Maybe I am a minority but I actually use the Twitter web site all the time. I like TweekDeck a lot and still use it every now and then but I visit the site more. But, to be honest, I actually use the TwitterGadget on my iGoogle homepage the most.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > I saw that about Searches. Eventually you gotta think it'll be in the > feed because so many people don't use the Twitter website. So many people > use it mobile or apps like TweetDeck. Sooner or later these ads will be > in your Twitter feed just like a friends message. They may be tailored > towards your interest (like Amazon promoting a new Sci-Fi book or > something), but it will be there. > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Twitter to start pushing advertising to > users > From: "Edward Crosby" > Date: Tue, April 13, 2010 1:38 pm > To: [email protected] > > According to the source I found it is only going to be in searches. > > http://bit.ly/cS9rFk > > I agree with Jennifer, though. Having advertisements in Twitter is no > different than any other social networking service (Facebook, Myspace, > FriendFeed, etc). > We are never going to get away from advertising, ever. I believe Mike > Judge got it exactly right in Idiocracy > (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/). The future is going to be nothing > but product placement and dummies. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > It will be interesting to see if users can block advertisers they > aren't > > interested in, like they would another user. I would imagine the > various > > twitter clients out there will be quick to come up with ways to foil > the > > ads, anyway. But since I seldom read tweets on the site (the users I > care > > about go straight to my phone) I'm more curious to see if they > > automatically > > push to mobile users or just on-site readers. > > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Cary Preston wrote: > > > >> Depends on how the ads are deployed. I don't mind the passive sidebar > >> ads > >> on Gmail, but a push ad that nestles into the stream of updates is > more > >> than > >> I care to put up with. It's atypical advertising; the advertisers are > >> sending you unsolicted tweets. > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Jennifer Walker < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> How is this any different than any other free service hosting ads on > >>> their > >>> site? > >>> > >>> As much as folks retweet contest ads from SyFy and the like, even if > >>> someone retweets a promoted tweet it's really not going to make > *that* > >>> much > >>> difference in the grand scheme of things (except that I'll be more > >>> inclined > >>> to unfollow them if they do it overmuch). Furthermore, I get texts > from > >>> certain companies outside of twitter for updates on shows (Bravo > being > >>> one > >>> of the mentioned promoters, for instance) or product discounts > >>> (Tropical > >>> Smoothie). > >>> > >>> While I would consider paying a quarterly fee for the service twitter > >>> provides, I'm just as happy if they find some corporate sponsors and > >>> keep it > >>> free. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Cary Preston > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/041310-twitter-to-start-pushing-advertising.html > >>>> > >>>> -- Shared with Google Share Button > >>>> > >>>> Glad I never started with Twitter now. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups > >>>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> . > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups > >>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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