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Chris Brogan shares a humorous Twitter discovery.
Chris Hudson considers some revenue-generating models for Twitter.
My response:
I think there’s a lot of potential for a freemium model, actually. For one, a paid account could have access to keyword tracking, while free accounts would not. (Or maybe would be limited to tracking just a couple terms.) Tracking is a huge bonus for me, as it’s great for everything from finding neighbors to clients to blog readers to people with common interests.
I would happily pay a monthly fee to use Twitter, and many other people have expressed a similar willingness. Overall adoption would decrease, of course, but on the flipside, they’d actually be generating revenue sans advertising.
Speaking of advertising, there’s always the good ol’ “ad-free paid version.”
If Twitter was your company, how would you turn a profit? Share in the comments!
Twitter’s been having some growing pains this week, as I’m sure we’ve all noticed.
Yes, it’s frustrating.
But let’s have a little perspective: we pay nothing for Twitter. Speaking for myself, I’ve gotten a lot out of that $0 investment, including an amazing boyfriend, a new home, a wonderful tech community in Seattle, and a wealth of fabulous people that I genuinely consider to be my friends.
Twitter’s run by a few human beings, without whom we would have no Twitter at all. I’m sure you’ve had your own bad week, yes?
Let’s be good sports and cut out the endless “Death of Twitter” blog posts. Complaining isn’t going to do anything to change the situation.
Here are some things you can do to help Twitter:
Think you have the best explanation for what Twitter is? Prove it — submit a video clip of 140 seconds or less to the What Is Twitter video contest.
Prizes include an 8GB iPhone, 1GB Shuffle, and t-shirts from StartupWear.com, with more to be announced soon.
For contest rules and deadlines, head to What Is Twitter.
Heard about a great new place in town to hang out with friends? Did the latest Yelp newsletter make you want to head out the door?
Add your local hotspots to the Tweetspots wiki. (Wiki password is twitter.)
Don’t wait for someone else to organize the next local Twitter event — organize it yourself! You just may be surprised by how many new friends show up.
Shama Hyder is finishing up a Masters at the University of Texas at Austin and has chosen Twitterers and our use of time as a thesis topic!
Share your thoughts and contribute to the research by taking this quick survey: http://tinyurl.com/2pebcr
Results will be published in May.
If you’re attending Affiliate Summit 2008 West (or wish you were attending), the Affiliate Summit blog will be reporting live from the conference via their Twitter account this week.
The keynote speaker will be Jason Calacanis of Mahalo.
In addition to announcing keynote, domain auction, networking sessions, and other related news, they are also running a contest for fellow attendees: they will be tweeting directions to a special location at an unannounced time, and the first person to show up will win $100.
For more information, head over to their blog post.