Comments on: The Branch: Twitter Ad Network That’s Not on Twitter http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/the-branch-twitter-ad-network-thats-not-on-twitter/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:39:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dusty http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/the-branch-twitter-ad-network-thats-not-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-879119 Dusty Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:07:30 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4785#comment-879119 I just released a new Twitter ad network called FeaturedUsers. It provides a way for Twitter app developers to make money, and for Twitter users to get more followers. It's kinda' like The Branch Network above, but instead of standard banners, it display's "featured" Twitter users. The beauty in this is that Twitter users end up supporting the apps they use and depend on. In return they get exposure to other Twitter users, hopefully increasing their follower count. I hope you'll check it out. <a href="http://FeaturedUsers.com" rel="nofollow">http://FeaturedUsers.com</a>. I just released a new Twitter ad network called FeaturedUsers. It provides a way for Twitter app developers to make money, and for Twitter users to get more followers. It’s kinda’ like The Branch Network above, but instead of standard banners, it display’s “featured” Twitter users. The beauty in this is that Twitter users end up supporting the apps they use and depend on. In return they get exposure to other Twitter users, hopefully increasing their follower count.

I hope you’ll check it out. http://FeaturedUsers.com.

]]> By: jwalker37 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/the-branch-twitter-ad-network-thats-not-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-870319 jwalker37 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:08:18 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4785#comment-870319 Twittad is just a bad idea. Calling Magpie "a terrible idea" was probably generous. The Branch is trying to make the best of a tough situation, but is thinking old school. Josh, I think you've nailed it with your analysis. Could it be that no one makes money off Twitter itself, and it remains a secondary promotional device? Twittad is just a bad idea. Calling Magpie “a terrible idea” was probably generous. The Branch is trying to make the best of a tough situation, but is thinking old school. Josh, I think you’ve nailed it with your analysis.
Could it be that no one makes money off Twitter itself, and it remains a secondary promotional device?

]]> By: Josh Catone http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/the-branch-twitter-ad-network-thats-not-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-870311 Josh Catone Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4785#comment-870311 @Charles: Yes, but they're not visiting OTHER people's Twitter accounts. Those are people viewing their own. Most of the traffic to Twitter, afaik, is people going to their own page to tweet or view the Twitter stream of their followers. Only a very small percentage of that traffic is people viewing other people's Twitter account pages. So the point about TwittAds is still valid, unless advertisers are paying to advertise only to you. @Charles: Yes, but they’re not visiting OTHER people’s Twitter accounts. Those are people viewing their own.

Most of the traffic to Twitter, afaik, is people going to their own page to tweet or view the Twitter stream of their followers. Only a very small percentage of that traffic is people viewing other people’s Twitter account pages. So the point about TwittAds is still valid, unless advertisers are paying to advertise only to you.

]]> By: Charles Baldwin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/the-branch-twitter-ad-network-thats-not-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-870307 Charles Baldwin Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:16:57 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4785#comment-870307 You stated that "not a lot of people use Twitter’s web site." However, after checking a few websites that provide such statistics, such as TweetStats, it actually appears that, at least, fifty percent of the tweets do come from the web. You stated that “not a lot of people use Twitter’s web site.” However, after checking a few websites that provide such statistics, such as TweetStats, it actually appears that, at least, fifty percent of the tweets do come from the web.

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