On their blog the folks behind the social bookmarking service Everyone will get to enjoy Ma.gnolia as it was designed to be seen, and when the ads come back to help pay the bills, we’ll also have our long-promised subscription service available, which, among other things, will turn ads off for subscribers.
I can't wait to see what these other features will be and how much the price for such a subscription will be. I really hope that they won't be more expensive than Flickr. Something in the range of 15-20USD per year would be nice depending on what the extra features will be.
Just the ad-removal alone won't probably convince anyone to pay for the service since ad-blockers seem to do a great job of solving this problem on the client-/proxy-side. So let's start speculating:
My guess would be, that the API for prosumers will be extended and that they will perhaps extend the caching aspect of the site.
But until this secret is lifted, I really like the idea of giving people soem ad-free time before such a major change :D
heh, very nice. It's of course very smart. When the ads do come back, people will be used to not having ads and maybe want to pay for the service ;)
Anyway, I'm also curious what the subscriber features will be. I won't mind paying up to $50/year for the service, it's a great service.
July 24, 2007, 9:32 a.m.
With 50USD it will look a little bit strange since Flickr costs what 25USD? and they do quite some hosting job there, while Ma.gnolia "only" hosts links.
July 24, 2007, 9:37 a.m.
yes that is true. still, I was just giving a max. I'd be willing to pay a little more for Flickr as well, though I'm quite happy with their current pricing scheme.
July 24, 2007, 2:41 p.m.