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I like the idea of a 501c3 twitter competitor. It would be like wikipedia business-wise I guess. Centralization has it's benefits, and they could be maintained
by jiaaro 14y ago
I like the idea of a 501c3 twitter competitor. It would be like wikipedia business-wise I guess.
Centralization has it's benefits, and they could be maintained without all the crap that's happening with twitter right now.
- cdcarter 14y agoA 501c3 twitter is almost a brilliant solution. What grantmaker wouldn't want to support an organization dedicated to people's speech and open journalism? Valuing extensibility, openness, and free access, the mission is strong and the market is there. If Caldwell wanted to move this way, and offer $50 sustaining memberships for new features and $100 memberships for developers, nobody would blame him and all of a sudden he's open to some amazing funding opportunities.
- fomojola 14y agoAmazing funding opportunities perhaps, but not so great profit opportunities. Let's not forget: app.net is actually looking to make a profit (an excellent idea, if you ask me), not just replace Twitter.
- cdcarter 14y agoA well run not-for-profit damn well better be making a profit, it's just not turned back to the owner. They just take their allotted salary. Which is a pretty fine idea too.