Web2.0 sites that confuse me
Does anyone out there know what the business model is for:
I would assume that all of them are eventually looking at methods of advertising to subscribers, but have yet to figure out how to do it in a non-intrusive way that won’t disrupt their monthly visitor ramp-up.
I feel a little sheepish for even having to ask.
UPDATED:
I missed this article earlier this week in CNET where Twitter CEO Evan Williams commented on possible revenue models for Twitter:
As he has before, he hinted at generating fees from sales-related Twitter content and from corporate users.
So it would appear accurate, as speculated, that Twitter may ultimately make money by putting companies in touch with their customers through Twitter, although we’ll still have to wait and see.
As for the rest of the companies on that list: I really hope they are able to stick around through the downturn in the economy.
Filed under: Consumer Web, Social Computing
Besides ads, Twitter could charge for a corporate or power user version. Net popularity seekers like Scoble could be charged for his thousands of followers. But it seems like Twitter is in no rush for that. You’d think the VCs would be looking to make a profit.
@Greg Yammer (http://yammer.com) seems to be filling in the need for a corporate version of Twitter.
I’m just wondering exactly what they are pitching to the VCs right now to keep the money flowing, especially considering they must be burning through more and more cash in order to meet their infrastructure demands.
If I understand correctly, Yammer is for intranets. There is still a need for companies that want to use a messaging system for communication with customers – ex: twitter.com/comcastcares