Twitter's promoted tweets plans

16th April 2010

How does Twitter make its money ?
What is Twitter's business model ?
Perfectly valid questions answered in part here:
Twitter's advertising plans on Technology Review.

I confess to being intruiged by the Twitter phoenomenon. It's decidedly low-tech in its execution and rather ordinary to use but it has such enormous take-up.
It appears to tap directly in to the heart of what makes people tick in a social / voyeristic sense.

Something I have always wondered, though, is just how do those guys make any money ? Maybe they don't. Maybe they're quite happy providing a service buckshee. At least this was what I always considered. The link above irons out a fair bit and is an interesting read.