If I send money, what percentage will the person receive?
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I assume that rules out too that they get a commission of some kind. I did notice that the Cash payment app opens in the built-in browser. So maybe this at least helps users stay on Twitter while tipping, so they see more ads...
Yeah, I noticed that too. Ads and user behaviour data was my guess. And maybe it’s a “let’s enter the market with free payments and figure out a commission model later” kind of approach. Not uncommon with big tech who doesn’t need the cashflow immediately.
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Also curious how (much) people will use this. And how the creators will request the tips (follow-up tweet: “if you liked this, tip me in my profile”?).
I’m curious about the monetisation strategy behind this
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I assume that rules out too that they get a commission of some kind. I did notice that the Cash payment app opens in the built-in browser. So maybe this at least helps users stay on Twitter while tipping, so they see more ads...
Yeah, I noticed that too. Ads and user behaviour data was my guess. And maybe it’s a “let’s enter the market with free payments and figure out a commission model later” kind of approach. Not uncommon with big tech who doesn’t need the cashflow immediately.
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Also curious how (much) people will use this. And how the creators will request the tips (follow-up tweet: “if you liked this, tip me in my profile”?).