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The Network Considers Passing a Different Hat
· New York time
Bluesky executives are discussing ways to make buying, selling and fundraising easier on the network, TechCrunch reports. They argue that advertising is not the only feasible route to monetization. The ambition would put transactions and contributions into the business-model conversation rather than treating every commercial opportunity as advertising inventory. For creators, the appeal is having more than one possible relationship between an audience and an income, with the eventual services depending on how those ambitions develop. Each relationship still needs a reason for money to move. Escaping an advertising-only future does not mean escaping commerce; it means the feed may pass several different hats instead of renting out one enormous billboard above everybody’s head. Someone will still have to explain what the collection is for.
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