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;

… is that where it’s headed?

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• |74.13.68.xxx |2008-05-06 10:05:58 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.
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• |68.6.241.xxx |2008-05-06 10:06:38 waveshoppe
  "is that where it
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• |216.168.124.xxx |2008-05-06 10:26:31 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...
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• |69.150.235.xxx |2008-05-06 11:48:19 TheMadHat
  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.
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• |216.168.124.xxx |2008-05-06 12:12:08 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
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• |202.6.86.xxx |2008-05-06 18:10:38 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.
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• |216.168.124.xxx |2008-05-06 18:22:28 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:
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• |72.161.151.xxx |2008-05-08 08:11:24 Kristen
  
  Twitter whores....It was only a matter of time.
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• |76.101.24.xxx |2008-07-05 12:46:18 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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