Comments on: Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your Thoughts? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Recent Links Tagged With "twitter" - JabberTags http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-64008 Recent Links Tagged With "twitter" - JabberTags Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:19:05 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-64008 [...] Why Twitter Hasn’t Failed: The Power Of Audience Saved by Jen6661 on Sun 07-12-2008 Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your ... Saved by thomaslundstrom on Sat 06-12-2008 Leo’s Twitter Updates for 2008-08-19 Saved by [...] [...] Why Twitter Hasn’t Failed: The Power Of Audience Saved by Jen6661 on Sun 07-12-2008 Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your … Saved by thomaslundstrom on Sat 06-12-2008 Leo’s Twitter Updates for 2008-08-19 Saved by [...]

]]> By: Games http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-55036 Games Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:33:02 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-55036 Controlling spam is not easy and twitter has to take these not so accepted methods to combat spam. Controlling spam is not easy and twitter has to take these not so accepted methods to combat spam.

]]> By: T2T006: The Facts About Wikipedia | Tiger Two Tiger Podcast http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54405 T2T006: The Facts About Wikipedia | Tiger Two Tiger Podcast Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:29:44 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54405 [...] limits on Twitter http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-you... [...] [...] limits on Twitter http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-follow ing-limits-to-prevent-spam-you… [...]

]]> By: patrick byers http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54310 patrick byers Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:02:09 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54310 I don't have a problem with this. I review every new follower and at least half are people peddling something I don't want. If someone has something worth listening to, they'll get the followers. It takes time, and you have to bring value, but it will happen. <em>patrick byers's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheResponsibleMarketingBlog/~3/367874469/' rel="nofollow">Are you ready to compete?</a></em> I don’t have a problem with this.

I review every new follower and at least half are people peddling something I don’t want.

If someone has something worth listening to, they’ll get the followers. It takes time, and you have to bring value, but it will happen.

patrick byers’s last blog post..Are you ready to compete?

]]> By: Andy http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54152 Andy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:07:50 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54152 I think it's a great idea It will force people to sharpen their game up and actually write something that others will be engaged by... <em>Andy's last blog post..<a href='http://www.pressrelease001.com/130808/proud-sponsor-2008-europa-super-show-sports-expo' rel="nofollow">ON Proud To Sponsor The 2008 Europa Super Show & Sports Expo</a></em> I think it’s a great idea

It will force people to sharpen their game up and actually write something that others will be engaged by…

Andy’s last blog post..ON Proud To Sponsor The 2008 Europa Super Show & Sports Expo

]]> By: Utah SEO Pro http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54130 Utah SEO Pro Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:39:10 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54130 I think 2000 is too little. perhaps 5k? <em>Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..<a href='http://www.jordankasteler.com/utah-seo-pro-blog/mobile-local-mobile-2/' rel="nofollow">Mobile SEO - SMX Local Mobile 2008 Presentation</a></em> I think 2000 is too little. perhaps 5k?

Utah SEO Pro’s last blog post..Mobile SEO – SMX Local Mobile 2008 Presentation

]]> By: San Nayak http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54111 San Nayak Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54111 @jeflin You are right, I have seen plug in that you can use with mozilla to follow huge list of people just browsing a person's profile, the matrix is 10% will at least follow you and latter you can just delete these people from your following list. This seems to be working great for marketing purpose, hence a bad luck to them now. <em>San Nayak's last blog post..<a href='http://www.sannayak.com/ways-to-check-content-plagiarism/' rel="nofollow">Ways to Check Content Plagiarism</a></em> @jeflin
You are right, I have seen plug in that you can use with mozilla to follow huge list of people just browsing a person’s profile, the matrix is 10% will at least follow you and latter you can just delete these people from your following list. This seems to be working great for marketing purpose, hence a bad luck to them now.

San Nayak’s last blog post..Ways to Check Content Plagiarism

]]> By: Twitter - What’s Your Favorite Non Person to Follow? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54099 Twitter - What’s Your Favorite Non Person to Follow? Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:14:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54099 [...] Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your Thoughts? [...] [...] Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your Thoughts? [...]

]]> By: jeflin http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54090 jeflin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:48:01 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54090 There are people who rush to add followers, expecting something like 10% or so to follow them back. Some traffic may stick, if the content is good. For new bloggers, it is an in-your-face kind of promotion which is also an attraction of Twitter, especially for marketers. Restricting these members to 2000 may just push them to other sites. <em>jeflin's last blog post..<a href='http://jeflin.net/2008/08/11/overhead-supply-can-trap-your-money/' rel="nofollow">Overhead Supply Can Trap Your Money</a></em> There are people who rush to add followers, expecting something like 10% or so to follow them back.

Some traffic may stick, if the content is good. For new bloggers, it is an in-your-face kind of promotion which is also an attraction of Twitter, especially for marketers.

Restricting these members to 2000 may just push them to other sites.

jeflin’s last blog post..Overhead Supply Can Trap Your Money

]]> By: Otilia Otlacan http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54088 Otilia Otlacan Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:24:32 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54088 There should be more options in choosing how to 'follow' someone: full follow, when you do receive updates, and a soft follow, where you just reciprocate out of politeness maybe but you're not notified of updates. I don't believe that any capping should be enabled though: if you willingly follow people you don't know, with dodgy profiles and sites, well then, you should know you're in for a 'treat'. I'd let the system self-regulate on this. <em>Otilia Otlacan's last blog post..<a href='http://www.adoperationsonline.com/2008/08/13/comscore-enhances-reporting-of-ad-networks%e2%80%99-audiences-yume-concerns-addressed/' rel="nofollow">comScore Enhances Reporting of Ad Networks’ Audiences - YuMe Concerns Addressed</a></em> There should be more options in choosing how to ‘follow’ someone: full follow, when you do receive updates, and a soft follow, where you just reciprocate out of politeness maybe but you’re not notified of updates.
I don’t believe that any capping should be enabled though: if you willingly follow people you don’t know, with dodgy profiles and sites, well then, you should know you’re in for a ‘treat’. I’d let the system self-regulate on this.

Otilia Otlacan’s last blog post..comScore Enhances Reporting of Ad Networks’ Audiences – YuMe Concerns Addressed

]]> By: Symbian http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54086 Symbian Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54086 They should disable notifications about followers by default. <em>Symbian's last blog post..<a href='http://symbiancorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/nokia-chat-new-location-based-messenger.html' rel="nofollow">Nokia Chat - new location based messenger</a></em> They should disable notifications about followers by default.

Symbian’s last blog post..Nokia Chat – new location based messenger

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]]> By: Ashley http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54078 Ashley Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:40:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54078 Smap control is the very thing every user should learn Smap control is the very thing every user should learn

]]> By: Keegy United States - Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your Thoughts? http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54063 Keegy United States - Twitter Starts Imposing “Following” Limits to Prevent Spam; Your Thoughts? Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:04:12 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54063 [...] New Tags → followers spammer technology significant-impact twitter pownce 7 Votes vote [...] [...] New Tags → followers spammer technology significant-impact twitter pownce 7 Votes vote [...]

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54062 Tiffany Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:50:34 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54062 I agree with the scenario above. But I think they should lower the limit. Like others said, 2000 is too much for normal users to follow. I agree with the scenario above. But I think they should lower the limit. Like others said, 2000 is too much for normal users to follow.

]]> By: Don Draper http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54061 Don Draper Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:40:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54061 @Fifty Studio - It's a cap on the number of people you can follow, not your followers. The limit isn't 2,000. It's whatever the Twitter algorithm decides your limit should be. Mine is currently 666. The idea that you would have a lot of people following you but not follow many people is a bit greedy, isn't it? Frankly, I want the relationship to be mutual. It's quite easy to follow 2000+ people if you're scanning for topics of interest and not doing it 24/7. Twitter shouldn't be trying to "filter the spammers." If you aren't interested, don't return the follow. Why are you clicking on their website in their profile if you aren't interested? Just let the marketplace work these things out, it's what Web 2.0 is all about anyway. <em>Don Draper's last blog post..<a href='http://promote-my-site.com/index.php/252-Twitter-Gave-Me-the-Mark-of-the-Beast.html' rel="nofollow">Twitter Gave Me the Mark of the Beast</a></em> @Fifty Studio – It’s a cap on the number of people you can follow, not your followers.

The limit isn’t 2,000. It’s whatever the Twitter algorithm decides your limit should be. Mine is currently 666.

The idea that you would have a lot of people following you but not follow many people is a bit greedy, isn’t it? Frankly, I want the relationship to be mutual. It’s quite easy to follow 2000+ people if you’re scanning for topics of interest and not doing it 24/7.

Twitter shouldn’t be trying to “filter the spammers.” If you aren’t interested, don’t return the follow. Why are you clicking on their website in their profile if you aren’t interested? Just let the marketplace work these things out, it’s what Web 2.0 is all about anyway.

Don Draper’s last blog post..Twitter Gave Me the Mark of the Beast

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54059 Nick Stamoulis Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:14:56 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54059 It makes sense... 2,000 is plenty of people to follow I would think? It makes sense… 2,000 is plenty of people to follow I would think?

]]> By: Fifty Studio http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54037 Fifty Studio Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:27:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54037 I think twitter just needs to teach its users how to control spam better. Maybe it needs to be a requirement to accept followers or something. But capping the number of followers? <em>Fifty Studio's last blog post..<a href='http://www.fiftystudio.com/news/utah-web-design/win-batman-dark-knight-tickets/' rel="nofollow">Win Batman Dark Knight tickets</a></em> I think twitter just needs to teach its users how to control spam better. Maybe it needs to be a requirement to accept followers or something. But capping the number of followers?

Fifty Studio’s last blog post..Win Batman Dark Knight tickets

]]> By: Millionaire http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54036 Millionaire Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:26:53 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54036 you don't really need to follow that many people on twitter anyways... I'd rather have a lot of people follow me, then me follow a lot of people <em>Millionaire's last blog post..<a href='http://oneyearmillionaire.net/2008/08/11/richkisscom-meet-rich-people-online/' rel="nofollow">Richkiss.com (Meet Rich People Online)</a></em> you don’t really need to follow that many people on twitter anyways… I’d rather have a lot of people follow me, then me follow a lot of people

Millionaire’s last blog post..Richkiss.com (Meet Rich People Online)

]]> By: Dr Marketing http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-54033 Dr Marketing Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/08/twitter-starts-imposing-following-limits-to-prevent-spam-your-thoughts.html#comment-54033 As a webmaster I put nofollow on all links I don't control. Who know what people will link to and how Google will react. Better be safe than sorry. This is why I don't blame Twitter. <em>Dr Marketing's last blog post..<a href='http://www.exposedseo.com/2008/08/11/the-truth-about-nigerian-spam-emails/' rel="nofollow">The truth about Nigerian spam emails</a></em> As a webmaster I put nofollow on all links I don’t control. Who know what people will link to and how Google will react. Better be safe than sorry. This is why I don’t blame Twitter.

Dr Marketing’s last blog post..The truth about Nigerian spam emails

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