Will Advertising Spell The End Of Twitter?
MySpace was doomed when the social network became overrun with obnoxious ads.
On the heels of newspaper articles alerting users that their friends tweets could actually be an ad, Valleywag predicts Twitter is following in MySpace’s footsteps.
The problem, argues Valleywag, isn’t advertorial content, but the fact that the tweets in question look like endorsements from the user, and aren’t designated as ads until you see the “(Ad)” or “#ad” or “#sponsor” at the end of the 140 characters.
What’s more the entrepreneurs behind companies like Izea that facilitate this kind of sponsorship haven’t always been forthright about disclosing whether or not a tweet is an ad.
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Angela Shupe on November 25th, 2009 2:49 am
I don’t think the ads will kill off Twitter but it will probably make people that much more weary about what they’re willing to believe is an honest endorsement of a product. Personally I hate them but some of the people I follow definitely don’t agree with me. :-)
Design Club7 on November 25th, 2009 10:24 pm
Very Useful news to all twitter users.
free classifieds directory on November 26th, 2009 1:39 am
I truly hope not. Just like anything good out there, whether it is Microsoft or Twitter they all started a new culture. Even in e-mails, we are used to certain company’s format, styles and user-friendly features. It is hard to fall out of love, so to speak.
Sincerely,
Alexander
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