Comments on: #Magpie – Spam or Just Another Ad Network? http://www.studionashvegas.com/old-posts/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/ | WordPress Design, Technology, Marketing, and Social Media Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:57:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: studionashvegas http://www.studionashvegas.com/old-posts/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/comment-page-1/#comment-223 studionashvegas Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:30 +0000 http://www.studionashvegas.com/2008/11/18/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/#comment-223 I don't know... people are making the argument that a Twitter Monitization service would dilute the true, pure nature of the tweets. I am inclined to agree, but even the advertising i *DO* put onto twitter, I try to give it some sort of benefit to my users (a screencast I did, a blog post on whatever topic, etc). I don’t know… people are making the argument that a Twitter Monitization service would dilute the true, pure nature of the tweets. I am inclined to agree, but even the advertising i *DO* put onto twitter, I try to give it some sort of benefit to my users (a screencast I did, a blog post on whatever topic, etc).

]]> By: hubs http://www.studionashvegas.com/old-posts/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/comment-page-1/#comment-222 hubs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:46:08 +0000 http://www.studionashvegas.com/2008/11/18/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/#comment-222 I use a service called <a href="http://www.twittad.com/a/Ic" rel="nofollow">Twittad</a> which allows you to monetize your twitter account in a much less obtrusive way. There business model isn't as sound as Magpies but the service is much more palatable (and probably profitable). I use a service called Twittad which allows you to monetize your twitter account in a much less obtrusive way. There business model isn’t as sound as Magpies but the service is much more palatable (and probably profitable).

]]> By: Cory O'Brien http://www.studionashvegas.com/old-posts/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Cory O'Brien Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:55:44 +0000 http://www.studionashvegas.com/2008/11/18/magpie-spam-or-just-another-ad-network/#comment-219 I'm not a fan of Magpie for a variety of reasons, but the main one is just that it drastically diminishes the value of Twitter if you have to spend half your time on the service wading through ads. I wrote a fuller breakdown of my Magpie thoughts on GeekMommy's blog, so check out: http://geekmommy.net/2008/11/19/tweet-like-a-nightengale-not-like-a-magpie/#comment-1013 and the original Magpie post that I wrote at: http://thefutureofads.com/2008/11/03/magpie-tries-to-make-twitter-an-ad-network-fails/ I’m not a fan of Magpie for a variety of reasons, but the main one is just that it drastically diminishes the value of Twitter if you have to spend half your time on the service wading through ads.

I wrote a fuller breakdown of my Magpie thoughts on GeekMommy’s blog, so check out: http://geekmommy.net/2008/11/19/tweet-like-a-nightengale-not-like-a-magpie/#comment-1013 and the original Magpie post that I wrote at: http://thefutureofads.com/2008/11/03/magpie-tries-to-make-twitter-an-ad-network-fails/

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