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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