Comments on: Would You Sign a One-Year Twitter Contract? http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/08/would-you-sign-a-one-year-twitter-contract/ The Design of Engagement Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:05:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A.J. Pape http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/08/would-you-sign-a-one-year-twitter-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-374 A.J. Pape Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:13:54 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=510#comment-374 I would ask a different question: "How much would you pay to use Twitter monthly, with no binding contract?" I think your question unfairly biases the listener toward a negative response because the rate of change in this space is so much greater than in cable TV, basic cell phone connectivity, other other things we contract for. I would easily and joyfully pay $10-15 month as an individual non-business user, like I used to for Compuserve or Earthlink. (Yes, I was doing email back in 1990) I would ask a different question:

“How much would you pay to use Twitter monthly, with no binding contract?”

I think your question unfairly biases the listener toward a negative response because the rate of change in this space is so much greater than in cable TV, basic cell phone connectivity, other other things we contract for.

I would easily and joyfully pay $10-15 month as an individual non-business user, like I used to for Compuserve or Earthlink. (Yes, I was doing email back in 1990)

]]> By: Maria Avgitidis http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/08/would-you-sign-a-one-year-twitter-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Maria Avgitidis Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=510#comment-371 You bring up an excellent point, Mark. One cannot predict the future and thus we are unable to tell if this communication tool will be used in 2011. Could Twitter be a step stone to another yet-to-be-developed tool for broadcasting/ collaboration/ conversation? (What MySpace was to Facebook? ) If we accept that there is a social media evolvement, as in any technology, paying for the service could have negative effects in terms of how people look for other sources to provide information and subsequently development. I think if you pay for something-- you stick with it. Cable television providers-- you pay for it, and if its okay, you'll stick with it till your contract expiration, and consider switching after if you are not satisfied. Could paying for Twitter create a tech browse stall among those who subscribe? You bring up an excellent point, Mark. One cannot predict the future and thus we are unable to tell if this communication tool will be used in 2011. Could Twitter be a step stone to another yet-to-be-developed tool for broadcasting/ collaboration/ conversation? (What MySpace was to Facebook? )

If we accept that there is a social media evolvement, as in any technology, paying for the service could have negative effects in terms of how people look for other sources to provide information and subsequently development. I think if you pay for something– you stick with it. Cable television providers– you pay for it, and if its okay, you’ll stick with it till your contract expiration, and consider switching after if you are not satisfied.

Could paying for Twitter create a tech browse stall among those who subscribe?

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