Today an article on a well known blog caused quite a stir. Although it was quite obvious to many people that it was a hoax, there were still more than a few that believed it! I am sure that Twitter received more complaints and or comments than they ever have today. Which leads me to a question: Does false information grow your business?
The hoax brought more people to Twitter so perhaps it was a help not a hindrance. I have a friend, a musician, that said any spin is good advertising. To prove it, he got himself arrested in the middle of one of his shows and his CD sales tippled as did his bookings. So, like it or not, Twitter will profit from this hoax!
Just for the record here is the info that was going around. You can see that it is obviously a hoax by the "levels" of services being named after birds.
Premium accounts will come in four tiers: Sparrow, Dove, Owl and Eagle.
The details of the Premium Accounts Hoax are as follows:
- Sparrow ($5/month) – Users get 145 character limit, 5 extra random followers.
- Dove ($15/month) – Users get 160 character limit, 25 extra random followers, 1 random celebrity follower, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” T-shirt.
- Owl ($50/month) – Users get 250 character limit, 100 extra random followers, 2 random celebrity followers, 30 minutes on recommended list, auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” hoodie.
- Eagle ($250/month) – Users get 500 character limit, 1000 extra random followers, 3 celebrity followers of their choice, 5 hours on recommended list each month, Twitter Concierge for Tweeting while user is asleep or busy (and more), auto-spell check, “Fail Whale” tuxedo, custom “Fail Whale” page when service is down.
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