Comments on: Do You Have a Twitter Twin?

By: jason

jason — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:35:27 +0000

get that twitter off my back already!

By: Dan London

Dan London — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:16:45 +0000

I have noticed that when i try to visit the Twitter page of some of the odd followers, that the account is "suspended"...they must have some sort of filter in place. Dan London's last blog post..Google Print Signals End for Printed Newspapers

By: PS3

PS3 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:32:35 +0000

Andy is one of the grand total of 20 people I am following since getting Twitter set up about 10 days ago. Well, I assume it is the real Andy anyway

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:35:35 +0000

I was wondering how long it would be before people worked out how to ruin another great social media network. I must say there is too much of it on facebook nowadays with all the bars and restaurants in my town having user pages and sending friend requests to nearly everyone who lists that they come from the town.

It does get particularly annoying when you look in your inbox and you have message after message telling you which bars have which entertainment on. Suppose it is cheap advertising though.

By: Jordan McCollum

Jordan McCollum — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:29:37 +0000

@Jane Marie—Someone in the real world using my name and likeness to pitch their (probably crappy) products to my friends? Yeah, I’d probably be real flattered…

By: Cashmere

Cashmere — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:29:58 +0000

Have registered for twitter but never got around to using it. I guess for some one who is not selling anything, its not a big place to hang out. Specially when all the friends are available on facebook. Cashmere's last blog post..Ceremonial Parade

By: Joe Hall

Joe Hall — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:46:05 +0000

I wonder how these spammers are effecting the ORM industry??

By: Jane Marie

Jane Marie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:32:59 +0000

In the real world you’d take this as compliment! But, online this can be a real drag. I wish i could do something about it… but hey.. thats life

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Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:31:04 +0000

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By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:43:46 +0000

Andrew M I am seeing a ton of new followers as well. It is real pain for anyone that uses Twitter not just the popular ones. Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..Great Interview with Google Search Quality Team Member: Kaspar Szymanski

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:18:04 +0000

It’s been a real pain for me. Not only could these spammers hurt my name, but they also create a lot of work on my part–having to report them and let others know it’s not me.

By: Andrew Melchior

Andrew Melchior — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:13:31 +0000

I have noticed that I'm getting a lot of follow notices lately by someone already following me with an underscore at the end of their Twitter name, Andy Beal was the first one BTW about a week ago: andybeal_ started following me. Some might think it's flattering, but really...it's rather annoying that we have to deal with this kind of happening. Thanks for the post and the information. Andrew Melchior's last blog post..Ice Fishing at Fish Lake Utah

By: Dana Lookadoo

Dana Lookadoo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:57:31 +0000

Thanks for the post. I have just been deleting the emails. Now I realize that we have more influence by blocking and reporting the spammers! The spammers are targeting users with high follower numbers. If you fall into that category, suggest you setup an account with your _username_ . You'll have to get a separate email address for this, but that doesn't address the _username or the username_ . But if you do setup your own anti-spam profile, you can put a link to your real Twitter profile in your bio. Andy, you bring up a good point about the illegality and how this affects Twitter's reputation! It's affecting the community as a whole. Dana Lookadoo's last blog post..Internet Marketing Geek Speak

By: Bronson Harrington

Bronson Harrington — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:40:02 +0000

Funny that I see this now because Iit happened to me tonioght for real. _leeodden_ showed up to follow me (for the second time?)

Any mainstream social network where marketers have even a sniff at stealing traffic you’ll find this kind of stuff going on. It’s gives other legit/commercial users a bad rep as well.

That said, check this out, it has to be the tweet of the day for sure and it’s perfectly apt: – Best Tweet Of the Day from @jonthebeef | http://tinyurl.com/cox5k7

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:37:07 +0000

I would be flattered if somebody bothered to fake me. I would also hand the clone all of my work and head for the Mayan Riviera. But I think I would also be quote upset and get on the Twitter spam line ASAP. David Leonhardt's last blog post..Should Social Media Be Part of Your SEO Plan?