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Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by BbzzbB »

peter422 wrote: post #521
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #498

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're famous, you'll almost certainly have a twitter account, although there are obviously exceptions. The same just doesn't seem to go for YouTube. Creating content on YT is a lot more time-consuming than creating it on Twitter, of course.

This is why YouTube is a platform with value and Twitter isn't.

That's silly. While you can't directly monetize your Twitter account, it can expand or straight up create your reach which you can use as a funnel to whatever monetizable content you have. That probably makes it less valuable for Twitter Inc., but it sure is valuable for Twitter users.

As a recent example, think of Pieter Levels (@levelsio). You think he would've gotten $10k first day sales on his avatar AI project without his Twitter account's reach?

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by dawnerd »

dan-robertson wrote: post #285

The dynamics on Twitter are quite weird. There’s a small number of users with potentially lots of followers for whom Twitter is an important part of their work or life. If you’re a journalist, being on Twitter is basically part of your job so maybe you should have to pay a bit more just like the customer of some business software ($100 pa seems pretty cheap there). Indeed maybe media publications should be paying for…

I wont be paying. I only paid for blue to get rid of the spaces button in the app. I really only use Twitter as a way to complain and vent into a void. I know no one else cares what I say and I'm fine with that.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by dmix »

ekianjo wrote: post #558
arkades wrote: post #445

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stephen King’s tweet on that topic, to summarize: “ $20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” https://twitter.com/stephenking/status/1587042605627490304?s...

As if King cant pay 20 dollars.

Everyone seems to either be assuming King somehow cares about paying $$ instead of making a political statement and/or Elon was making a serious earnest reply to King, instead of being his usual needling shitposter self. Neither of which both of their histories supports.

Stephen King will quit Twitter just as credibly as Jay-z “retired” from rapping.... like Elon Musk gives a shit about convincing a person worth $500M+ that $20 vs $8/m is too much to ask.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by spiffytech »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #358
RosanaAnaDana wrote: post #338

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> If you’re a journalist, being on Twitter is basically part of your job so maybe you should have to pay a bit more just like the customer of some business software I think this completely misunderstands why social media products like Twitter are successful. Those journalists (or gamers, or comedians, or porn stars) that you're arguing should be considering $9 a month as cost of business, they are the content creator…

I think you're wrong. The network is stronger than that. Yes, those highly-connected nodes could easily kill the network... if they all coordinated to leave at once. Which is a real risk here, because of how high-profile and controversial the issue is right now. But normally, they're just as glued to the network as everyone else. Perhaps even more so, because... ... they aren't creating content for fun. They're creat…

This is exactly right. It's the same as how some popular YouTubers hedge their bets by publishing in parallel to their own sites or to other video platforms, yet they keep letting YouTube dictate their business decisions because it's the only place they can make money.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by AYBABTME »

danpalmer wrote: post #14

The 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…

FT.com serves ads to paying customers.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by auntienomen »

IncRnd wrote: post #550
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #514

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Stephen King is addicted to Twitter? He's posted an average of 2-3 tweets per day — I wouldn't call that addicted.

I would.

King writes 300-500 page novels at an age when most people are retired. 240 characters here and there is not evidence of much effort for him.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by pie420 »

pkulak wrote: post #454

Elon is the PM from hell. Has some shower thought and starts throwing tickets on everyone's board 45 minutes later. This is why the Model X has those silly doors.

The model X is also probably one of the most profitable and iconic cars in the modern era.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by jdlshore »

I'm likely to pay for it at that price. For reference, I have a bit more than 14K followers on Twitter.

Why? Two reasons.

1) Funding social media through advertising has led to dysfunctional outcomes like outrage being more visible than high-quality content. I’m in favor of alternative revenue streams, although they have to provide value, and removing ads doesn't count as providing value.

2) My Twitter account is part of my consulting business. Eight dollars a month isn't much to pay if it improves my visibility or perceived legitimacy. I'd be willing to try it for a year and see how it works out.

FWIW, I wouldn't have been willing to try it at $20/mo.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by paxys »

ekianjo wrote: post #558
arkades wrote: post #445

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stephen King’s tweet on that topic, to summarize: “ $20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” https://twitter.com/stephenking/status/1587042605627490304?s...

As if King cant pay 20 dollars.

As if Elon needs 20 dollars.
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