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Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions. The company first announced plans to develop a new revenue stream based on

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Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions. The company first announced plans to develop a new revenue stream based on the subscription model when detailing its $15 million Series A back in October. Now, mockups teasing the upcoming Bluesky subscription, along with a list of possible features, have been published to Bluesky’s GitHub.

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    The subscription model rarely works

    when the objective is profiteering and endless growth

    I have an unpopular opinion that ads are still the best way to pay for servers and staff

    I think that’s acceptable if it’s not based on datamining and profiling and personalization, but on context, and if ads are honest and not too attention grabbing. yeah advertise your product/service, with its benefits, and do not try to persuade people into paying for garbage

    • brie@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Is making a profit = profiteering? I agree with endless growth. I hate the big data model that assumes large numbers of users, huge churn, low success rate.

      The ads I had in mind would be topic-based. If you’re on a supplement sub, you see suggestions for a vendor. If you’re on a web dev sub, you see VPS vendors. Nothing crass like Betterhelp or Masterworks.

      • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        41·
        2 days ago

        Is making a profit = profiteering?

        no, what I wanted to mean is wanting to make lots of money just for the sake of it, or to increase value

        The ads I had in mind would be topic-based. If you’re on a supplement sub, you see suggestions for a vendor. If you’re on a web dev sub, you see VPS vendors.

        yeah, exactly, that’s not so bad