I just downloaded the Wordpress iPhone app as part of a strategy to blog more. I realized that very often I want to write about something (like an article I was just reading about New Media and its impact on Old Media) and 140 characters would only let me post a simple thought completely out of context. That is, admit it or not, both the best and worst of Twitter. It is also one of the opportunities the company has to monetize the service. Why not charge for triple characters or unlimited characters on an affordable monthly basis (I would probably pay $5 for triple characters a month). I’m sure that companies using Twitter as their emerging customer service channel would pay even more to have unlimited charcters. In a board meeting full of New Media executives not so long ago, I heard something vey interesting about the future of Twitter: It would become a new standard, pretty much like what email is today. I’m not sure how value-added features like unlimited characters would contribute to making Twitter the “new email”, but I’m sure it’s one possible path towards monatization.
Going back to that New Media article, monetization is what both old and new media folks are trying to figure out.

Dear readers, expect relatively shorter but undeniably more frequent posts in this blog. I still owe an extensive post on my new job, my new life in Miami and other interesting developments. I hope you’re enjoying so far.