I’m in this dilemma now. It’s _a_ metric I can report on fairly easily, and even though I’ve made all the same caveats Abi has made, I know has enormous potential for being abused. I’ve decided it will be a stepping stone towards better metrics, but first we baseline. The data has helped clarify areas of our software that are hindering teams from fast flow.
This definitely feels like the post-Twitter moment. This, Mastodon, post.new, and bevy of other short-form text products or features in existing products are exploding. Notes seems to compete directly with micro.blog and less Twitter or Mastodon.