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shutdowns like this are going to be common. 90% of existing websites have no viable chance of being self-sustaining by ads or subscriptions...but this shouldn't
by crabapple 18y ago
shutdowns like this are going to be common. 90% of existing websites have no viable chance of being self-sustaining by ads or subscriptions...but this shouldn't surprise anyone, at some point, a near-frictionless model coupled with strong winner-take-all economics is bound to result in a few dominant players choking off nearly everything else
- axod 18y agoI disagree. Creating a website/webapp is ridiculously cheap IF you do it well. There's no barrier for entry. Anyone in their bedroom could be the next twitter on a shoestring. Creating a website teaches you a lot, and is a lot of fun.
- crabapple 18y agoyes it costs you nothing but chances are it will earn you nothing. thats the entire point of my attributions of the web being frictionless and winner-take-all.
- elviejo 18y agoYeap twitter doesn't make any profit. A model worthy of emulation indeed.
- axod 18y agoYes twitter doesn't make a profit, but they have a massive userbase to sell to. I think they'll probably work out a business model if they put their mind to it.