Comments on: Twitter Limits The Number of Users You Can Follow - Raises Storm in Blogosphere http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/13/twitter-limits-number-of-followers-raises-storm/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: shalini http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/13/twitter-limits-number-of-followers-raises-storm/#comment-9946 shalini Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:06:46 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4607#comment-9946 Spamming is such a huge problem. from a spammers point of view I dont understand the economics. Surely it must cost him something in terms of time and money? Most people recognize spam and have filters. So where is the effectiveness of spamming? Why do it? Any clues? Spamming is such a huge problem. from a spammers point of view I dont understand the economics.
Surely it must cost him something in terms of time and money?
Most people recognize spam and have filters. So where is the effectiveness of spamming? Why do it?
Any clues?

]]> By: Ronak Shah http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/13/twitter-limits-number-of-followers-raises-storm/#comment-9788 Ronak Shah Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:55:16 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4607#comment-9788 Obsolete links meaning links that direct to a viagra sale or even to adult sites. Even links which are mainly advertisements or refer to direct sales. Twitter has to be clean and not like-a-sales-person-tring-tring-tring-tring strategy. What spammers mainly do is post ample of links that direct them to make money through twitter but what they sell is adult stuff mainly that sells like "hot cakes". Obsolete links meaning links that direct to a viagra sale or even to adult sites.

Even links which are mainly advertisements or refer to direct sales.

Twitter has to be clean and not like-a-sales-person-tring-tring-tring-tring strategy.

What spammers mainly do is post ample of links that direct them to make money through twitter but what they sell is adult stuff mainly that sells like “hot cakes”.

]]> By: Shāyon http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/13/twitter-limits-number-of-followers-raises-storm/#comment-9785 Shāyon Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:24:03 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4607#comment-9785 Hi Ronak, I think your idea of rating system sounds good. The rating could also emulate the system on Technorati where the person who rates matters too. As for spammers, I really cannot see how they might be affecting / annoying other users. All one needs to do is unfollow a spammer. I do not agree to your suggestion of " they should ban those who send too many obsolete spam links on twitter" because how do you decide which link is obsolete and which one isn't? If, by 'obsolete', u mean dead links... then I fail to understand why would spammers broadcast dead links, in the first place? Hi Ronak,

I think your idea of rating system sounds good. The rating could also emulate the system on Technorati where the person who rates matters too.

As for spammers, I really cannot see how they might be affecting / annoying other users. All one needs to do is unfollow a spammer.

I do not agree to your suggestion of ” they should ban those who send too many obsolete spam links on twitter” because how do you decide which link is obsolete and which one isn’t? If, by ‘obsolete’, u mean dead links… then I fail to understand why would spammers broadcast dead links, in the first place?

]]> By: Ronak Shah http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/13/twitter-limits-number-of-followers-raises-storm/#comment-9783 Ronak Shah Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:06:50 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4607#comment-9783 Shayon, I simply think, twitter should introduce a rating system. If it wants to ban spammers, it should set rules for all its users. Moresoever, they should ban those who send too many obsolete spam links on twitter. Twitter is a place where you can get popular if you know how to do just that. That's one of the many reasons why people get hooked to twitter. ;-) Apart from meeting new people. Shayon,

I simply think, twitter should introduce a rating system.

If it wants to ban spammers, it should set rules for all its users.

Moresoever, they should ban those who send too many obsolete spam links on twitter.

Twitter is a place where you can get popular if you know how to do just that. That’s one of the many reasons why people get hooked to twitter. ;-) Apart from meeting new people.

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