I think I'm the sole Twitter luddite. Between Facebook, Buzz, and my mass emails I think there's more of my views and my shared amusements than is probably good.
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[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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