Brian Solis
briansolis.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007
Brian Solis, a technology analyst, writes about social media, startups, privacy, and later AI industry developments.
What HN saysHN links it mostly for reference: a 2009 Ning post, a Twitter history discussion, and OpenAI's five-level scale for defining general intelligence.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Silicon Valley Hierarchy of Needs3 people · 4 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 2Facebook and the New Age of Privacy2 people · 3 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 3Ning Proves Ning Proves That There’s Life Outside of Facebook and Twitter2 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · 2 comments on HN
- 4Ning Proves That There’s Life Outside of Facebook and Twitter1 people · 12 points · first shared 2009 · 5 comments on HN
- 5Evan Williams on the Past, Present, and Future of Twitter1 people · 10 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 6Sobering stats on business failures1 people · 10 points · first shared 2013 · 7 comments on HN
- 7Fear Kills Startups, Dead1 people · 9 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 8Whoops, I didn't mean for you to read this1 people · 4 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 9Facebook and the Future of User Generated Governance1 people · 3 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 10The State of Social Media 20081 people · 3 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 11Revealing the People Defining Social Networks1 people · 2 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 12Twitter Inspires a Dedicated and Thriving Startup Economy1 people · 2 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
- 13The Rise and Fall of Sony/Panasonic/Sharp and How to Survive Digital Darwinism1 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 14BackType Unearths Blog Comments to Identify Relevant Conversations1 people · 2 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 15PR 2.0: Introducing The Conversation Prism1 people · 2 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
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shoo · 2026-02-09
> thought processes went "I'm a full stack engineer" > ... > "I'm evaluating classes in professional writing"
Let that one run, let's see where it ends.
maybe "I no longer build software; I now make furniture out of wood"
or "Have taken up farming"
or perhaps "I've sold all my RSUs, am taking a Sabattical" > "I'm exploring activities I find more fulfilling: yoga & angel investing" > "I'm the author of a substack blog post where I share life advice with others" [1]
[1] https://briansolis.com/2015/09/silicon-valley-hierarchy-needs/
thomasahle · 2025-04-17
> What the hell is general intelligence anyway?
OpenAI used to define it as "a highly autonomous system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable work."
Now they used a Level 1-5 scale: https://briansolis.com/2024/08/ainsights-openai-defines-five-stages-to…
So we can say AGI is "AI that can do the work of Organizations":
> These “Organizations” can manage and execute all functions of a business, surpassing traditional human-based operations in terms of efficiency and productivity. This stage represents the pinnacle of AI development, where AI can autonomously run complex organizational structures.
aresant · 2016-06-15
Twitter's base DNA was building a "broadcast" platform with a simplistic I/O of communication between two parties. (keyword TWO)
This makes sense in the context of Twitter's underpinnings in emergency vehicle / taxi dispatch. (1)
What it's actually becomes is a massive discussion board where information is organized around people rather than topics.
With the genius tweak of limiting to 140 characters to drive word economy and a low commitment tax to open the app and participate.
As such I am baffled why they don't roll some basic community and forum management tools.
People are having discussions! In a group!
So give them some tools to solve the oldest community challenges in the book of trolling, content discovery, relationship development, etc.
(1) http://www.briansolis.com/2011/04/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-and-t…