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That would all be true if the main goal was to maximize the income through growth, which as far as I understand it, it isn't.
by jeena 8y ago
That would all be true if the main goal was to maximize the income through growth, which as far as I understand it, it isn't.
- grey-area 8y agoWe desperately need alternative social networks, but there’s a certain minimum income required to host them I just don’t think you’d reach with consumers. App.net tried almost exactly the same thing in 2012: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/app-dot-net-its-not-twitter https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/app-dot-net-its-not... I agree with the author that ads and nazis are the problem, but you need a viable business to compete with free (ad driven). Selling microblog hosting to consumers is not that.