I wonder what the CWA rank and file think about their union bosses spending member dues like this?

Here’s what it costs for a promoted a hashtag via MSNBC:

Want to promote a “trend” on Twitter? It’ll cost you $120,000 a day. And here we’ve been, wondering how the free-to-use, short-messaging blog was going to make money.

What is a “promoted trend”? A real trend on Twitter is one that reflects what users are tweeting about — often the latest news or gossip. Promoted trends are ads, basically. With Father’s Day coming up, for example, the Twitter hashtag, #BestDad, is promoted, although not all #BestDad tweets are from advertisers; many are also from those tweeting talking about who is (and isnt’) a best dad. And, in a quick check, AT&T shows up with an ad using the #BestDad hashtag.

HT: Gabriel Malor