Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't the paid-for check mark also mean that a given account can be more specifically targeted, thus increasing the potential ad revenue to Twitter?
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#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t think you could have misread this interaction more than you already have.
I can see how you think that if you're not familiar with how blue checks are awarded and what they mean to the nobility class of Twitter.
I am very aware of that.
I think you’re not familiar with a King as a person or an author based on your comment.
Finally, you thinking Musk was mocking is also wrong. He was using Kings viral tweet as a jump off point for the tweet this HN post is based off of.
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#173Twitter is gonna crash and burn way sooner than I though.
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#174The price 100% was $20/mo as previously reported by journalists until Twitter dunked on it, and Elon's interpretation of the backlash is "the price is too high" and not "any price makes no sense at all." This pricing clarification is most likely due to Stephen King's complaint: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587312517679878144 > We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How…
"Elon, what made you decide on $8?"
"I was going to charge $20, but then Stephen King told me it was too much."
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#175The good: Twitter should not be editorally curating people through verification, making verification only about ID and being a real person is a broadly good change, as long as it's not necessary for participation. Brands, celebrities, those in the public eye could benefit from this. Needs to be implemented with care and ideally with a branding change so as not to confuse users as the semantics change. The bad: $8 is…
> $8 is way more than the profitability of an ad supported user. I don't think so. Twitter's ARPU from advertising in Q2 2022 was around $4.50. ARPU from advertising in the US was more than $14. Users likely to subscribe at $8/month (power users in western countries) are more valuable than average for advertising. No ads for $8/month would probably be a very bad idea.
half the ads, not no ads.
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#176Maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't the paid-for check mark also mean that a given account can be more specifically targeted, thus increasing the potential ad revenue to Twitter?
Which is exactly why people on this plan will still be shown ads.
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#177The price 100% was $20/mo as previously reported by journalists until Twitter dunked on it, and Elon's interpretation of the backlash is "the price is too high" and not "any price makes no sense at all." This pricing clarification is most likely due to Stephen King's complaint: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587312517679878144 > We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How…
Imagine making pricing decisions for a 40 billion dollar business on a fucking whim based on feedback from a famous author. I guess this is in character, given that Musk likes to price things with meme numbers already.
Imagine thinking he made the decision based on that.
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#178It would have been great if, after taking Twitter private, Musk just immediately shut it down.
Would it have made any financial sense? Of course not. Would it have been the ultimate post-modern, trollish, liberating move imaginable? Absolutely.
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#179Bypass paywalls would be kind of a big deal imo. It could eventually shape how we use the internet and move away from ad based revenue.
It's been a feature for a long time. For some reason it was removed today and now Elon has "reintroduced" it as a new feature? https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-...
Smart. Now he can charge for something that was already shipped and get the credit lol
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#180Twitter is gonna crash and burn way sooner than I though.
That's what people said about Tesla.