Should Twitter Introduce Accounts Where Users Must Pay To Follow? Jim Gilliam Says Yes.

[Editor Update: Jim Gilliam pointed out that our title was inaccurate. We deeply regret the mistake and we’ve updated the title to accurately analyze his interesting idea.]

Jim Gilliam is a self-described “geeky activist building internet tools to shake up a broken political system.” In addition to his websites to this end like govluv.org, he also seems to have a serious love for (obsession with?) Twitter and its potential. And with good reason – Twitter’s unique structure and API should give it an enviable advantage in constructing any number of revenue streams and business alliances.

However, a perceived lack of direction by Twitter in forming a successful business model has brought forth many suggestions by observers in ways they could do so.

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