Comments on: 7 Ways To Avoid Twitter DM Spam Scam http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/ dream BIG. think BIGGER. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wire cut edm http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-64621 wire cut edm Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:07:33 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-64621 great post scott. very informative information. id add to it & say when in doubt. great post scott. very informative information. id add to it & say when in doubt.

]]> By: press brake http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-44290 press brake Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:38:07 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-44290 Nice post, this haven’t happened to me (yet) but I think it’s important to grow some awareness around it. Lots of scams going around on any media Nice post, this haven’t happened to me (yet) but I think it’s important to grow some awareness around it. Lots of scams going around on any media

]]> By: twitter.com/hcp520 http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-11731 twitter.com/hcp520 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:36:35 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-11731 great post scott. very informative information. id add to it & say when in doubt. send that person a DM first to inquire about what it was that they sent as well. if you actually know them send them an email offline [er, away from twitter] to ask about what it was they sent ...10 times out of 10 i guarantee they say they didnt send it & they have been hacked. it all starts from the great point you made about 3rd party sites etc. w/ no twitter oath ...sites that guarantee more followers etc etc... but ask you to put your info in ...its ALL a scam to get your password DM your followers & place crap in your timeline. peace. -human [twitter/hcp520] http://www.facebook.com/pages/Humanclay-Photography/114055678652979?v=app_7146470109 great post scott. very informative information. id add to it & say when in doubt. send that person a DM first to inquire about what it was that they sent as well. if you actually know them send them an email offline [er, away from twitter] to ask about what it was they sent …10 times out of 10 i guarantee they say they didnt send it & they have been hacked.

it all starts from the great point you made about 3rd party sites etc. w/ no twitter oath …sites that guarantee more followers etc etc… but ask you to put your info in …its ALL a scam to get your password DM your followers & place crap in your timeline.

peace.

-human [twitter/hcp520]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Humanclay-Photography/114055678652979?v=app_7146470109

]]> By: Gabriele Maidecchi http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-11544 Gabriele Maidecchi Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:53:52 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-11544 Nice post, this haven't happened to me (yet) but I think it's important to grow some awareness around it. Lots of scams going around on any media and I am not surprised to see Twitter isn't a safe haven from them. Nice post, this haven’t happened to me (yet) but I think it’s important to grow some awareness around it. Lots of scams going around on any media and I am not surprised to see Twitter isn’t a safe haven from them.

]]> By: JJStockdale http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-7211 JJStockdale Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:57:15 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-7211 good information, thanks! good information, thanks!

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]]> By: marknutter http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-7209 marknutter Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:09:39 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-7209 Here's an idea: don't follow everybody who follows you. Keep your friends count below 100 and only follow people whose tweets you actually want to read. Y'know.. like the way Twitter was intended to be used? I've never had an issue with DM spam because I don't automatically follow back every person that follows me. That, to me, is one of the most valuable features of Twitter; you don't have to follow everybody back. It basically solves one of the biggest problems with email, namely that anybody can email you at any time, friend or not. If you follow everybody back in some misguided attempt to preserve people's feelings, you're asking for spam and deserve it when you get it. Here’s an idea: don’t follow everybody who follows you. Keep your friends count below 100 and only follow people whose tweets you actually want to read. Y’know.. like the way Twitter was intended to be used?

I’ve never had an issue with DM spam because I don’t automatically follow back every person that follows me. That, to me, is one of the most valuable features of Twitter; you don’t have to follow everybody back. It basically solves one of the biggest problems with email, namely that anybody can email you at any time, friend or not. If you follow everybody back in some misguided attempt to preserve people’s feelings, you’re asking for spam and deserve it when you get it.

]]> By: Lochnload http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-7208 Lochnload Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:22 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-7208 I recommend the http://bit.ly firefox plugin that expands the short link if you hover over it. This, for me, is an essential plugin as even the most trusted of sources / friends can have their accounts hacked. I recommend the http://bit.ly firefox plugin that expands the short link if you hover over it.
This, for me, is an essential plugin as even the most trusted of sources / friends can have their accounts hacked.

]]> By: Jeff Holton http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-7207 Jeff Holton Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:00 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-7207 Awesome post. If it's alright with you, may I link to it and/or quote from it in my own growing post on good Twitter practices? Awesome post.

If it’s alright with you, may I link to it and/or quote from it in my own growing post on good Twitter practices?

]]> By: Sam http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/11/15/7-ways-to-avoid-twitter-dm-spam-scam/#comment-7206 Sam Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:32:52 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3617#comment-7206 Thanks for the helpful info. Our Twitter account has been flooded with these annoying spam links. Thanks for the helpful info. Our Twitter account has been flooded with these annoying spam links.

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