http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/ Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/#comment-864422 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:46:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=542598#comment-864422 What about status.net?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/#comment-864361 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:06:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=542598#comment-864361 At least he’s tried. What have you done?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/#comment-864251 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:07:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=542598#comment-864251 Okay…I’ve got a simple question “Why to trust a guy who have got two failed ventures on his resume”??

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/#comment-864139 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:19:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=542598#comment-864139 The model that will work is a combination: ads and privacy raping if you want it for free but not if you pay. That way everyone can use the same service. I know that would be tricky to implement, but it’s the only way to reach the privacy holdouts if they want growth. An alternative pay-only service will not work.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/are-you-ready-for-a-paid-twitter/#comment-864123 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:25:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=542598#comment-864123 I think the dominance of ad driven business models is related to the top heavy distribution of wealth. There is more money in the hands of investors trying to create demand for products than in the hands of consumers looking to buy. In the US, the top 5% controls about 83% of the wealth. When you try to sell a product you are going after the other 17%. Easier pickings trying to sell companies. A lot of www advertising is circular, i.e., for products that are themselves part of ad dependent www eco-system.

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