> Ads are blurbs that are asking for your attention. If they are asking you to go somewhere (link), think about something (statement) or buy something, they are still ads.
Sure, that's why I said only 2 of the 5 ads were things for sale; the others were to things like blog posts. I do realize that I'm in the minority; I only follow about a little over a hundred users. I personally know maybe 70% of them.
I suppose his point stands he is talking about the bigger picture and Twitter in general; I'm just pointing out that if you take some care to curate your followers list it doesn't have to be that way for you.
Honestly, I posted a bit impulsively as the first read of your comment sparked my post, but upon review - you were not as rejecting to the idea as I had originally thought... so, my apologies, though I do stand by my points for others who may not think tweets are ads.
Sure, that's why I said only 2 of the 5 ads were things for sale; the others were to things like blog posts. I do realize that I'm in the minority; I only follow about a little over a hundred users. I personally know maybe 70% of them.
I suppose his point stands he is talking about the bigger picture and Twitter in general; I'm just pointing out that if you take some care to curate your followers list it doesn't have to be that way for you.