Trying to rework Twitter into a profitable company does not seem like an enviable position.  How do folks see Twitter becoming sustainably profitable, without tactics that will alienate their userbase?<p>They&#x27;ve tried ads (promoted tweets), which doesn&#x27;t seem to have worked well.  They&#x27;ve tried analytics targeted at high-end users&#x2F;companies, which doesn&#x27;t seem to have much traction (though it does seem both useful and unobtrusive).<p>Paid accounts?  What features would such an account have that free accounts wouldn&#x27;t?<p>Longer tweets?  That&#x27;ll certainly change the culture drastically, but not necessarily for the better.<p>Richer content?  Likewise.<p>Twitter seems like the contemporary company with the most valuable yet least profitable product.