Black Widow  —  Twitter has an enormous advantage over Facebook in one key area: while people on Facebook tend to friend their friends, people on Twitter tend to follow their interests.  The following graph from Twitter is worth far more on a per-account basis because it is directly monetizable …

The Twitter Hit List  —  Why your favorite apps are in danger of annoying Twitter.  And what Twitter is going to do about it.  —  Twitter's Olympics page  —  Twitter used to be something like a utility, but at some point along the way it decided to become a media company.

Dave McClure is ripping VCs again: They're f***ing arrogant and stupid a**holes  —  Dave McClure on his way to BC on “Geeks on a Train.”  Photo via Kyle Kesterson.  —  Dave McClure is not your typical venture capitalist.  He wears T-shirts and flip flops, and cusses like a sailor.