Twitter Considers Premium Version After 11 Years As a Free Service (reuters.com)

Twitter is considering whether or not to build a premium version of its site for select users. It's unclear what the cost would be at this time, but it's very possible it could be in the form of a subscription. Reuters reports: Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a huge user base for a free service supported by advertising. Last month it reported it had 319 million users worldwide. Twitter is conducting a survey "to assess the interest in a new, more enhanced version of Tweetdeck," which is an existing tool that helps users navigate the network, spokeswoman Brielle Villablanca said in a statement on Thursday. She went on: "We regularly conduct user research to gather feedback about people's Twitter experience and to better inform our product investment decisions, and we're exploring several ways to make Tweetdeck even more valuable for professionals." There was no indication that Twitter was considering charging fees from all its users. Word of the survey had earlier leaked on Twitter, where a journalist affiliated with the New York Times posted screenshots of what a premium version of Tweetdeck could look like. That version could include "more powerful tools to help marketers, journalists, professionals, and others in our community find out what is happening in the world quicker," according to one of the screenshots posted on the account @andrewtavani.

Comments

All I can say is..

[Patent Lover]

You've gotta be fucking kidding. I'd rather pay for a subscription to MySpace, Facebook, or AOL Online.

Re:Premium virtue signaling

[_KiTA_]

I wonder how many people and companies are willing to pay for the privilege of virtue signaling?

Quite a lot, actually:

* $1398 from 374 patrons
* $2769 from 822 patrons
* $3225 from 481 patrons

Professional victimhood is a cottage industry.