Twitter is just being stupid. They could easily offer a "pro" version of twitter that would give end-users verified accounts, added stats, better photos, wide open use of the API for 3rd party apps, etc.
Some calculations...
- 500 million accounts.
- 1% conversion (they could 2% or higher)
- 5 million conversions
- $50/year
Wooo hoo. $250 million. Ok, not a billion but not a bad start, all without burning developers or free users.
Charge businesses for business level accounts and analytics and you could get another $250M.
Twitter's problem isn't just a "Now" problem it's a management team that's following Facebook on their path to ad failure.
Some calculations... - 500 million accounts. - 1% conversion (they could 2% or higher) - 5 million conversions - $50/year Wooo hoo. $250 million. Ok, not a billion but not a bad start, all without burning developers or free users.
Charge businesses for business level accounts and analytics and you could get another $250M.
Twitter's problem isn't just a "Now" problem it's a management team that's following Facebook on their path to ad failure.