Once again, will Amazon buy Twitter?
Almost 10 years ago, I sent an opinion piece to an online magazine called VentureBeat. Though I cringe, now, at my writing style (e.g., ambiguous and, at times, convoluted grammar), I still believe that the principle idea makes sense: Amazon should buy Twitter.
For some reason, the title ended up talking about a “partnership.” Nonetheless, my thesis had to do with taking advantage of Amazon’s (and AWS’) operational “chops” so that anyone leading Twitter could focus on its strategic value. The additional value of connecting AWS developers with one more (or several) Twitter API’s within the same infrastructure would also be of great benefit. I still see synergies here, particularly as AI generated tweet engines continue to proliferate.