Last week BBspot release a hoax article about a possible twitter premium account set up which had the twittersphere writhing in anticipation and talk about the possibilities of such a service.While ultimately the article was revealed as a hoax, for alot of users premium accounts have been a long been asked for. Not to mention the need for Twitter to begin to make some form of money has long been an issue that the company has had to deal with.
However, while there are no premium accounts just yet, the question as to what this type of service would have is interesting.
Twitter has always promoted itself as a micro-blogging service so for the most part I can't see them offering more characters for premium members. However, what would make the service "better" would be some form of tracking or analytics tools that aren't inherent to the service. This is some above and beyond to the current service that adds an entire layer of information and usability for business and individuals with alot of followers.
What are your thoughts on the premium accounts?
I would not be opposed to Twitter setting up premium accounts, but I would not pay more money to get better features from a social networking site. If Facebook or MySpace did the same, I would not use theirs either. It's just a personal preference and can deal with the "basic package," so long as I don't lose privileges by not having a premium account. I love the idea of Twitter and what it offers as far as microblogging, and I also understand why setting up premium accounts would help them financially. If it turns out it's what they want to do, then they should go for it!
ReplyDeleteI think premium accounts would detract from the whole micro blogging concept. While it would be nice to not have to revise your post when you need just a few more characters, I think "tweets" should be short and sweet. There's always the tinyurl or budurl to provide more information.
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