Comments on: Spam Management in Twitter Needed http://christinethompson-blog.com/2009/04/27/spam-management-in-twitter-needed_187/ Christine Thompson> What's on my mind: life and work Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Christine http://christinethompson-blog.com/2009/04/27/spam-management-in-twitter-needed_187/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Christine Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:32:39 +0000 http://christinethompson-blog.com/?p=187#comment-195 @Ryan, thanks for your comments; however, at the time I wrote this blog post, I was only following 2 people (1 of whom I've since "unfollowed"). And yes, the spam has dropped as a result. Having said that, when I look at the profiles of the people who've asked to follow me, it's not clear why they're interested in following me. In most cases they've got a service to sell, based on their profile page. I've had a couple of productive interactions via Twitter so far, but none that have yielded that feeling of "Ah ha -- so this is what it's all about." I look forward to that moment. @Ryan, thanks for your comments; however, at the time I wrote this blog post, I was only following 2 people (1 of whom I’ve since “unfollowed”). And yes, the spam has dropped as a result. Having said that, when I look at the profiles of the people who’ve asked to follow me, it’s not clear why they’re interested in following me. In most cases they’ve got a service to sell, based on their profile page.

I’ve had a couple of productive interactions via Twitter so far, but none that have yielded that feeling of “Ah ha — so this is what it’s all about.” I look forward to that moment.

]]> By: Ryan Coleman http://christinethompson-blog.com/2009/04/27/spam-management-in-twitter-needed_187/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Ryan Coleman Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:30:10 +0000 http://christinethompson-blog.com/?p=187#comment-193 If you're getting too much spam in your stream then you're following the wrong people. It's like complaining about the channel you're watching on TV having too many ads... (...then change the channel) The beauty of twitter is you control your flow of content - if someone is sending nothing but spammy links out then unfollow them, it's like they were never there. Unfortunately the downside of twitter is you've got no one to blame but yourself ;) If you’re getting too much spam in your stream then you’re following the wrong people. It’s like complaining about the channel you’re watching on TV having too many ads… (…then change the channel)

The beauty of twitter is you control your flow of content — if someone is sending nothing but spammy links out then unfollow them, it’s like they were never there. Unfortunately the downside of twitter is you’ve got no one to blame but yourself ;)

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