Comments on: A Message To Twitter Spammers: http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/ Founder of Startup Weekend and Startup Enthusiast Based in Boulder, Colorado Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:17:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Invasion of the Opportunists — ReinventingErica.com http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-26105 Invasion of the Opportunists — ReinventingErica.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:23:35 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-26105 [...] UPDATE: Thanks to NickW for reminding me of this point.  Email Twitter with your concerns.  If you love this service - send them a message and let them know that you’d like to see them take more action on their end.  And when you block someone - also send their name to spam@twitter.com.  And if you do email them - be sure and mention this simple UI change proposed by Andrew Hyde:  A Simple UI Change to Make Twitter Unattractive to Spammers [...] [...] UPDATE: Thanks to NickW for reminding me of this point.  Email Twitter with your concerns.  If you love this service – send them a message and let them know that you’d like to see them take more action on their end.  And when you block someone – also send their name to spam@twitter.com.  And if you do email them – be sure and mention this simple UI change proposed by Andrew Hyde:  A Simple UI Change to Make Twitter Unattractive to Spammers [...]

]]> By: mariamaria http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25973 mariamaria Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:10:37 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25973 AMEN!! AMEN!!

]]> By: GeekMommy http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25677 GeekMommy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:15:29 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25677 Well you already know I agree. <br><br>Thanks for the link tonight. Well you already know I agree.

Thanks for the link tonight.

]]> By: Jacob B http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25649 Jacob B Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:20:24 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25649 Personally, I think you've got it all wrong!<br><br>What you are labeling as spam is NOT spam!<br><br>Spam, is using auto tools to sent out spam tweets, @replies - or manually tweeting spammy crap, ads, etc - <br><br>What has the technique used to build a reciprocal following got to do with spam????<br><br>Twitter is about communicating, two way - not broadcasting, so if someone doesn't follow me back, I'll un-follow them, simple as that. And, if I decide to take the action of following as many people as I can within my area of interest, keeping all of those who follow me back - but purging those who don't - why is that spam?? <br><br>What is wrong with following lots of people? Nothing in my opinion. Twitter have decided to impose follow limits based on following size, so they have caused people who want to follow lots of people to have to purge out those who don't follow back - if it wasn't for the follow limit I wouldn't be too bothered about those who don't follow back.<br><br>If you use auto tweet tools to send automatic tweets, auto @replies, and if you post spammy tweets - that makes you a spammer, following as many people as you can to build your audience & then purging those who haven't followed back, isn't spam.<br><br>If it is, please explain why it is.<br><br>Thanks Personally, I think you've got it all wrong!

What you are labeling as spam is NOT spam!

Spam, is using auto tools to sent out spam tweets, @replies – or manually tweeting spammy crap, ads, etc –

What has the technique used to build a reciprocal following got to do with spam????

Twitter is about communicating, two way – not broadcasting, so if someone doesn't follow me back, I'll un-follow them, simple as that. And, if I decide to take the action of following as many people as I can within my area of interest, keeping all of those who follow me back – but purging those who don't – why is that spam??

What is wrong with following lots of people? Nothing in my opinion. Twitter have decided to impose follow limits based on following size, so they have caused people who want to follow lots of people to have to purge out those who don't follow back – if it wasn't for the follow limit I wouldn't be too bothered about those who don't follow back.

If you use auto tweet tools to send automatic tweets, auto @replies, and if you post spammy tweets – that makes you a spammer, following as many people as you can to build your audience & then purging those who haven't followed back, isn't spam.

If it is, please explain why it is.

Thanks

]]> By: dennisyu http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25602 dennisyu Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:14:27 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25602 wow-- I wish there were stronger reputation monitoring tools on twitter, well beyond the grader and friend recommending engines. Perhaps some sort of noise filter based on how many friends. I have only 850 friends (followers and following) on twitter and that's too much. wow– I wish there were stronger reputation monitoring tools on twitter, well beyond the grader and friend recommending engines. Perhaps some sort of noise filter based on how many friends. I have only 850 friends (followers and following) on twitter and that's too much.

]]> By: firewallender http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25532 firewallender Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:24:04 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25532 It would be nice in the email notification one receives from Twitter if they listed the stats you mention above, Andrew, as well as the person's bio and last ten or so tweets with timestamps. Then you wouldn't even have to leave your email if they appeared spammy, you could just delete the email and be done with them. <br><br>Twitter also needs a "friends you have in common" feature, which would help you determine if the person is someone you might bump into in real life or online in your field of interest, without having to dig deep into the person's tweet history and list of who they are following. It would be nice in the email notification one receives from Twitter if they listed the stats you mention above, Andrew, as well as the person's bio and last ten or so tweets with timestamps. Then you wouldn't even have to leave your email if they appeared spammy, you could just delete the email and be done with them.

Twitter also needs a “friends you have in common” feature, which would help you determine if the person is someone you might bump into in real life or online in your field of interest, without having to dig deep into the person's tweet history and list of who they are following.

]]> By: jennyjenjen http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25517 jennyjenjen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:49:47 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25517 Quality, not quantity, will never lose its value.<br><br>I use Qwitter and it doesn't seem like it works well. Do you use Qwitter? I'm not sure I like it all that much, but I keep an eye on it. Quality, not quantity, will never lose its value.

I use Qwitter and it doesn't seem like it works well. Do you use Qwitter? I'm not sure I like it all that much, but I keep an eye on it.

]]> By: Phil Sheard http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25514 Phil Sheard Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:54:54 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25514 I've noticed this more-and-more too in the last 2 months.<br><br>It's a cheap trick. I signed up to Qwitter and keep an eye on the people that swoop in and then swoop back out again I've noticed this more-and-more too in the last 2 months.

It's a cheap trick. I signed up to Qwitter and keep an eye on the people that swoop in and then swoop back out again

]]> By: klaus2go http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25513 klaus2go Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:36:26 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25513 Finally we are getting somewehre here. I agree with you that following 3k people in a day and unfollowing 2400 of them is way too agressive and does not serve the community.<br><br>I have never been even close to these numbers. <br><br>Other behaviors that I would put in the same category is to send out auto replies with offers for free ebooks or iphones. There is no shortage of those either. Finally we are getting somewehre here. I agree with you that following 3k people in a day and unfollowing 2400 of them is way too agressive and does not serve the community.

I have never been even close to these numbers.

Other behaviors that I would put in the same category is to send out auto replies with offers for free ebooks or iphones. There is no shortage of those either.

]]> By: andrewhyde http://andrewhy.de/a-message-to-twitter-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-25511 andrewhyde Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:08:17 +0000 http://andrewhyde.net/?p=976#comment-25511 Sorry to have to break it to you, but I just follow back. Yep, there are 400 people that have unfollowed me after I followed them (or some other metric). That is far, far, far, far away from adding 3k in a day and then unfollowing 2,400. That is what is called spamming. That is what you are doing. <br><br>And I think that is wrong. Sorry to have to break it to you, but I just follow back. Yep, there are 400 people that have unfollowed me after I followed them (or some other metric). That is far, far, far, far away from adding 3k in a day and then unfollowing 2,400. That is what is called spamming. That is what you are doing.

And I think that is wrong.

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