Comments on: Twitter to charge companies http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-charge-companies/ Tech news | Tech views | Geeky goodness Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Would advertising kill twitter? If not done properly, absolutely. - The Chitika Blog Archive http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-charge-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-6841 Would advertising kill twitter? If not done properly, absolutely. - The Chitika Blog Archive Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:54:30 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1543#comment-6841 [...] idea of having businesses pay to use Twitter has been bandied about before. This, in my opinion, is the best possible way of bringing pay-to-play to the Twittersphere. [...] [...] idea of having businesses pay to use Twitter has been bandied about before. This, in my opinion, is the best possible way of bringing pay-to-play to the Twittersphere. [...]

]]> By: George Millington http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-charge-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 George Millington Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:39:06 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1543#comment-1372 Sure, happy to help! Sure, happy to help!

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-charge-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Jim Connolly Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1543#comment-1371 Hi George, Thanks for the comment. It seems that the post on http://blog.twitter.com confirms that they are about to introduce charging for additional features, as reported here and elsewhere this week. I'm guessing that they have released this statement, to reassure people that the 'regular' twitter features will remain free. This was always going to be the case - to charge people for the current service would see them lose the massive majority of their users. The value to businesses of better tech support (any tech support would be an improvement) and the ability to work more effectively with lists etc is something businesses have been crying out for, for ages - and something they will pay for. Thanks again Geo2 Hi George,

Thanks for the comment.

It seems that the post on http://blog.twitter.com confirms that they are about to introduce charging for additional features, as reported here and elsewhere this week.

I’m guessing that they have released this statement, to reassure people that the ‘regular’ twitter features will remain free. This was always going to be the case – to charge people for the current service would see them lose the massive majority of their users.

The value to businesses of better tech support (any tech support would be an improvement) and the ability to work more effectively with lists etc is something businesses have been crying out for, for ages – and something they will pay for.

Thanks again Geo2

]]> By: George Millington http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-charge-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 George Millington Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:23:17 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1543#comment-1370 Hi Jim, You might want to check out the Twitter blog (http://blog.twitter.com/) for an update on this issue. They write: "...it's important to note that whatever we come up with, Twitter will remain free to use by everyone—individuals, companies, celebrities, etc. What we're thinking about is adding value in places where we are already seeing traction, not imposing fees on existing services." Don't know if this is backtracking or the real story, but thought you'd like to see the "official position". Best, Geo2 Hi Jim,
You might want to check out the Twitter blog (http://blog.twitter.com/) for an update on this issue. They write:

“…it’s important to note that whatever we come up with, Twitter will remain free to use by everyone—individuals, companies, celebrities, etc. What we’re thinking about is adding value in places where we are already seeing traction, not imposing fees on existing services.”

Don’t know if this is backtracking or the real story, but thought you’d like to see the “official position”.

Best,
Geo2

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