Comments on: Is Twitter Promotion Another Version Of Spam?

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:32:09 +0000

@ Flowersbyfarha – Yes, I tend to agree as well, I would also consider this Twitter spam as well…

By: Flowersbyfarha

Flowersbyfarha — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:54:32 +0000

Where I might choose to differ on the concept of spam on Twitter is when a user apparently attempts to monetize their stream. When I choose to follow someone based on their bio/profile and perhaps current tweets, and THEN, said user begins tweeting Magpie or other commercials having nothing to do with their profile/bio or purported reason for being on Twitter, I feel “spammed.” I did not opt in for that.

Accordingly, I also can choose to opt out.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:28 +0000

Thanks everyone for reading and sharing your thoughts!

By: Rob Banks

Rob Banks — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:57:15 +0000

And your point is? On Twitter I choose who to Follow but when I get a Follow request from a marketer it’s spam, end of story.

By: gary carpenter

gary carpenter — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:33:25 +0000

It’funny because some of these SE0′s are the worst offenders at what they’re calling twitter spam. They hardly ever “converse,” they mainly post updates about their blogs or something they have done that they want you to see. As soon as I start to feel like someone is only interested in promoting themselves I unfollow. Twitter is a wonderfull place to self-promote but it has to be balanced with interacting with the rest of us to be truly successful.

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:31:23 +0000

I absolutely agree! In other words, however—those people who might not want to hear what I have to say chose to follow me, not the other way around. And I read their messages, blogs, ads, pleas, and funny and witty–and in this case, informational article. It doesn’t hurt me one bit to read this article, it’s a matter of courtesy to at least try to pay attention to the posts of those you follow! If you really don’t like what is being said (in the case of the woman who posts every bathroom break and a play by play of every meal she eats, what is consumed, and how it settled–well, I just had to un-follow that one.
Thanks for the eye-opener for many people!

By: Mignon

Mignon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:28:05 +0000

Thanks!!! I agree 100%!!!!! If you don’t like what I have to say, then don’t follow me or elect to unfollow me. Period. End of discussion.

Mignon

By: Rogers Smith

Rogers Smith — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:26:04 +0000

Whew! And I thought I was a Twitter spammer for sharing articles from my site. Thanks for clearing things up.

By: Chris Lockwood

Chris Lockwood — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:25:21 +0000

You are absolutely right. I’m tired of people whining on Twitter about “spam” when there is really no such thing- at least, the tweets of people they CHOSE to follow cannot possibly be spam.

It’s quite simple- if someone doesn’t like what someone else writes on Twitter, just stop following them. But please spare the rest of us the whining!

I don’t know who the famous author is, but I would EXPECT such a person to make some self-promotional tweets. Isn’t that why he would be on Twitter? This is like complaining about NBC running ads for their shows on their network.

Just goes to show that most SEO “experts” don’t know what they are talking about.