Sponsored Tweets is a new Twitter advertising platform that connects advertisers with tweeters. Advertisers can create sponsored conversations on Twitter. Tweeters can earn money for spreading the word.

All you need is a Twitter account to get started. Sponsored Tweets is a whitelisted Twitter application and uses your Twitter credentials to create an account. Ethically, SponsoredTweets.com facilitates an open relationship between our Tweeters and Advertisers. The Tweeters that engage in a sponsored tweets program are required to disclose their relationship with marketers in their communications with other consumers.

This answers the burning question of how much a million Facebook fans could potentially be worth to a celebrity, and with all the emphasis on virtual goods and social games, I almost expect a stream of similar announcement from other celebs...

Bookmark: http://paidcontent.org/article/419-can-celebs-make-money-shilling-virtual-goods-on-facebook/

You can find more of Inspired Convergence's bookmarks at:  http://delicious.com/inspiredconvergence

Or follow Inspired Convergence on Twitter.

BlogPulse is an automated trend discovery system for blogs.  Blogs, a term that is short for weblogs, represent the fastest-growing medium of personal publishing and the newest method of individual expression and opinion on the Internet.  BlogPulse applies machine-learning and natural-language processing techniques to discover trends in the highly dynamic world of blogs.  BlogPulse is brought to you by Nielson Online.