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A YC13S company (Datarank) is using twitter data (among others) to try to quantify the general public's attitude towards certain products. So that's a possible
by gamegoblin 13y ago
A YC13S company (Datarank) is using twitter data (among others) to try to quantify the general public's attitude towards certain products. So that's a possible revenue stream. Rather than a company paying to advertise, they pay to find out what people think about their products.
https://www.datarank.com/ https://www.datarank.com/
- loganu 13y agoI think that just means DataRank is a market research tool. It won't mean companies that use it will spend less on advertising, but it will help them target specific demographics, perceptions, etc more efficiently. Not less spending, just different.
- samsolomon 13y agoI've thought a good bit about alternative revenue models for Twitter—Pro accounts that show statistics and keep your entire history, have developers pay for access to their API—I'm assuming they have gone through these ideas and realized they could make the most money from ads.