The suggestion is that Twitter might roll out an enhanced 'tweet-deck' application for a monthly fee. "The premium version would be aimed at marketers, journalists and professionals." Twitter is stalled at just over 300 million users and low ad revenue. This news comes on the heels on an announcement that Medium will start charging a 'membership' fee no long after officially giving up on an ad-supported business model. The move has drawn some harsh criticism from pundits. But here's the problem: it's really hard to find any other sustainability model. I suggested a number of possibilities a decade ago, but most do not fit the private enterprise VC-funded model.
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