In This Economy?

Guess who got free eyebrow waxing for life???

Kim Kardashian??! More like Kim KarCASHIN’ IN!

The rumors are that Kim is expecting a ring for Super Bowl Sunday. Well, perhaps she’s planning on buying it herself, because she sure is getting paid a hell of a lot to tweet. And that shit adds up. In this economy, or in any economy.

Who says Twitter doesn’t make money?!

Kim Kardashian’s twitter feed is like a virtual, gargantuan megaphone for anything she says. With a whopping 2.7 million followers, someone figured out she had a pretty large influence. I mean think about it: If you’re, let’s say Bebe, and you can’t afford broadcast advertising to sell your skanky wares, but you can get the skanky likes of Kim K. to subtly let it slip that she just can’t live without her white tee from Bebe — for a mere $10k — shouldn’t you go for it? The bang is worth the buck when you see how her much fans adore her. Seriously. They’re kind of insane. Here’s one. And here’s another.

If people are that committed to telling the world how much they “OMGLOVELOVELOVEHER”, I’m sure there’s no shortage of Kim wannabes who would run out and buy 10 of that damn bedazzled white tee from Bebe once they read their beloved Kim can’t live without it.

CHA-CHING! There goes another one. This time it’s SlimQuick at CVS:

And — drumroll please — what kind of scratch are we talking about here?

$3.5 MILLION. That’s an estimated number, assuming the paid relationship she has with CVS and SlimQuick continues at a rate of 7 tweets per week for a year. Not bad for doing essentially NOTHING. <Jealousy>

Found: in my inbox this morning.

And sure, I’ve been known to tweet a promo code here and there, or tell the world where I went for dinner last night, but the difference is I’m not being paid to do so. I also don’t have a sex tape, a reality TV show or four, my own “voluptuous” fragrance sold at Sephora or a bangin’ booty. Well, one of those is a lie. BAM! Anyway, is this a moral issue? Or is it effing brilliant?

So I obviously have my opinion…

I know there are haters out there. I tend to be one, when it comes to vapid celebs who make money by just being pretty, slutty, lazy, stupid, ridiculous or all of the above. Basically, by being themselves. I do not recommend that Kim K. be anyone’s role model. But whether or not she is or isn’t, independent of who she is or whether her opinion is valid, even independent of the fact that getting paid to hock crap via Twitter is a morally questionable way to earn extra pocket money, the fact is that the chick’s got 2.7 million followers who are either girls who want to be her or guys who want to be with her. It’s what marketers call a highly targeted audience. And if Bebe can spend that money getting a targeted message out to 2.7 million people who love love love Kim, then it’s money better spent than a billboard or a TV spot or even a well-planned social media campaign. Yeah. I just got real on y’all.

I wonder how many followers Kourtney Kardashian’s tiny baby son has…Perhaps there’s a moneymaker there as well. Pampers? Gerber? Are y’all paying attention? @BabyKardishian is still available!!!

Feel free to follow breadwinner on the Twitter, where her tweets are worth… dick.

Tags: $10k, @kimkardashian, bebe, economy, kim kardashian, slimquick, tweets, twitter

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