Twitter, Threads, and Remote Work with Eugene Wei

Writer and technologist Eugene Wei joins Dan, Erik and Antonio to talk about Twitter, Threads, and his views on remote work. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen

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LINKS REFERENCED:
Eugene Wei, How to Blow Up a Timeline https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2023/7/6/how-to-blow-up-a-timeline
American Prometheus https://www.amazon.com/American-Prometheus-Triumph-Tragedy-Oppenheimer/dp/0375726268

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode preview
(01:03) Algorithm switch at Twitter
(07:10) What Eugene would do as Twitter’s CEO
(11:30) Signal to noise ratio in social media
(22:00) Threads
(37:35) Sponsor: NetSuite
(38:50) LinkedIn
(47:00) Improving Twitter: Ranked follower feed, restoring aristocracy, reversing war on Substack
(1:10:00) Incumbents vs upstarts in social media
(01:14:40) Graph portability
(01:20:00) Centralization vs Decentralization of the space
(01:25:00) UI analysis of Twitter vs. Discord vs. Slack vs Threads
(01:30:00) Impact of Slack and minimizing meetings on the workplace
(01:35:00) The downstream costs of remote work
(01:49:30) Why tech is the worst industry to model out the effects of remote work
(01:51:00) Office layout and productivity

TWITTER:
@eugenewei (Eugene)
@dwr (Dan)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@antoniogm (Antonio)
@moz_podcast

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