We noticed the first ‘ad’ on Twitter this morning on our home page. Right now it’s promoting the Twitter Search engine but it does awfully look like a Google Ad box.
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March 17, 2009
We noticed the first ‘ad’ on Twitter this morning on our home page. Right now it’s promoting the Twitter Search engine but it does awfully look like a Google Ad box.
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It’s swapping between twitter search and the twitter widget for facebook etc… I don’t mind it at the moment, so long as it stays that way. Could be good if it changed to show something related to my last post….?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:04 am
I don’t think that’s advertising. It’s more like informing about other Twitter features … Twitter Search and Widgets. Which is why they are treating the words as if they appeared in a dictionary. The minute someone starts paying for that space to promote their product – that’s advertising. And I disagree with Nigel – I don’t want advertising – related or unrelated – on my page.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I saw this too whilst doing my daily twipple.
To be honest, it wouldn’t bother me too much. They need to make cash somehow. There are a few other ideas they could try too.
March 17th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
PS – looks like PSFK are a bit “conTweeted” – my word for those that don’t follow as much as get followed :)
March 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
So long as the advertising was limited to that small space, in that format, and was relevant to my last post, it would be ok. It’s so small, it’s hardly noticeable.
March 18th, 2009 at 8:12 am