Comments on: New Twitter “Ads” Appear? My Conspiracy Theory

By: Sig

Sig — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:21:27 +0000

I can't believe there's so many people who believe Twitter is some kind of "real time search" that is going to compete with Google??? As a programmer who uses Google to find function definitions, coding ideas and professional technical documentation on a daily basis, I shudder to think if I were stuck using Twitter to search people's "What are you doing now" for information. Twitter is more about popularity. It's high school all over Biz Stone and company need to suck it up, slap some lipstick on that pig and bring home the bacon. Sig's last blog post..1969 Chevrolet Corvette One-Off aka The Bomber

By: Terry Howard

Terry Howard — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:49 +0000

Since when did participating in capitalism and the economy become such a bad thing? I have zero faith in any venture that does not have a revenue model as their first order of business. Why should I expect your service to be worth a darn if you have no personal incentive to make it successful? Someone eat their lunch already, because I tire of this soap opera of "will they sell ads, or won't they?" It's really quite boring. Terry Howard's last blog post..Formula For Success

By: Word

Word — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:25:54 +0000

What’s the big deal? It would be more surprising if something in the end didn’t turned into ads these days. I’m sure you could apply some formula, where every site that reaches some critical mass of visitors, would inevitable start generating money from them in one way or another. Otherwise they would be stupid.

By: New more prominent Twitter Ads Spotted – The Next Web

New more prominent Twitter Ads Spotted – The Next Web — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:10 +0000

[...] more likely to believe with Marketing Pilgrim’s Andy Beal: “Remember when Twitter first launched its sidebar ads? Only, Twitter told us all [...]

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:01:21 +0000

I’ve said for awhile that Twitter’s opportunity lies in real-time search and mimicking Google’s business model with paid ads on top and along the side of the interface. You may not like it but did paid ads stop you from using Google?

Makes complete sense to me and it interesting to see Twitter experiment with it.

By: Jillian Wood

Jillian Wood — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:05:10 +0000

Wow, I never thought of that. I actually thought it was because I’m stuck with EI6 at work that it was popping up. Food for thought!

By: jlbraaten

jlbraaten — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:00:13 +0000

That's one thing I don't understand about Twitter. Biz and co. seem to be very coy about their plans. Perhaps it's because they've admitted they're not quite sure of them.... perhaps it's because they feel guilty for trying to make a buck? Either way, it's a bit painful to watch. If it were me, I'd unapologetically post banners, AdSense and Viagra offers if it meant I could monetize the Twitter beast. jlbraaten's last blog post..New Website ROI Tips: Online Goal Setting