[raverbashing]

Remember how other competitors to Twitter (Pownce, Jaiku, etc) some didn't have the character limit, allowed the user to post photos, etc

See where they are now?

There you have it

It may be easier for G+ to be used, and this is important, but Twitter has a more faithful following, and more specific uses

[true_religion]

Were they competitors to Twitter, or did they stray too far into being seen as competitors to Facebook?