Comments on: Would You Like To Send Your Friends Some Ads? SocialTwist Sure Hopes So. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:19:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: Megan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2712407 Megan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:15:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2712407 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWcoA2ZUoA check out the new Aquafina video. my friend made it. it's great! http://www.yout...h?v=hKWcoA2ZUoA
check out the new Aquafina video. my friend made it. it’s great!

]]> By: Sending Ads to Your Friends via SocialTwist | The Next Level http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2710356 Sending Ads to Your Friends via SocialTwist | The Next Level Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:08:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2710356 [...] Word of Mouth Marketing via TechCrunch [...] [...] Word of Mouth Marketing via TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Jeff Wong http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2710334 Jeff Wong Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:49:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2710334 oh la la. they must have changed their font to helvetica today. i was able to get a screenshot of them using the comic sizzle. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X3UnUrT0AtM/Se876FPCaWI/AAAAAAAAHa0/XG_cDI2GkBc/s800/Picture%201.png oh la la. they must have changed their font to helvetica today.

i was able to get a screenshot of them using the comic sizzle.
http://lh6.ggph...Picture%201.png

]]> By: Internet Marketing, Strategy & Technology Links - Apr 22, 2009 « Sazbean http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2710047 Internet Marketing, Strategy & Technology Links - Apr 22, 2009 « Sazbean Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:01:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2710047 [...] Would You Like To Send Your Friends Some Ads? SocialTwist Sure Hopes So. (TechCrunch) [...] [...] Would You Like To Send Your Friends Some Ads? SocialTwist Sure Hopes So. (TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2710002 James Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:11:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2710002 I just got a copy of ePostMailer from <a href="http://www.Spryka.com/" rel="nofollow"> http://Spryka.com </a> and I would recommend to anyone who needs to send out an opt-in email mailshot. Its the best free desktop based email marketing software I have used so far. I just got a copy of ePostMailer from http://Spryka.com and I would recommend to anyone who needs to send out an opt-in email mailshot. Its the best free desktop based email marketing software I have used so far.

]]> By: joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709962 joe Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:04:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709962 All your ads are belong to us! All your ads are belong to us!

]]> By: pc repair http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709900 pc repair Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:54:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709900 this is right what i want to do spam my friends with ads. We should get right on this How is this any different than the standard mail to function that almost all widgets have today? this is right what i want to do spam my friends with ads. We should get right on this How is this any different than the standard mail to function that almost all widgets have today?

]]> By: Shawn Drewry http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709449 Shawn Drewry Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:27:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709449 I heard AdTech is garbage. Dunno how true it is..LOL I heard AdTech is garbage. Dunno how true it is..LOL

]]> By: 友だちに広告をメールしたいと思いますか？ SocialTwistはそう願っている。 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709249 友だちに広告をメールしたいと思いますか？ SocialTwistはそう願っている。 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:04:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709249 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Rob Monster http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709232 Rob Monster Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:55:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709232 The idea is missing an economic model -- what's the incentive to forward the ad. There should be an incentive -- reputational benefit or financial benefit for forwarding useful advertisements to others in one's social graph. Otherwise, the risk-reward trade-off is not compelling to the sender. The other (potentially) useful application here is to request more information about the ad without having to click through on the ad. It is a license to the advertiser to send more information rather than having to click through to a lead capture form. FYI, I own the domain name ClickItForward.com -- it is available for development for anyone interested in it. The idea is missing an economic model — what’s the incentive to forward the ad. There should be an incentive — reputational benefit or financial benefit for forwarding useful advertisements to others in one’s social graph. Otherwise, the risk-reward trade-off is not compelling to the sender.

The other (potentially) useful application here is to request more information about the ad without having to click through on the ad. It is a license to the advertiser to send more information rather than having to click through to a lead capture form.

FYI, I own the domain name ClickItForward.com — it is available for development for anyone interested in it.

]]> By: anon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709189 anon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:23:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709189 Death penalty Death penalty

]]> By: Jeff Wong http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709093 Jeff Wong Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:21:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709093 They also use Comic Sans in their graphic. They also use Comic Sans in their graphic.

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709077 Michael Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:06:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709077 Wow, a shitty widget just managed to get shittier! We know this space... If an ad is actually good and has the budget, there are plenty of BETTER tools out there to help the ad go viral (AddToAny, Gigya for Flash ad units, and Dan is right... use a "mailto"!) You can't make users send an ad to a friend, especially with this sad sad popup widget, which is obviously not the first. Tell-A-Friend might as well be Spam-A-Friend because that's the exact idea they are selling. Wow, a shitty widget just managed to get shittier!

We know this space…
If an ad is actually good and has the budget, there are plenty of BETTER tools out there to help the ad go viral (AddToAny, Gigya for Flash ad units, and Dan is right… use a “mailto”!)

You can’t make users send an ad to a friend, especially with this sad sad popup widget, which is obviously not the first.

Tell-A-Friend might as well be Spam-A-Friend because that’s the exact idea they are selling.

]]> By: faiza http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2709069 faiza Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:02:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2709069 ok just send Alerts ok just send Alerts

]]> By: Michael Myers http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708877 Michael Myers Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:04:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708877 Old fashioned. This is one step closer to Advertising as Self Expression: http://www.michaelmyers.biz/CRUCES/advertising-as-of-self-expression . . . but not quite there yet. Old fashioned.

This is one step closer to Advertising as Self Expression: http://www.mich...self-expression . . . but not quite there yet.

]]> By: Pat Hawks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708751 Pat Hawks Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:42:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708751 No, it's better because you're handing your username and password to an advertiser. "Sure, I want to let you spam my friends in my name!" No, it’s better because you’re handing your username and password to an advertiser.
“Sure, I want to let you spam my friends in my name!”

]]> By: cease http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708640 cease Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:28:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708640 this is exactly what i want to do .. spam my friends with ads. We should get right on this this is exactly what i want to do .. spam my friends with ads. We should get right on this

]]> By: mechape http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708637 mechape Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:25:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708637 Very funny indeed ! Based on your valuations i fear for the future of US$. Is it going to be devalued million percent ? OMG, I knew something is wrong with US economy, you just reinforcing my bad feelings. Very funny indeed !

Based on your valuations i fear for the future of US$. Is it going to be devalued million percent ?

OMG, I knew something is wrong with US economy, you just reinforcing my bad feelings.

]]> By: Mark Carras http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708619 Mark Carras Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:11:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708619 Nefarious methods should never be confused with innovation. I'm with Robin on this one. This has fail written all over it. Nefarious methods should never be confused with innovation. I’m with Robin on this one. This has fail written all over it.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="612010742">Bryan Bennett</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708544 Bryan Bennett Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:28:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708544 Don't want to be the prototypical TechCrunch hater here, but I have to agree with @Dan Blake. How is this any different than the standard mailto function that almost all widgets have today? Don’t want to be the prototypical TechCrunch hater here, but I have to agree with @Dan Blake. How is this any different than the standard mailto function that almost all widgets have today?

]]> By: dkp http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708541 dkp Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:26:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708541 hell no I am not going to do this this will not work I might consider sending news articles and funny videos from youtube but there is no way I am going to spam anyone with ads I hate ad emails as it is. hell no I am not going to do this this will not work I might consider sending news articles and funny videos from youtube but there is no way I am going to spam anyone with ads I hate ad emails as it is.

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708539 Michael Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:25:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708539 This is one of the greatest ideas I've ever heard! This is one of the greatest ideas I’ve ever heard!

]]> By: anon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708526 anon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708526 Ha! Ha!

]]> By: technotopia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708516 technotopia Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:07:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708516 This is where the growth is http://iamned.com/blog/ Social Twit could be worth $2 billion dollar.s This is where the growth is http://iamned.com/blog/ Social Twit could be worth $2 billion dollar.s

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/would-you-like-to-send-your-friends-some-ads-socialtwist-sure-hopes-so/comment-page-1/#comment-2708511 Mike Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=58200#comment-2708511 That, and you (the friend) doesn't get a cut? Whats the point of sharing the ad, unless you LOVE the product or service. That, and you (the friend) doesn’t get a cut? Whats the point of sharing the ad, unless you LOVE the product or service.

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