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I don’t understand why would someone buy something that has been recently banned by Twitter. What am I missing?
by remi 16y ago
I don’t understand why would someone buy something that has been recently banned by Twitter. What am I missing?
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- javery 16y agoThis site doesn't do in-stream twitter advertising from what I can tell so it wouldn't be banned by Twitter.
- remi 16y agoOh, you’re right. I thought you couldn’t display ads in any application that used the Twitter API. I guess there’s still room for advertising in any Twitter app then.
- bradleyland 16y agoCheck the comments. Their service isn't banned by Twitter (yet). That's not to say the risk factor didn't just shoot from a 0.1 to 0.99, but it's viable for the moment. Between Apple's alteration to their AppStore T&Cs and Twitter's change in API usage T&Cs, I think we're facing a little bit of a correction in the "internet is free (as in freedom)" movement. This is a natural consequence of a model where corporations roll out features before they've figured out how they'll monetize them. In other words, if I'm not sure how I'll make money from my service, I must reserve the right to change the rules to support a viable business model at some point. Personally, I hope the backlash doesn't push things too far in a conservative direction, but I do think companies should put a little more thought in to the future of their product's interaction with the target network of developers and affiliates before they open the doors to integrate.
- schindyguy 16y agoIt's hard to shell out 10k for something that Twitter might find violates their TOS---even if it doesn't now. I am defintely passionate about the idea/model but that's a big stumbling block.