Offering an alternative to ad-centric social media services such as Twitter and Facebook, new kids on the block, App.net, make a couple of bold statements, one of which says; "We believe that advertising-supported social services are so consistently and inextricably at odds with the interests of users and developers that something must be done." That something is simply asking users to pay $50.00 per year for access and in that way App.net will not have to focus on fulfilling the needs of … [Read more...] about Would you pay for an advert free Social Media Service?

