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Because when I'm browsing Twitter my first thought is usually "Gee I wish I could buy some random thing."

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Just a guess you aren't following "random" companies but rather things you are interested in?

OcculusVR: New Rift is out! [Buy]

SXSW: Tickets on sale now! [Buy]

JKRowling: Just release my new Book [Buy]

Steam: [Some new Triple A game] is released [Buy]

RaspberryPi: New Pi Beowulf cluster available for purchase [Buy]

RedCross: [Some disaster] we need your support [Donate]

(I'm sure a donate will come along if this works)

Anywho, there have to be _tons_ of impulse buyers in the world. People will click

> (I'm sure a donate will come along if this works)

That would be a very relevant functionality : Twitter is all instant emotion and therefore a perfect platform for impulse donations !

Going down this list made me realize how tempting it would be to have a buy button right next to the tweet.

The comment is probably glib but to respond to it in seriousness: Twitter is a place where you bathe in the stochastic. Why not see if it's also a place where people will make buying decisions based on the same? I think it's an idea worthy of experimentation.

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