Twitter Grows Up, Adds "Promoted Tweets"

CWmike writes "Twitter is finally taking off the training wheels and moving into the world where real businesses tread with the launch on Tuesday of its first advertising model, dubbed 'Promoted Tweets.' The microblogging phenom has long avoided coming up with a business plan or even talking about one. But the time has come for Twitter to figure out how to make money over the long haul. Analyst Dan Old isn't so sure that Twitter users will welcome the change. 'There will be a vocal minority of users who will hate any advertising at all,' Olds said. '[Many] users understand that it's necessary and will accept it as long as it doesn't interfere with their usage. But if the ads look like regular tweets, that could cause some serious outrage from users who feel that Twitter is attempting to deceive them.'"

Comments

Re:Tweets for twits and infortainment morons...

[FooAtWFU]

Why do we let this crap out in the air waves?! worse, why do we let the people that run this stuff breed?!

Because historically speaking, eugenics programs haven't worked out all that well.

since you ask. kthxbye.

Re:Predictable

[Trepidity]

Well, not plural billions yet, but estimates of 2010 revenues seem to be a bit over $1b.

Re:freemium

[Scrameustache]

Twitter isn't really based on encouraging insightful.

I use it as a democratic fan club. I follow celebrities I like (mythbuster guys, trek alumni, that kind of thing), web comic artists, people who are in the biz I am or who have jobs I'm working to get, and I sometimes reply, sometimes spout off random things.

But mostly, I use it like slashdot, but I get to choose the editors and the commenters. People post links, I follow them.