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With all of the talent at their disposal, I really don’t understand the new Twitter homepage (you have to be signed out to see it). Apparently, neither did Fred Yates. He put together a thoughtful article pointing out some of the good changes they made, but also took it a step further and made his own changes to the new design. I think he nailed it. Frankly, I hope Twitter simply implements what he’s done for them.
Gruber is building off of Jason Fried’s post on why you shouldn’t copy 37signals or anyone else. I liked Jason’s post, but I think Gruber’s observation is really the main point. When you build something you love, you’ll not only make a great product, but you won’t really need to copy anyone else.
The key ingredient I see in successful apps, Mac or web — and, really, in creative commercial endeavors of any kind — is that the creators are building something they themselves love. That’s what you should copy.
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