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I agree with most of that. Though most services which charge users are disincentivized (is that a word?) to sell user data and display ads. Besides having the

by jmathai 14y ago

I agree with most of that. Though most services which charge users are disincentivized (is that a word?) to sell user data and display ads. Besides having the API docs in Github I've never seen how it's much different from other companies that charge users. Nontheless, I wish them luck because we need more self sustaining services on the web for consumers.

kmfrk 14y ago
For one, we know they are - comfortably - profitable at the current price per user, so they won't get desperate enough to go in different directions. (They may do it out of stupidity, but perceived financial necessity won't be the reason.) I'm sure it isn't easy for Twitter to make money, but their reputation is still in tatters, because of all they've done to affirm their position and guarantee what they believe is a healthy profit. With most companies, we not only have to wonder how they earn or plan on earning money (Instagram! Quora! Facebook!); their business plan may not even suffice. Tumblr is currently twisting and turning to monetize their platform more, because David Karp has refused to use a business model that is implemented at the expense of users. But good intentions don't guarantee a (sizeable) profit.