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But wait, isn't the biggest social network the perfect example? Made it free for everyone, gathered so much attention But when you want to advertise, you'll ha
by chdaniel 8y ago
But wait, isn't the biggest social network the perfect example? Made it free for everyone, gathered so much attention
But when you want to advertise, you'll have to compete with so many others, hence the bidding.
One could argue the "you're the product when the product is free", true but the equality of opportunity is there. And the cost of entry is 0.
- michaelt 8y agoThere's a difference between a product with two tiers and a company with two products. I would not say that Google Search was a free tier of Google AdWords, even if every AdWords user is also a search user, as they're different products. Likewise, there's not a paid Facebook Premium tier or a paid Instagram Pro version. The closest things to social networks that have a paid tier within the social media product are the likes of Tinder, Strava and perhaps LinkedIn.