Comments on: Super Chirp Launches Freemium Twitter Model

By: melatoninTechy

melatoninTechy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:59:09 +0000

i just love Twittering compared to blogging. i was a blog addict and now i am a Twitter addict.

By: Campbell Taylor

Campbell Taylor — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:58:26 +0000

Ummm well I’d be a little sceptical about people paying much at all. Unless all quality sources of info start using Superchirp then the leakage of free information will mean there isn’t a compelling reason for people to pay. Besides why would I pay to follow a celebrity when its not always the celebrity thats twittering?

I personally wouldn’t pay for content via twitter but some people may. I would think one feasible idea may be to provide real time infomration from authorative bloggers to paid subscribers and provide non paying subscribers the same info but delayed. This leverages the reason for twitters which are instant infomration bites.

Just my 1.7 cents worth

By: Philippe

Philippe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:16:15 +0000

Campbell, indeed. I would be surprised if Twitter didn’t get involved or challenge Super Chirp’s model at some stage. Let’s first see how it takes off. What do you think people are most likely to pay for from celebrities to stock tips, “the funniest guy on twitter”, horoscopes, charity, authority bloggers, early info, or none at all?

By: Campbell Taylor

Campbell Taylor — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:48:55 +0000

Isn’t this a “middle man” model? SuperChirp are just inserting themselves between the reader and the publisher.

It seems to be hugely vulnerable to Twitter itself remaining benign. Unless Twitter is taking a cut from SuperChirp.

It looks to me at first glance that SuperChirp either need to launch Value Add Services or else this is just money making operation till the model is challenged.

I’m happy to be challenged on this view, perhaps I’ve missed something.