Comments on: Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn? http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/ Liars, Damn Liars & Twitter Followers Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 10 Twitter Auto-DM Examples Prove They’re a Bad Idea | Chuck Lasker http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-116 10 Twitter Auto-DM Examples Prove They’re a Bad Idea | Chuck Lasker Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:07:04 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-116 [...] my last post, I discussed following thousands of Twitter people in response to a blog post about the subject that also gave an argument for Twitter auto-DMs (automated direct messages) being okay. Today [...] [...] my last post, I discussed following thousands of Twitter people in response to a blog post about the subject that also gave an argument for Twitter auto-DMs (automated direct messages) being okay. Today [...]

]]> By: Blowback from Fauxlowers Hits Fauxlowers.com » Fauxlowers http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-65 Blowback from Fauxlowers Hits Fauxlowers.com » Fauxlowers Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:51:40 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-65 [...] why would someone complain about the welcome DMs? Because they’re following way too many stinkin’ people. Thus they get more welcome DMs [...] [...] why would someone complain about the welcome DMs? Because they’re following way too many stinkin’ people. Thus they get more welcome DMs [...]

]]> By: Say Goodbye to Auto Welcome DMs | Twitter Fools http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-40 Say Goodbye to Auto Welcome DMs | Twitter Fools Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:25:13 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-40 [...] we’d like to share one more link on the topic of auto direct messages. Check out Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn? It’s a great post by Antone Roundy that is equal parts funny and insightful.  It seems he is [...] [...] we’d like to share one more link on the topic of auto direct messages. Check out Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn? It’s a great post by Antone Roundy that is equal parts funny and insightful.  It seems he is [...]

]]> By: Antone Roundy http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-31 Antone Roundy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:56:11 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-31 Chuck, I think you make the best argument I've seen to date for following lots of people. Perhaps what Twitter needs is a separate "whitelist for DMs" setting where you don't have to "follow" a person. As for apps people use to auto-unfollow people who don't follow them back, their users need to be able to specify people to follow whether they get the reciprocal follow or not (or if that feature exists, they need to use it). However, I still suspect that most people who follow too many people do so either out of a mistaken sense of obligation or to build a list to market to. Chuck,

I think you make the best argument I’ve seen to date for following lots of people.

Perhaps what Twitter needs is a separate “whitelist for DMs” setting where you don’t have to “follow” a person.

As for apps people use to auto-unfollow people who don’t follow them back, their users need to be able to specify people to follow whether they get the reciprocal follow or not (or if that feature exists, they need to use it).

However, I still suspect that most people who follow too many people do so either out of a mistaken sense of obligation or to build a list to market to.

]]> By: Chuck Lasker http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-24 Chuck Lasker Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:32:12 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-24 Very interesting positions on the auto-DM and follow-back issues. I don't agree completely, so I just blogged my thoughts on the same issues. I reference this post so hopefully my readers will get multiple viewpoints. http://bit.ly/Owjk Very interesting positions on the auto-DM and follow-back issues. I don’t agree completely, so I just blogged my thoughts on the same issues. I reference this post so hopefully my readers will get multiple viewpoints.

http://bit.ly/Owjk

]]> By: Following Twitter Followers Back? The Debate Continues | Chuck Lasker http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-23 Following Twitter Followers Back? The Debate Continues | Chuck Lasker Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:50:01 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-23 [...] read an interesting blog post today titled, “Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn?” The post was about auto-DMs, but really ended up being about how many people you follow. Is [...] [...] read an interesting blog post today titled, “Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn?” The post was about auto-DMs, but really ended up being about how many people you follow. Is [...]

]]> By: Robert http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-20 Robert Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:57:15 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-20 Thanks I always wondered why I got so many messages from Tweet deck Thanks I always wondered why I got so many messages from Tweet deck

]]> By: Twitter: Auto-DMs Are Not The Problem » White Hat Crew http://fauxlowers.com/blog/auto-dms-on-twitter-demon-spawn-or-fluffy-fawn/#comment-14 Twitter: Auto-DMs Are Not The Problem » White Hat Crew Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:28:20 +0000 http://fauxlowers.com/blog/?p=16#comment-14 [...] As I wrote elsewhere the other day (in the style of Gödel, Escher, Bach :-), the problem is over-following! (If you read “overflowing”, go back and read that last word again). The ONLY way a person can get their message into your DM-box is if you follow them. If you get too many DMs, you’re either following someone who sends too many, or (more likely), following a whole bunch of people you’ve got no good reason to follow. [...] [...] As I wrote elsewhere the other day (in the style of Gödel, Escher, Bach :-), the problem is over-following! (If you read “overflowing”, go back and read that last word again). The ONLY way a person can get their message into your DM-box is if you follow them. If you get too many DMs, you’re either following someone who sends too many, or (more likely), following a whole bunch of people you’ve got no good reason to follow. [...]

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