Twitter at 10: Jack Dorsey Looks to the Next Decade

The transcript discusses Twitter's challenges with stalled user growth and the need to re-engage users who have left the platform. It highlights the importance of convincing users that they can enjoy Twitter without actively tweeting and the need to attract advertisers by expanding the user base. The comparison with Facebook's acquisitions and user numbers is made, emphasizing Twitter's smaller scale. The potential of Periscope for creating live events is explored, along with Twitter's future vision of growth and independence. Efforts to improve safety and user experience are also discussed, including the formation of a trust and safety council. Finally, the transcript mentions a Business Week feature on Jack Dorsey.

What is one of the main challenges Twitter faces according to the discussion?

• Competing with Instagram's photo features

• Reducing the number of characters per tweet

• Re-engaging users who have left the platform

• Increasing the number of tweets per user

How does Twitter's user base compare to Facebook's?

• Twitter's user base is growing faster than Facebook's

• Twitter has significantly fewer users than Facebook

• Twitter's user base is similar to Facebook's

• Twitter has more users than Facebook

What is Jack Dorsey's vision for Periscope?

• To replace traditional news channels

• To create live events from everyday life

• To focus solely on sports broadcasting

• To become a standalone social media platform

What is one of the strategies mentioned to make Twitter feel safer?

• Increasing the character limit

• Limiting the number of tweets per day

• Removing all anonymous accounts

• Introducing a Trust and Safety Council

What is Twitter's stance on the 140-character limit?

• They want to remove the character limit entirely

• They are committed to keeping it at 140 characters

• They plan to increase it to 280 characters

• They are considering reducing it to 100 characters