions Podcast
Cal Newport
A social media platform whose backlash is discussed as a source of biased and bad-faith feedback that should be ignored.
UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten on Self-Defense, Savage Fight Stories, Breathing Techniques, and More
Tim Ferriss
Social media platform mentioned where Bas Rutten can be found.
E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg
All-In Podcast
Discussed extensively regarding its content moderation policies, its differing stance from Facebook, and its role in public discourse and groupthink.
Ep. 197: Cal’s Writing Process, Lessons from Tim Ferriss, and the Power of Paper
Cal Newport
Mentioned as having gone live in 2006, part of the hyper-connected tech culture of the time.
Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant
Tim Ferriss
A social media platform mentioned as an investment and a platform Naval Ravikant has experience with.
Investing with the Best, Founder-Problem Fit, Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, and More — Roelof Botha
Tim Ferriss
A company Roelof Botha and Sequoia Capital famously 'missed' investing in at the early stages due to a failure of imagination.
#AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think
All-In Podcast
Discussed as a source of political discourse, polarization, and feedback loops.