Twitter Debuts Revue Subscription Button

Twitter has announced it is adding a Revue subscription button to tweets that will allow users to make money off their content, 280 characters at a time, Slashgear reported.

Revue is an online publishing platform that gives writers and publishers the power to craft newsletters on particular topics, even if those topics are something as simple as “things I like.” The newsletters give their writers and publishers the chance to make money through monthly subscriptions, according to the report.

Readers who see Revue posts in their feeds can subscribe to the related newsletter with the click of a button, starting with mobile web and desktop users. Android and iOS Twitter users will see the Revue newsletter button added to their feeds soon, the report stated.

When someone clicks on the link to Revue content (which pulls up the post in their browser), they can then subscribe to the newsletter by returning to their timelines and clicking the subscribe button on the tweet, according to the report.

Users with email addresses associated with their Twitter accounts will be able to sign up for the newsletter using a one-click process without having to manually confirm their email addresses, according to the Revue announcement, which came in a string of tweets last week, per the report.

Those who use Twitter without a linked email will be guided through the process of subscribing, the report stated.

It’s been a busy time for Twitter when it comes to adding new features to the social media platform. The company announced Thursday (Oct. 21) that it has acquired chat app Sphere for an unspecified amount. Sphere is “winding down” the platform in November.

Read more: Twitter Buys Chat App Sphere

The acquisition will accelerate the development of direct messages, communities and creators on Twitter, according to Engineering Vice President Nick Caldwell, although he didn’t give details on exactly how that growth and expansion of Twitter’s offering would happen — or when.

Sphere says it highlights “essential” messages in users’ feeds.