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Would you pay for an advert free Social Media Service?

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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 advertisers to the possible detriment of their users and leave the developers to focus fully on their clients/users.

The real question is:

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Think carefully about your answer – it may form part of the planning to bring back a MyPE Forum!

Find out more below:

Read Dalton Caldwell’s open letter to Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook’s bad-faith negotiations with him.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.