November 22, 2009

Not Getting Paid to Kill Ads - Updated

As a not important enough Tweeter to have sponsors, I have decided to give ads ‘on the house’ in the hopes of gaining their business about 1 hour ago from SocialScope

Perhaps such sponsors will pay me to tweet on their behalf or pay me to stop. Either way I win about 1 hour ago from SocialScope

If we all have tweets tagged as #sponsored how will you know it isn’t? How can advertisers differentiate if all appear to be sponsored? 41 minutes ago from SocialScope

@funkatron just post them yourself and mark them as #sponsored 39 minutes ago from SocialScopein reply to funkatron

Followers I highly recommend Lucky Charms cereal. I think it’s magically delicious. #sponsored #onthehouse 32 minutes ago from SocialScope

@MaxWeb try my approach if we all have ads - or just look like we do - ads will be neutralized 29 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to MaxWeb

Followers have you found yourself in a pickle about what pickle to buy? Not me! I always choose Vlasic pickles #sponsored #onthehouse 22 minutes ago from SocialScope

Thanks for asking @jnswanson. I would love a cup of Folgers brand coffee right this minute. #sponsored #onthehouse 19 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to jnswanson

@chrisbrogan @theRQ join my campaign to neutralize ads on Twitter by marking all as sponsored and onthehouse (my recent tweets explain) 14 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to chrisbrogan

I know you know I’m often making a point @jnswanson. I didn’t use you, I just showed how easily we all could be used. #Windex wipes out ads 4 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to jnswanson

Thanks @chrisbrogan for tweeting my campaign to kill ads. I’ll pay you later (ha ha) Easier way to read the list here: http://bit.ly/5J9gdM about 1 hour ago from web

@p0ps Glad you like Babycakes Vegan cupcakes. I like #Entemann’s cupcakes and recommend them to all my followers. #sponsored #onthehouse 43 minutes ago from web in reply to p0ps

@banannie This is my plan for advertising http://bit.ly/5J9gdM 41 minutes ago from web in reply to banannie

When I watch a football game with #Giants #Jets #Ravens #Steelers I eat #LaysPotatoChips and drink #BudLight #sponsored #onthehouse 37 minutes ago from web

Companies that would sponsor tweets would have more success, spend less if they had 1 employee join Twitter and get in a real conversation 29 minutes ago from web

I could tell you “I just ordered from Zappos and they have the best customer service” and then tell you that they paid me to say it. 27 minutes ago from web

Or, I’d say “I just ordered from Zappos, they have great customer service” because I want to. You’d follow and learn for yourself. I did 18 minutes ago from web

In June I saw @JeffreyHazlett Kodak CMO at #140conf, followed him, @KodakCB, then was in their Twitter name contest. I like the brand now 8 minutes ago from web

I actually don’t care if people get paid to tweet, I’d like to get paid for it too. I believe Twitter is a free country, so do what you want 5 minutes ago from web

Thus, I can say I’m #sponsored whether I am or not, and so can you. We can even the playing field, neutralize ads, keep conversation going. 1 minute ago from web