According to Twitter's website, this is what Twitter's purpose is:
Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting. Simply find the public streams you find most compelling and follow the conversations.
Lately, many celebrities have been using their Twitter accounts to endorse and advertise different products and ideas.I recently discovered that celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Soulja Boy, and Charlie Sheen get paid thousands by different companies to tweet. I do not understand how important anybody's tweets could be that they are worth thousands of dollars. If any money at all! This is just one of the many ways social media has changed society and its values again. Celebrities getting paid to tweet takes out the fun of following them. It's supposed to be genuine and a relaxed social environment. Must we be bombarded with ads everywhere we go?
The article I read talks about how the Federal Trade Commission has now made it an official rule for stars to disclose at the end of the tweet if its a paid advertisement. I think this is very fair and seperates the good content worth reading from a stupid ad.
This video is an exclusive interview that the Business Insider ddi with Ms.Kardashian. I totally agree that Twitter should get a cut from companies paying the money to advertise via celebrities.
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