Two of the most popular, most addictive web applications (apps) are Facebook (a social networking site) and Twitter (a social shoutout service). I liked Facebook from the moment I decided to try it - and fell in love with it when they started incorporating add-on apps. Twitter, on the other hand, was something I tried, hated, and now I like again (especially after integration with Facebook and offering a few new tweaks).
For some people, these services may sound like a complete waste of time. And, yes, they can be real time suckers, if you let them. But, now, there may actually be a chance for users to make money online with Facebook and Twitter through a service called Twitcash. How?
Well, first of all, you need to have a Facebook and/or Twitter account. You need to log-in to these accounts using Twitcash. You can then set a Paypal email (so they know where to send you money).
If there are available ad campaigns in the Twitcash dashboard, you can join the campaign. Once you join, you can get paid when you do a Twitter update for every ‘follower’ that you have in Twitter who hasn’t seen the campaign. On Facebook, you get paid when you update your newsfeed for every ‘friend’ that you have who hasn’t the campaign. I believe the payment is 10 cents per follower/friend. Payment threshold is $10 and payable via Paypal.
I signed up with Twitcash just to see how it works. But, after a little poking, I have to admit that I’m a bit skeptical about this. Right now, it doesn’t appear like there are active campaigns for people to join. Facebook, for example, currently has millions of users. So, a single campaign can cost an advertiser a massive amount of money, unless there’s a better way to see who gets to join a campaign and such. And, if there’s no actual sales force behind Twitcash, then attracting advertisers will be a real challenge.
In any case, it’ll be interesting to see if Twitcash can actually ride on the back of Facebook’s and Twitter’s rising popularity.
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There’s about a zillion ad-ons for Facebook but I missed this one. But now that I know about it, I will be keeping an eye on it. Who knows… it just might be the next big thing
I can’t believe how much Facebook has grown in such a short while.
SP: Yeah. It’s incredible, isn’t it? I mean, Facebook’s not really new. But, ever since they opened their doors to even non-students, they just started to boom. Let me know how Twitcash works out for you!