App.net is going freemium; CEO Dalton Caldwell has announced that starting today, paid users can help expand the social network's reach by distributing invites granting free access to new signups. In a blog post announcing the new measure, Caldwell says his team has been researching a way to offer free accounts from the start and is finally "ready to make this vision a reality." He cites Dropbox and Github as just two examples of companies that've reached a massive audience (and maintained their popularity with users) thanks to the freemium approach. Until this point, App.net has demanded an annual $36 fee to become a member of the Facebook / Twitter alternative. Caldwell says launching as a paid service enabled App.net to develop a...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4028348/app-net-goes-freemium-offering-invite-only-accounts
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