I wonder why Chris Lattner moved to Tesla from Apple. Guess he must’ve thought the same thing, as he moved to Google 6 months after starting at Tesla.
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Twitter to Charge $20 a Month for Verified Accounts, Reports Suggest
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You're clearly not cut out to be a Twitter user.
There are expenses associated with running Twitter; someone has to pay if it's "free" for users. Elon seems to be trying to wean the company off its total dependency on advertising income; in other words, stop allowing the users to be the *only* products. Instead, he's seeking to siphon some money from the individuals and companies who are profiting off of Twitter. It makes perfect sense and is in line with the goals he has announced.
Do you really think buying an accreditation is more valid than earning one?
You're right about this. However, over time, it's been morphed (or dumbed down) to the point that seeing the check mark adds some additional weight to whatever they post. It's the site's version of a megaphone; if someone "verified" is saying it, it holds a lot more weight than anyone who says the same thing without it.
No way this is the way he communicates with this employees , he might be able to get away with **** attitude when it comes to Tesla's mechanical engineering due to lack of attractive options, but SW engineers ? forget about it , even in todays economy the will EASILY find a new job if they are any good.
Because Apple created this ‘reader’ category which exempts certain apps from having to provide IAP. In this case the Twitter app will still function without paying them a subscription so Twitter wouldn’t be required to offer IAP.
How do you run into the ground something that is already in the ground? It’s a pile of crap. Only direction left to go is up.
It's actually not. Verification has become a joke and the process to whom actually gets verified is not consistent. And TONS of bots are verified and scamming people [especially within crypto].
$20 is nothing for this kind of thing. And if a verified person is crying about how expensive $20 then they shouldn't be verified to begin with. How important are you if you can't even afford that? Let's not beat around the bush here.
Yeah creating a new revenue stream in place of one that was generating $0 before leads to that. Brilliant business advice as usual from the internet. I’ll trust the self made billionaire over armchair businessmen any day to make wise business decisions.
These Twitter posts are going to need commenting requirements. Never seen so much bootlicking. The Elon stans are out of control.
I see it more as some have turned it into a class thing and Musk knows his new fan base is obsessed with class. So to them this is a way of punishing a class they don’t like. Though I always find it amusing that those who complain most about “blue check twitter” have blue checks themselves.
The most likely result of these kinds of moves is that the best engineers will leave, because they are in demand elsewhere.
The mediocre ones will remain and will try to please the tyrant.
“Celebrities”. The most overused and overrated word in the English language.
I don't think it's greedy. Most people don't have a blue checkmark. Those who do see value in it. Therefor he's charging for it.
It's no different from Reddit charging for Super Upvotes (or Gold or whatever) and other similar rewards. I don't see a lot of people complaining about Reddit's model. Don't see why people would complain about Twitter doing the same. Other than the fact that Elon Musk is involved and therefor pure evil.
The self-proclaimed "best engineers" who will "leave" are the ones leaking this crap to the media anyway. They are throwing hissy fits because the "tyrant" is their boss now. They were told he is a bad man, they just aren't sure why. Just like most people who dislike Elon.
So people who think differently than you must be silenced?
It's only a revenue stream if people buy it. Raising the price to become some fake "verified" user 4X the previous fee may not be as desirable to as many people. Considering the change of ownership and the fact that many are just flat out leaving Twitter, spending $20 doesn't sound like a great deal to me.
Nonsense.
Youtube USED TO lose money.
In 2015 when Youtube had revenues of $4 billion, it was estimated that Youtube was more or less break-even.
By 2021, Youtube's revenues had grown to $28.8 billion.
In other words, these days YouTube is likely to be WILDLY profitable, and probably has been for several years.
Top developers have choices of where to work. It’s a little harder to find a job than it was, but this is a decent way of getting your best performers to leave as soon as they can.
Edit: At the current rate of Twitter’s cash flow, though, there might not be much choice. Maybe it’s better to earn some ill will go than tank the company.
Edit: At the current rate of Twitter’s cash flow, though, there might not be much choice. Maybe it’s better to earn some ill will go than tank the company.
Inflation 😜😜
Kind of a silly strategy. I think they would get more money over time by improving the process so lots more people get verified, then do what Disney and Netflix do, raise prices by a dollar each year. Rake it in 🤑🤑🤑
Kind of a silly strategy. I think they would get more money over time by improving the process so lots more people get verified, then do what Disney and Netflix do, raise prices by a dollar each year. Rake it in 🤑🤑🤑
And what about public entities? The fact that elected officials are now communicating on Twitter is not normal to me, but is the White House going to pay for their blue check now?
I mean I understand it makes sense form Twitter’s point of view, but a state organization paying for a useless service is inappropriate. Why should they pay Twitter and not some other social network?
I mean I understand it makes sense form Twitter’s point of view, but a state organization paying for a useless service is inappropriate. Why should they pay Twitter and not some other social network?
He redefined what it means to be an *******.