Do you like to use your twitter account? Do you wish that you could publish your twitter account to your newspaper? Well that's almost exactly what the Minneapolis Post website has been doing with their new system, RealTime Ads.
The goal of the system is to provide readers with fast pace ever-changing advertisements that are up to date and fresh. As Kramer describes in his blog, "Imagine a restaurant that can post its daily lunch special in the morning and then its dinner special in the afternoon. Or a sports team that can keep you up-to-date on its games and other team news. Or a store that could offer a coupon good only for today."
Though the MinnPost doesn't use twitter to create these ads, they provide small feeds from advertisers rather than full blown ads. Will it work? It's unknown so far, but it is definitely something new and worth a try. Though they are in the beta-test stage and the service is free, it will become a paid service if successful.
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