Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by nothal on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @05:41AM
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FWIW, there are far more businesses on social media than that. There’s an entire culture of chefs, makeup artists, and the like that advertises solely on twitter/instagram/etc. Social media is actually a really effective tool to reach your target audience in these cases.
Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by zrobotics on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @01:48PM
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>> chefs, makeup artists, and the like
Isn't that covered under "influencers"? What tangible benefit does Twitter provide to a working makeup artist (ie someone doing makeup for films/tv/photography/etc)? Sure, there are makeup artists that run businesses on Twitter, but their business is selling branded makeup and promoting sponsored products. That type of business is 100% reliant in social media, but aside from influencers are there any working professionals that would be unemployed without Twitter or Instagram?
No.
>If not, why?
Because a phone is a universal method of communication, for businesses, spouses, families, friends, and everything in between.
Twitter is yet another social media gossip discussion site, just one with a gimmick (limited characters).
>If I run my business on Twitter (or YouTube, or Facebook) is it that different from a bank?
The only businesses run on Twitter are ads, influencers, and PR -- and those deserve to die anyway.