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  As per its latest announcement, the microblogging platform Twitter is planning to roll out a “super follow” feature that allows users to charge their followers if they want to gain access to their exclusive content. Twitter said that it would be releasing this function later this year. The step comes as the social networking site is looking to broaden its horizons to discover more ways to earn profit for itself as well as its  content  creators. Currently, advertising stands out as Twitter’s primary source of revenue. On Thursday, in an investor presentation, the  social media  company revealed that this new feature would allow users to charge followers for access to additional and exclusive content which won’t be displayed to the normal followers. This exclusive material can incorporate subscriber-only deals, videos, discounts, and newsletters. People opting for this “super follow” feature would have to pay a subscription fee per month to see the exclusive co...

  Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive of Twitter, said on Wednesday that the social networking site is looking into a new feature that lets its users receive digital payments or tips from their followers. Dorsey said that this new feature would help the company increase its overall revenue and engagement from its base of 192 million daily active users. At the virtual Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Dorsey said that he thinks the first thing the company wants to focus on is the economic incentive to individuals contributing to the  social media  platform Twitter. Launching user tipping and other new features such as content subscriptions would help the company expand its revenue, which as of now, Twitter primarily earns from selling ad space on its platform. During an earnings call with analysts on Tuesday, the company said that it didn’t expect subscriptions to be significant to the platform’s overall revenue until next year. Twitter acquired the email news...

With the aim of streamlining and making its design simpler for the users, the  social media  giant Facebook has opted for a significant redesign. And as a part of it, the platform has removed the “Like” button from all the public pages, which was in general used by public figures, brands, artists, and so on. Commenting on this massive change, the company said it will now be focusing more on the newsfeed for conversations instead of spotlighting the public pages’ likes. From now onwards, users will only see the total number of followers and a dedicated news feed on all Facebook public pages where they can participate in conversations, interact with others, and engage with the brand. This is a brave move towards facilitating platform users to easily connect with companies, artists, and other public figures. In an article, the famous social media company said that they are dropping the “likes” option from all public pages and focusing on followers instead in order to simplify how...