So Twitter is now going to become a money making machine. The goods on the new premium version of Twitter were posted on BBspot today. CEO Evan Williams says,
“Celebrities and large corporations have begun flocking to Twitter for their social media needs, and growth has accelerated. Many users have expressed willingness to pay for accounts, and now we give them that opportunity.”
They will have 4 different premium setups:
* Sparrow ($5/month) – Users get 145 character limit, 5 extra random followers.
* Dove ($15/month) – Users get 160 character limit, 25 extra random followers, 1 random celebrity follower, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” T-shirt.
* Owl ($50/month) – Users get 250 character limit, 100 extra random followers, 2 random celebrity followers, 30 minutes on recommended list, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” hoodie.
* Eagle ($250/month) – Users get 500 character limit, 1000 extra random followers, 3 celebrity followers of their choice, 5 hours on recommended list each month, Twitter Concierge for Tweeting while user is asleep or busy (and more), auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” tuxedo, custom “Fail Whale” page when service is down.
Never been one to follow twitter but i guess this is good news for those who use it…
custom “Fail Whale†page when service is down
So your actually paying to have a “special page” when their service fails, LOL can’t say i’ve seen that before.
@Da_Dios your so right
if its not free its not for me
i guess i wont be using twitter no more
Makes sense the plans are named after birds… you’d need to have a bird brain to pay for one.
$180 a year to tweet. Haha.
@chase167
Twitter will still be free as the service we have right now. Those extra monthly premiums are for people who need extra characters, would like more followers, and want weird Fail Whale clothes and/or a different error page.
I agree, the prices seem outrageous, but people will pay to have a random celebrity, ANY celebrity, to follow them I bet. I for one will not support such a gouge at the eyes, but I’m willing to bet that the steeper plans are for those who need some major twitter marketing to kick in.