Everyone loves free stuff. I know I do. That’s why I get my tan at the beach and not the salon. The sun’s free and it works.

Now just imagine if one of the web’s largest free system starts charging. Rumor has it that twitter plans to start raking it in from it’s massive userbase. How? By getting folks to start verifying their accounts- especially the business denizens. From there it’s an easy matter to collect a $1 fee. That’s easily over a billion dollars for the microblogging giant!From where I stand, I doubt that’d work. Sure, many are addicted to letting in web voyeurs to their private lives with their 7 word liners. But hey- is it worth a buck or five to satisfy these peeping toms? Maybe if you’re crazy for attention like misbehaving movie stars. But for the average joe? Nah.

If twitter wants to make money, let them splatter ads all over their web. That’d be the path of least resistance. Once they start reaching into their user’s pockets… whoa boy. Sparks will fly.

What do you think? Will twitter succeed?

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