Human Assisted Shopping - Brilliant

The idea of using Twitter for shopping would have been deemed as insane a mere few months ago I suspect. Today, I see this as a completely different story. Enter IMShopping. It’s kind of like a 411 service for those seeking shopping advice whether it is based on a specific desire or a particular product at a good price. Either way, it seems clear that IMShopping is a solid first step.

While still new from what I can tell, it seems that the service is hoping to become a bridge between product and person with Twitter being used as a vehicle. Where I see it going, is sort of acting as a natural extension of Yahoo Answers.

How well will a service like this do in such a rough economy, this is difficult to discern to be honest with you as I am still unclear as to how easily it is going to be able to build up a sustainable business model. I mean, all of this human interaction is fine, until a lack of monetization fall through that is.