Posts Tagged “twitter spam”

Two essential Twitter tools to fight spam and find followers

By | April 5, 2010

I was playing phone tag with Chris Pirillo today when I started thinking about Gnomedex this year. I love SXSW to death, but Gnomedex is my favorite technology conference. To be sure I’m not missing out on any of the pre-Gnomedex chatter on Twitter, I decided to give TweepML a try. It’s a free service [...]

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How to Avoid Being Scammed on Twitter

By | October 14, 2009

Phishing scams are not foreign to Twitter and other social networking sites. Here’s three tips to avoid becoming a victim. 1. Never click a link from someone you don’t know. It’s simple. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. 2. Always judge a person by their avatar and username. Typically if the [...]

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How To Stop Twitter Auto DMs

By | February 11, 2009

A while ago I held a poll on whether you like or dislike automatic Twitter direct messages, the majority of you dislike them. These are the automated private messages you receive upon following someone. They often include links to their blogs, sites, etc. Sometimes they are created by newbies who don’t realize how annoying they [...]

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5 fun steps to spam your Twitter friends

By | October 22, 2008

I’ve been struggling to keep up with following back friends on Twitter lately. That’s why my Twitter bio reads: Please @ me if I’m not following you back yet. I do try to return the follows, keeping in mind that I can’t follow more than 2,000, but it’s difficult to keep up with it. I’m [...]

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