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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 09:42

 

Are TwitterWhores the wave of the future?

 ..so I was following TechCrunch’s unhealthy obsession with Scoble selling out. This time around it’s not about him selling ad space on his blog, but actually Twitter related;

“he’s experimenting with Twittering adverts for perennial sponsor Seagate. He later twittered “I am just having a little fun getting a conversation about microblog advertising going”

This all made me uneasy and being typographically challenged I created this;

Twit for hire

 

… is that where it’s headed?

Comments (9)
  • Bloggeries  - Bloggeries Blog Directory
    Great post and hilarious cartoon.

    Seriously IT IS going that way. The issue is you need to develop a following that wants to hear what you have to say. If you've done that I think they will accept certain amounts of ads like that. Obviously some will have higher thresholds then others and you need to find the perfect ratio. That being said I think it's already starting to happen.
  • waveshoppe
    "is that where it
  • Dave
    Well, those are REAL Tweets, so it is happening..but what of less than transparent discosures? How does one know?

    sigh... someone always pisses in the pool...
  • TheMadHat
    :angry: That pisses me off. They get unfollowed immediately if I catch it.

    I use twitter for conversations. I'm pretty sure Scoble doesn't converse with his thousands of scoble fan boys.
  • Dave
    Same... occassionally nice for news, more of chit chat toy for me... but will it get abused as usual?

    It's the Pay-per-post for Social Networks
  • James Duthie
    I am amazed at what you can do with one hand Dave. Great work.

    As for commercial tweeting and product placement... it was only a matter of time really. That's what happens when critical mass and awareness are achieved.
  • Dave
    lol... getting pretty good with the mouse inmy left hand so Photoshop was easier than typing.. he he...

    ... ultimately monetization always creeps in.. at least we can unsubscribe :woohoo:
  • Kristen

    Twitter whores....It was only a matter of time.
  • John
    I just don't get the whole "twit" thing from the get go..

    Hopefully, I will figure it out..

    In the meantime...

    I have to run...

    I
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