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Kyle S., a loyal MR reader, sends along the following:
See attached image of a Google ad I saw today. The text reads:
"TweepMe - Get Followers - www.TweepMe.com - Get 4,000 Twitter followers for $13 Simply sign up and we do the rest."
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 20, 2009 at 01:53 AM in Web/Tech | Permalink
Comments
still....can't...see...the...point...AARGH, IT'S TOO MUCH, TWITTER WILL KILL ME!
Posted by: shawn at May 20, 2009 5:16:41 AM
Why would someone care if a bunch of people who aren't really interested in what they have to say are "following" them? Maybe just needy attention-hungry losers are interested in such a service.
Posted by: a different shawn at May 20, 2009 8:59:12 AM
That might actually be a good idea if:
a) You were actually trying to sell something with your Twitter, and
b) The alleged 4,000 followers are real people, who already use twitter.
Maybe the service could automatically subscribe people without their consent to your feed, or something. I don't know.
Of course, the vast majority would then unsubscribe as soon as they noticed your feed, and someone would start offering a twitter clone that didn't allow these kinds of shenanigans.
So, never mind. It would always be a dumb idea.
Posted by: d.cous. at May 20, 2009 9:32:17 AM
By the by, could anyone explain to me the appeal of the whole twitter thing? I just don't get it. I even find myself using facebook less and less ever since it started to resemble twitter. Just wondering.
Posted by: d.cous. at May 20, 2009 9:35:29 AM
For the love of god, DON'T SIGN UP.
After that it doesn't let you quit. And you keep getting meaningless tweets from people you don't particularly want to see.
Posted by: May at May 21, 2009 4:51:38 PM
Oh, that's so sad, having to pay to get folks to "follow" you is like having to tie a pork chop around your neck to get the dog to play with you.
Posted by: Peter at May 25, 2009 3:38:35 PM
