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Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by MarcellusDrum »

qwertox wrote: post #836

The blue check mark was supposed to be a service for those consuming Twitter, so that they can have a bit more security by knowing that there's a higher chance to be following the person or thing they were intending to follow; it was not a service for those having the blue check mark. That's why I don't understand why they want to charge for it. Maybe a better thing would be to charge per-1000-followers (or per-10000…

The function of the previous blue check mark is still going to be available for free, as a label under the name (similar to what government affiliated personnel currently have). So there is nothing to lose if you don't want to subscribe to Twitter Blue. You will still be verified.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by berkes »

blibble wrote: post #902
berkes wrote: post #866

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Please do realize that $8 is something completely different for a Norwegian than a Bangladeshi. For one it's the cost of a beer, for the other, the wages of days work.

to be fair to musk he did say the $8 would be adjusted for local income

So if I put my location on twitter to Burundi, then request a blue checkmark, I'd get it for $0.80/month? Or would they have a team of people verifying that I'm from the country I say I am? Oh, wait.

Point being: this whole thing was terribly poorly thought out, a lot of details left uncovered, in a niche where exactly those details are of crucial importance.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by smcl »

saagarjha wrote: post #920
koonsolo wrote: post #919

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@dril seems to come close (I didn't know him, probably because he only has 1.7M followers). On twitter he's only at place 5,391 ( https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/dril ). MrBeast and PewDiePie are both millionaires ($40M-$100M) thanks to YouTube, and each have 111M followers, that's around 65x @dril. Can you state exactly what you mean with @dril == 100 * Mister Beast?

your problem is, that youre perfect, and everyone is jealous of your good posts, and that makes you rightfully upset.

(removes diaper,. revealing two sub-diapers ) Shall we continue?

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by magnusss »

rubatuga wrote: post #762
magnusss wrote: post #761

What I love most is that the new CEO of Twitter is front and center making a major product and pricing announcement to the entire customer base within 4 days of buying the company. That’s awesome execution, baby! Not to mention the best type of product marketing imaginable.

I mean, that seems reminiscent of Trump style politics but sure.

Interesting point! What may be an effective management style for running a company you own could be deleterious when running a country for which you are an elected official.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by smcl »

koonsolo wrote: post #919
smcl wrote: post #523

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Yes his name is @dril and he is more powerful than 100 of your Misters Beast or Pewdies Pie

@dril seems to come close (I didn't know him, probably because he only has 1.7M followers). On twitter he's only at place 5,391 ( https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/dril ). MrBeast and PewDiePie are both millionaires ($40M-$100M) thanks to YouTube, and each have 111M followers, that's around 65x @dril. Can you state exactly what you mean with @dril == 100 * Mister Beast?

I cannot

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by tsol »

ziddoap wrote: post #724
tsol wrote: post #699

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Except of the social networks I browse, stephenking.com is not one of them. So really no I wouldn't hear of him. I'm sure his die hard fans will though.

> So really no I wouldn't hear of him I guess if you never step foot into a library, bookstore, movie theatre, etc. Sure. King does not sell books because of his presence on a social network. He sold 350 million copies of his books before Twitter was even invented. "die hard fans" the only ones to hear of King? Big lol.

You misread what I'm saying. Obviously I would hear his name but I would not be checking what he's posting about online. Which is clearly the situation for a giant writer like King.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by tsol »

tyingq wrote: post #760
tsol wrote: post #699

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Except of the social networks I browse, stephenking.com is not one of them. So really no I wouldn't hear of him. I'm sure his die hard fans will though.

I was assuming you might have Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, or go to the bookstore or library or movies.

None of those things include what stephen kings is thinking about today.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by tsol »

tptacek wrote: post #683
tsol wrote: post #681

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While this is true, I think twitter still greatly increases his outreach. It's the only reason most of us are hearing about him. Otherwise, I would definitely not be reading his blog. While I'm sure he would have a dedicated audience, it's not twitter. Not only that, but the more people start personal blogs the less viewers the harder it is to compete for views. For Stephen King, a generational talent, it may not mat…

Twitter is not greatly increasing Stephen King's reach.

Outreach isn't reach. It's different for people to know you versus people actually following what you have to say every day.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by marktangotango »

aschearer wrote: post #101
marktangotango wrote: post #63

I really wish twitter didn't exist. The utility I see in it is limited. For example, I don't have an account, but I do view tweets from time to time. The tweets I generally view are related to some real time event I'm interested in (ie news). I find the fact that even then, there is usually an endless stream of mostly banal, vapid responses to be very off putting. Not only do I find the content vastly uninteresting,…

Maybe Twitter just isn't for you, that's fine. Why go so far as to wish it doesn't exist? I don't like football but don't want to take it away from its fans -- even though it consumes so much time, money, and attention. To share another perspective, as a gamedev I'll miss Twitter. I doubt there will ever be as many creative people sharing their works in one place again. Things will get siloed and harder to find. Toda…

> Why go so far as to wish it doesn't exist?

Because it pollutes other more "reliable" sources of information.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by TheRealDunkirk »

jltsiren wrote: post #620
koonsolo wrote: post #415

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> In reality Twitter is more akin to YouTube than Facebook. There is a very big difference between Twitter and YouTube, and it's obvious once you know it. Look at the most popular people on twitter: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Twitte... All celebrities outside of twitter. Then look at YouTube: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouT... Almost all made famous by YouTube.…

Twitter is basically a broadcast platform for people who matter "in the real world". It gives them an easy way to reach their audience on their own terms without any middlemen. As a centralized platform, Twitter creates more value for those who follow than those who broadcast. Because the broadcasters are primarily known for something other than the "content" they create on the platform, they would find their audienc…

> Twitter is basically a broadcast platform for people who matter "in the real world".

Absolutely true, but it doesn't PRESENT itself that way. It PURPORTS to be an egalitarian platform. The truth is that the specific way Twitter's network effects work, you simply don't matter unless you're a celeb (either in Hollywood, or in some particular niche) or a journo. Celebrities I can understand. I don't know why Twitter is so bent around journalists, but it is, and it's obvious. To me, it goes back to the insinuation that the platform has been specifically engineered to influence national public opinion, but I suppose it might be just a "lucky" side effect. In any case, just being a random person on the platform can sometimes be pretty frustrating, because all the engagement is eaten up by people with hundreds of thousands of followers.

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