Comments on: How Not To Use Twitter http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/ Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, WordPress Websites Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brett Nordquist http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Brett Nordquist Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:55:41 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-125 I've only recently started to cull through my followers and ban those that provide no value. Many don't engage at all. I've never used an auto-follow program and this would be a good reason to never do that. I’ve only recently started to cull through my followers and ban those that provide no value. Many don’t engage at all. I’ve never used an auto-follow program and this would be a good reason to never do that.

]]> By: Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Mark McLaren Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:00:04 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-124 Hi Brett, You're referring to spammy fake accounts that link to "adult dating" web pages and that sort of thing. People with thousands of followers often have links to profiles like this on their Twitter home page because they use an auto-follow responder to follow anyone that follows them. Free advertising for adult dating & porn sites! You can send Twitter's @spam account a message to let them know about this kind of shady profile. The "How Not to" in this case is about using a Twitter auto-follow responder. Unless you or someone else has time to cull through your new followers on a regular basis, don't do it! Having spammy followers with provocative or offensive avatar pics on your Twitter home page just makes you look like you don't know what you're doing or you are using Twitter for the wrong reasons. It's like having a banner ad for Hustler magazine showing up on your corporate website home page. Not cool. Hi Brett,
You’re referring to spammy fake accounts that link to “adult dating” web pages and that sort of thing.

People with thousands of followers often have links to profiles like this on their Twitter home page because they use an auto-follow responder to follow anyone that follows them. Free advertising for adult dating & porn sites! You can send Twitter’s @spam account a message to let them know about this kind of shady profile.

The “How Not to” in this case is about using a Twitter auto-follow responder. Unless you or someone else has time to cull through your new followers on a regular basis, don’t do it! Having spammy followers with provocative or offensive avatar pics on your Twitter home page just makes you look like you don’t know what you’re doing or you are using Twitter for the wrong reasons. It’s like having a banner ad for Hustler magazine showing up on your corporate website home page. Not cool.

]]> By: Brett Nordquist http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Brett Nordquist Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:15:13 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-123 How about the "I write naughty emails but haven't written a single tweet"? [Link removed] How about the “I write naughty emails but haven’t written a single tweet”?
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]]> By: Mark McLaren http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Mark McLaren Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:08:15 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-121 Thom, Thanks for your comments. I agree! And I added another Twitter how-not-to above: The "Hey, look, someone really likes me" retweet. These are subjective, of course. But it's my blog, gosh darn it! Thom,
Thanks for your comments. I agree! And I added another Twitter how-not-to above: The “Hey, look, someone really likes me” retweet. These are subjective, of course. But it’s my blog, gosh darn it!

]]> By: thomdahl http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-120 thomdahl Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:58:13 +0000 http://www.mcbuzz.com/2009/how-not-to-use-twitter/#comment-120 I don't think it works well, when you use twitter for pouring out news and jam the channel with links to your website. I think twitter works, when you are listening and contributing: @karinhoegh @mitchjoel @ingvardsen are great examples... I don’t think it works well, when you use twitter for pouring out news and jam the channel with links to your website. I think twitter works, when you are listening and contributing: @karinhoegh @mitchjoel @ingvardsen are great examples…

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