Comments on: Enough with Bad Auto DM’s Already http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/ Tales from the Edge of Technology Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Chris Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:19:24 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2890 Thanks everyone, glad you all agreed. It's been a pet peeve of mine that I just couldn't keep to myself anymore. I also wanted to add one more auto-DM that's been killing me: "Hey, I just added you to my Mafia family. Please accept my invitation! :)" Now, I'm Italian, and originally from New York. Capice? I'm not sayin' nothin' here, but you get what I'm I sayin'? Now scram before I call my cousin Vito! Thanks everyone, glad you all agreed. It’s been a pet peeve of mine that I just couldn’t keep to myself anymore. I also wanted to add one more auto-DM that’s been killing me:

“Hey, I just added you to my Mafia family. Please accept my invitation! :) ”

Now, I’m Italian, and originally from New York. Capice? I’m not sayin’ nothin’ here, but you get what I’m I sayin’? Now scram before I call my cousin Vito!

]]> By: John O Connell http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 John O Connell Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:49:46 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2868 Been new to twitter land, and trying to sort my way through twitspam, I appreciate this post. Putting a collection of twitter links on my site, this post included http://url.ie/1q7c Regards, John O Connell cloudbooks.org Been new to twitter land, and trying to sort my way through twitspam, I appreciate this post.
Putting a collection of twitter links on my site, this post included http://url.ie/1q7c

Regards,
John O Connell
cloudbooks.org

]]> By: JulieB http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 JulieB Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:55:52 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2845 Those sorts of DM's earn an unfollow and block. Don't mean to get nasty, but I'm tired of the constant pitching in Twitter. Yes, mention  your product. Mention your new blog post or book release. But you also need to provide some value. I don't care if you talk about the cat or going out for coffee as long as it's not all sales, all the time. And if you want me to REALLY drop you like a hot potato, tweet the same sales message multiple times in an hour. That's not advertising. That's annoying. Those sorts of DM’s earn an unfollow and block. Don’t mean to get nasty, but I’m tired of the constant pitching in Twitter. Yes, mention  your product. Mention your new blog post or book release. But you also need to provide some value. I don’t care if you talk about the cat or going out for coffee as long as it’s not all sales, all the time. And if you want me to REALLY drop you like a hot potato, tweet the same sales message multiple times in an hour. That’s not advertising. That’s annoying.

]]> By: Mario http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Mario Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:07:57 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2844 I'm a marketer and  I'm listenting. This is a great post, Chris. You nailed it. This is my welcome message when you follow me: "How's it going? I hate to tell you this but I'm as unique as everyone else! Sorry but I don't have anything to sell to you through here. Friends?" People still think that everyone who follows is just holding out their wallet to check out the next great thing since sliced bread.  Everyone gets so anxious to sell stuff and everything turns into spam. Now, there is room for marketing on Twitter. It just has to be done the right way and the annoying messages you're getting are so common now. Do some marketers forget that there is "Google" search available when we are looking for something to buy? Keep up the good work. Loved your post. I learned from it. Regards. Mario I’m a marketer and  I’m listenting. This is a great post, Chris. You nailed it. This is my welcome message when you follow me:

“How’s it going? I hate to tell you this but I’m as unique as everyone else! Sorry but I don’t have anything to sell to you through here. Friends?”

People still think that everyone who follows is just holding out their wallet to check out the next great thing since sliced bread.  Everyone gets so anxious to sell stuff and everything turns into spam. Now, there is room for marketing on Twitter. It just has to be done the right way and the annoying messages you’re getting are so common now.

Do some marketers forget that there is “Google” search available when we are looking for something to buy?

Keep up the good work. Loved your post. I learned from it.

Regards.
Mario

]]> By: John Fauver http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 John Fauver Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:04 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2843 Thank you.  Thank you.  My twitter-feed thanks you.  In the few months I've been using Twitter, the marketing BS has gone wild.  The marketing folks just don't get the "new" methods needed for social media.  You are spot on saying "build a relationship" - what a new but very old concept. Thank you.  Thank you.  My twitter-feed thanks you.  In the few months I’ve been using Twitter, the marketing BS has gone wild.  The marketing folks just don’t get the “new” methods needed for social media.  You are spot on saying “build a relationship” – what a new but very old concept.

]]> By: Michael Gaudet http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 Michael Gaudet Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:51:37 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/enough-with-bad-auto-dms-already/#comment-2842 Chris, this is a post I've been wanting to write but you beat me to it! Good on you. Yeah, my DM box is pretty over-flowing with people wanting to sell me stuff. It's refreshing to read a DM that is strictly a social 'hello, thanks, etc.', rare as that is. I'm getting a bit disenfranchised with the whole DM thing. I just scan through, if. @ messages and RTs seems to be getting through a bit more successfully. Thanks for articulating what I bet millions of Twitter users are feeling at any given moment. Chris, this is a post I’ve been wanting to write but you beat me to it! Good on you. Yeah, my DM box is pretty over-flowing with people wanting to sell me stuff. It’s refreshing to read a DM that is strictly a social ‘hello, thanks, etc.’, rare as that is.
I’m getting a bit disenfranchised with the whole DM thing. I just scan through, if.
@ messages and RTs seems to be getting through a bit more successfully.
Thanks for articulating what I bet millions of Twitter users are feeling at any given moment.

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