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Theory: their userbase is basically focused on monetization, so for them, the payment-driven model makes a ton of sense.
by calinet6 14y ago
Theory: their userbase is basically focused on monetization, so for them, the payment-driven model makes a ton of sense.
- wilfra 14y agoIt's also very valuable traffic to advertisers so they can pay out attractive rates to writers while also making good money being the middle man. If Pinterest, Twitter or Tumblr were to adopt this model, it probably wouldn't be very effective because their traffic is (essentially) worthless on a micro scale.