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- Avoiding Twitter SpammersJuly 1
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It is a well-known and much lamented fact that twitter attracts spammers.
When I first joined twitter, it felt like a small town. Perhaps everyone didn’t know everyone else, but at most people were one or two degrees removed.
As long as someone didn’t come in and try to add the whole community at once, people were patient with newcomers. And even most of the better known twitter users would respond back if you asked a question.
Utopias never seem to last long though, and unfortunately spammers soon discovered twitter.
The first spammers were easy to spot, they’d be following thousands of people with only a few hundred follow backs (usually from people who used auto-follow software).
After a while, spammers learned other tricks, including following a rush of people and then unfollowing any who didn’t follow back, then repeating the whole process. This built their stats up to a respectable level fairly quickly, so they could start drawing followers on their own.
Another trick that was sometimes used was to follow a large number of people, then unfollow all of them, then repeat. This tactic has been seen more and more, especially since Twitter set limits of following 1000 people a day and up to 2000 people to start, increasing to 10% of the number of people who are following you once you’re over 2000.
Because of the rush of spammers, I’ve complained before that it see
- Dear Twitter, Please Fix Your @sJune 25
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Once upon a time, twitter had no @s.
If you wanted someone in particular to see your tweet, you used their name and hoped they’d catch it.
Then people started using @ in front of the name so others would know who the tweet was directed to.
Twitter saw it, and thought it was good.
Then Twitter decided to multiply the goodness and allow @ to link to a tweeter’s page and added a link for people to see their own @s if they wanted to check.
And it was still good.
Then Twitter decided to allow people a choice of whether they wanted to see others @s or not. And some chose to see and comment on others @s and others preferred that @s stayed covered.
And still, all was good.
But then twitter decided to take away all choice. And allowed no one to see @s that didn’t involve them.
And it was NOT good. And lots of people complained and wanted to show their @s.
So twitter backed down, but only part way. And they allowed people to show their @s only if the other person already knew both the @ser and the @see.
And this is where it gets serious.
Because before twitter covered their @s, when someone I respected carried on a public c
- Thoughts on Attending the First Social Media Breakfast - Tech ValleyJune 22
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As a stay-at-home Mom (SAHM) who homeschools and does social media consulting as well, one thing I’ve discovered is that online social media is only part of the story.
The rest is meeting people in real life.
There’s something about matching a name to the actual person, shaking a hand, or giving a hug to a friend you’ve never met before that makes relationships Velveteen Rabbit real.
Which is why I was so disappointed over the past year as social media conferences came and went and I couldn’t get to any of them.
It’s also why I was so excited when Patrick Muldoon (d00n on Twitter) sent a plurk telling me about Social Media Breakfast - Tech Valley.
At last, here was a meeting I could actually get to without needing my husband to take several days off work to watch our boys.
If you’ve never heard of Social Media Breakfast, don’t feel bad. I hadn’t either until I received doon’s Plurk. Here’s what I discovered about them:
The Social Media Breakfast was founded by Bryan Person in August 2007 as an event where social media
- Happy Father’s Day to Special Social Media DadsJune 21
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Let us take a moment to recognize all of the worthy fathers out there. Happy Father’s Day, gentlemen. You have the great opportunity to be a role model, a source of good humor and crazy tales, and fulfill the title of Daddy.
Social Media Mom may provide a haven for the mothers out there on the Internet, but we never forget our partners in parenting. Some amazing Social Media Dads have made their mark on here as well, so let’s pay a little tribute and appreciation to a few #1 Dads.
Chris Brogan - Author of ChrisBrogan.com, a blog about community and social media
Doriano Carta - Aka Paisano of the American Pai blog
Mark Dykeman - Founding father of Broadcasting Brain blog
Jason Falls - Author of Social Media Explorer blog
- Social Media Mom AdventuresJune 18
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Who doesn’t love a girl’s night out? Natasha D’Souza of EyeSee arranged a fun evening for the hard working moms of social media. While it was not so easy for most of the ladies to get away from their responsibilities, many did, and they had a great time.
The EyeSee blog posted a slideshow of great social media venues for like-minded mommies to meet at online. One of those mentioned was Social Media Mom, and we’re honored to be part of that list. A prime directive of this site is to encourage productivity and overall provide a haven on the web for you.
Social Media MomsView more OpenOffice presentations from Virtual Eyesee.It’s always neat to see your name in lights - especially when you come across it in a presentation along with so many other great resources.