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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Bloggeries  - Bloggeries Blog Directory     |2008-05-06 08:05:58 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. Reply | Quote 0   0

waveshoppe   |2008-05-06 08:06:38 "is that where it Reply | Quote 0   0

Dave   |2008-05-06 08:26:31 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... Reply | Quote 0   0

TheMadHat     |2008-05-06 09:48:19 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. Reply | Quote 0   0

Dave   |2008-05-06 10:12:08 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 Reply | Quote 0   0

James Duthie     |2008-05-06 16:10:38 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. Reply | Quote 0   0

Dave   |2008-05-06 16:22:28 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 Reply | Quote 0   0

Kristen     |2008-05-08 06:11:24 Twitter whores....It was only a matter of time. Reply | Quote 0   0

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