I'm also curious to see what the author thinks about how Twitter should go about monetizing their model.
Looking at the author's revision to the Twitter Quadrant at the bottom of the article, it may be this:
1. Fun!!!
2. ???
3. Profit!
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I've been noticing a trend in backlash towards advertising over "social" platforms (e.g. App.net), but other than the Public Broadcasting Station model, how else can they cover costs?
The bit.ly model is what the Twitter Quadrant reminds me of - providing service A for free, then providing service B (analytics of service A) for a price.
Looking at the author's revision to the Twitter Quadrant at the bottom of the article, it may be this:
---I've been noticing a trend in backlash towards advertising over "social" platforms (e.g. App.net), but other than the Public Broadcasting Station model, how else can they cover costs?
The bit.ly model is what the Twitter Quadrant reminds me of - providing service A for free, then providing service B (analytics of service A) for a price.