We Need To Take A Hard Line Stand Against Twitter Spammers

Steven Wagenheim · 11-01-2009, 08:00 AM

I'll make this short and to the point.

Each day, go into your Twitter account and check @yourtwittername

These are people who send tweets personally directed to you.

You will find some that send tweets to a number of people, including
you in that tweet simply spamming some link.

Block each person who does this. You will find most of these people aren't
even following you, or you them. They are just spamming you. Also, report
them to Twitter for spamming. There is a report spam button for this.

If they get enough reports for these members, I'm sure something will
be done about it.

If somebody who you ARE following does this as well, block them and unfollow
them as well, along with reporting them.

If more people do this, maybe Twitter spammers will get the message that
we're not going to tolerate this crap. It's one thing to send a general
tweet with your crap, but when you start getting personal, that's where
I draw the line and I think we should all do the same.

It only takes me about 2 minutes each day to perform this task.

It's about time we let these spammers know that we're not going to take
this crap anymore.

It won't stop unless WE make it stop.

Gene Pimentel · 11-01-2009, 08:05 AM

I'm with you Steven... I've been reporting and blocking this behavior for a long time. At least it feels good doing it for now -- and hopefully it will be handled by T.

1960Texan · 11-01-2009, 08:12 AM

Steven,

First, thanks for sharing you knowledge with everyone. I'm new to the WF and am blown away by the generosity of so many people here when it comes to IM. On to your original post:

From my perspective it already looks like it's too late for Twitter to go back to being a fun social networking tool. Whenever something becomes as popular as Twitter has, it seems that there are hordes of schemers wanting to leverage that popularity to their advantage. I don't think that this is an inherently bad thing, it's just that when everyone does it, in the same way, not only is the effectiveness of the technique diluted, sites like Twitter are damaged beyond repair.

11-01-2009, 08:00 AM	#1
Steven Wagenheim Content & Copywriting Wiz War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Roselle, NJ, USA Posts: 16,394 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 1,531 Thanked 6,192 Times in 2,288 Posts Social Networking	We Need To Take A Hard Line Stand Against Twitter Spammers I'll make this short and to the point. Each day, go into your Twitter account and check @yourtwittername These are people who send tweets personally directed to you. You will find some that send tweets to a number of people, including you in that tweet simply spamming some link. Block each person who does this. You will find most of these people aren't even following you, or you them. They are just spamming you. Also, report them to Twitter for spamming. There is a report spam button for this. If they get enough reports for these members, I'm sure something will be done about it. If somebody who you ARE following does this as well, block them and unfollow them as well, along with reporting them. If more people do this, maybe Twitter spammers will get the message that we're not going to tolerate this crap. It's one thing to send a general tweet with your crap, but when you start getting personal, that's where I draw the line and I think we should all do the same. It only takes me about 2 minutes each day to perform this task. It's about time we let these spammers know that we're not going to take this crap anymore. It won't stop unless WE make it stop.
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1960Texan Will Atkinson War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 407 Thanks: 476 Thanked 128 Times in 84 Posts	Re: We Need To Take A Hard Line Stand Against Twitter Spammers Steven, First, thanks for sharing you knowledge with everyone. I'm new to the WF and am blown away by the generosity of so many people here when it comes to IM. On to your original post: From my perspective it already looks like it's too late for Twitter to go back to being a fun social networking tool. Whenever something becomes as popular as Twitter has, it seems that there are hordes of schemers wanting to leverage that popularity to their advantage. I don't think that this is an inherently bad thing, it's just that when everyone does it, in the same way, not only is the effectiveness of the technique diluted, sites like Twitter are damaged beyond repair.