“Misunderstanding”: Twitter Japan Now Says There Won’t Be A Subscription Model

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Internet, Tech, Tech Trick and Tips | November 28th, 2009

We reported yesterday about Twitter Japan’s plans to start charging followers to view tweets from certain users starting January and explained why this paid subscription model could work in Japan . Well, please forget it, this won’t happen. Just a few minutes ago, Digital Garage (the company responsible for Twitter operations in Japan), issued a press release ( English PDF , Japanese PDF ) stating there won’t be any fee-based services of any kind on the site and that Twitter in Japan will remain completely free for the foreseeable future

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“Misunderstanding”: Twitter Japan Now Says There Won’t Be A Subscription Model