Twitter Spam
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Well the blogosphere is all a buzz of late with Twitter. Info is spreading like wildfire and it’s being discussed everywhere. Or at least in most of the places I hang out.
One of course being Twitter. True confession time. When I first heard of it a year ago I dismissed it as a toy. Something to keep the teens busy. It seemed as if it would just be another flash in the pan.
Then last summer during the Thirty Day Challenge Ed Dale and company opened my eyes. They showed us how this seemingly ridiculous app was in reality an extremely useful marketing tool.
Of course the problem here as with anything online there is the crap side. The spam side. What some would call the underbelly of the internet.
Once the spammers get a hold of a new tool or technique it just seems to ruin the experiences of the majority of people.
Personalty, in some twisted way, I like to see spam sometimes. It shows you what is working. After all they wouldn’t do it if they weren’t making money with it right?
That aside, the annoying part of it is creeping into Twitter. Over the last few days I have noticed a trend to the followers that I’m getting. I’m sure it’s not just me either.
Names like alzeimers, cardiomeds,articlesoftware. You get my drift right?
I’m curious and a bit annoyed at the same time. First, I’m curious to see what kind of spam these individuals will be launching towards the Twitterverse. Second, I’m annoyed because I enjoy Twitter. I like to see what the people I have chosen to follow are up to. That’s why I’m following. (Well among a couple of other reasons. More on that one next time.)
I know there will be pitching there. No doubt. The thing is it’s from people that I have in some way come to know, so it’s okay. There is never a day that goes by that I don’t get a chuckle or a cool link to go to from Twitter friends.
It’ll be interesting to see what unfolds over the course of the next few weeks. Somethings up to be sure.
What do you think?
