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uSocial Sells Twitter Followers By the Thousand
bfire writes to tell us that marketing firm uSocial has decided to apply a new monetization scheme to the Twitter service by providing packages of followers for purchase. "According to the firm, a single Twitter follower could be worth $0.10 a month. It is selling followers in various packages, starting at 1,000 for $87, which is delivered in seven days, and going all the way up to 100,000 followers at a cost of $3,479, delivered over a year." This is just the latest in a number of different exploits and problems of the Twitter universe as individuals try to subvert a popular tool into a self-serving device.
they recommend people to subscribe to certain feeds, and then charges the feeds for it. Not entirely a bad idea.
If it serves to hasten the demise of Twitter, it's a great idea. Maybe the sheeple can go find something more worthwhile to do than go "Baaaa! Baaa!" at each other instead. But I guess it would be stupid to underestimate the inanity of people in large numbers...
You didn't have to say you are angry, it's apparent in your post(s).
Clearly I also matter to you (as does my opinion on your obvious emotional attachment to this issue) - it is apparent by your huge wall of text. My point still stands: why get all riled up if many people are enjoying it?