There was something innocent and pure about Twitter's total lack of income. But don't worry, the microblogging startup's first advertisements are sufficiently adorable. Twitter has taken to selling off the "concepts" it defines under user profiles. If the ads are a bit twee, well, Twitter's take probably is, too. But the company is determined its ads must be innovative, and revolution is never free.
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Posted by: Terri Camp | July 06, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Well as a user I really appreciate it as it is quite small, but I am wondering of its efficiency. What do you think of the other possibilities (use of Twitter backgrounds of some prominent users; insert of advertweet now and again in some profiles by brands having access to the platform; etc). Hard to find a good one.
Posted by: Guillaume | July 06, 2009 at 11:58 PM
There are plenty of adverts already in twitter through the posts of some the most popular Twitterers. I suppose you can chose not to follow them, but looking at the most followed members and the subliminal adverts they post, I think people are voting to see adverts.
Posted by: John Pugh | July 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM