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0 pointsstaunch3y ago0 comments

The network is the value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

But what matters beyond the network is how well it can be utilized by users. That layer of tools and functionality on top of the network is where Twitter could charge users. Particularly power users and businesses that can justify spending some money on it because they get so much value or even generate revenue from it.

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etchalon3y ago

Twitter was already trying this with Twitter Blue.

It was not wildly successful.

Certainly not successful enough to replace advertising.

As for the network effect … that's the point of "the value comes from the users."

staunchOP3y ago

Yeah, Twitter Blue was a very lazy attempt, which proves absolutely nothing about the potential of tools and applications built on the Twitter network. It just proves a lazy attempt won't get great results, which shouldn't be surprising.

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