Interview with a Twitter User who runs Ad Tweets

The rise of paid advertising on Twitter streams has been controversial in some areas online. Back in April 2009 I ran an experiment of placing Twitter ads through one Twitter advertising service (see post) but I've never ... continue

Dell tweets up $3m in revenue

While Twitter itself has been widely critiqued for not fully realizing money its making potential, that hasn't stopped Dell from driving three million dollars in sales from the popular micro-blogging service. Dell boasts over 600,000 followers- and is ... continue

This tweet brought to you by…

The usefulness of Twitter now stands to be further comprimised by new initiatives to entice power users to tweet for cash. Anyone who uses Twitter can tell you what a royal pain it is to sift through spammy ... continue

In-Stream Twitter Advertising: Does It Work?

As Twitter continues to boom, Twitter advertising is slowly starting to emerge as a hot button issue, at least when delivered by third parties. Marshall Kirkpatrick on ReadWriteWeb on April 10 covered advertising through one of a number ... continue

This Twitter Feed Brought To You By…

Get ready for the professional Twitterer. A third-party advertising platform is opening the door to individual social network sponsorship -- and, in doing so, signaling the start of the user-based monetization of Twitter. TwittAd lets you implement ... continue