"Here’s my wish list.
0. It starts as an exact Twitter clone. Command for command. Then see item #2. I get to completely redesign the UI.
1. I want to start my own Twitter, for free. You host it for me. Anyone can join.
2. I have to be able to edit the template, fully, so I can make it look like my blog. This will allow designers, for the first time, to tinker with the look and feel of a Twitter. They played a big role in the blogging bootstrap, but have mostly been sidelined by the emergence of Twitter.
3. I want to map my domain to it, so it’s part of scripting.com.
4. It’s gotta be fast!
5. Lots of prefs that determine who can join, what they can do, various editorial roles. If you used Manila, I want to be able to delegate to managing editors and contributing editors.
6. Easy hooks into Disqus (and competitors) so each tweet can be the beginning of a conversation.
7. Plug-ins that hook into the UI so I can add commands to my Twitter, without modifying any source code.
8. The ability to attach a picture, movie, MP3 or any arbitrary data to a tweet, basically the same power as the RSS 2.0 enclosure element.
9. Full data portability. I’ve got to be able to run a script on my desktop every night to get a complete XML-based backup of my community. "
0. It starts as an exact Twitter clone. Command for command. Then see item #2. I get to completely redesign the UI.
1. I want to start my own Twitter, for free. You host it for me. Anyone can join.
2. I have to be able to edit the template, fully, so I can make it look like my blog. This will allow designers, for the first time, to tinker with the look and feel of a Twitter. They played a big role in the blogging bootstrap, but have mostly been sidelined by the emergence of Twitter.
3. I want to map my domain to it, so it’s part of scripting.com.
4. It’s gotta be fast!
5. Lots of prefs that determine who can join, what they can do, various editorial roles. If you used Manila, I want to be able to delegate to managing editors and contributing editors.
6. Easy hooks into Disqus (and competitors) so each tweet can be the beginning of a conversation.
7. Plug-ins that hook into the UI so I can add commands to my Twitter, without modifying any source code.
8. The ability to attach a picture, movie, MP3 or any arbitrary data to a tweet, basically the same power as the RSS 2.0 enclosure element.
9. Full data portability. I’ve got to be able to run a script on my desktop every night to get a complete XML-based backup of my community. "
