Comments on: Is Your Twitter Run By Robots? http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/ Social Media, WordPress and Web Development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Who Are You Following on Twitter? http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-10626 Who Are You Following on Twitter? Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:19:34 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-10626 [...] talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a [...] [...] talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a [...]

]]> By: Who Are You Following on Twitter? - Blog by Jon Bishop http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2946 Who Are You Following on Twitter? - Blog by Jon Bishop Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:06:41 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2946 [...] talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a [...] [...] talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a [...]

]]> By: Jon Bishop http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2937 Jon Bishop Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:11:05 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2937 @murdamw I think you're missing the point. I'm complaining about people who use scripts to send out repetitive DMs and acquire new followers. CommenTwitter is a plugin that automatically tweets ones comment. People already tweet they are "reading so and so's blog" and thats all fine and dandy .... but i wanted to know more. I think that by tweeting your comments you put more value in the tweet that is ultimately directing people to that blog post (and your comment). So in no way is this contradictory. CommenTwitter tweets peoples comments, which they still write on a comment to comment basis. Auto DMs are the same thing being sent out to hundreds of people. @murdamw I think you’re missing the point. I’m complaining about people who use scripts to send out repetitive DMs and acquire new followers.

CommenTwitter is a plugin that automatically tweets ones comment. People already tweet they are “reading so and so’s blog” and thats all fine and dandy …. but i wanted to know more. I think that by tweeting your comments you put more value in the tweet that is ultimately directing people to that blog post (and your comment).

So in no way is this contradictory. CommenTwitter tweets peoples comments, which they still write on a comment to comment basis. Auto DMs are the same thing being sent out to hundreds of people.

]]> By: FSMdotCOM http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2902 FSMdotCOM Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:13:15 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2902 Is Your Twitter Run By Robots? - interesting title. but you use a script so you can auto-tweet blog comments. isnt that a little bit contradictory? i mean, it might be beneficial and encouraging for comments and , maybe, get some attention for your blog but... I mean you write such a post ( which i scanned this time :P ) , but yet, you are using that script to tweet your comment and send out a link using cli.gs which has analytics and provides you certain info. Dont get me wrong, the script seems great, it might work for you, but related to this post only... something does not match... care to expand on this? :) Is Your Twitter Run By Robots? – interesting title. but you use a script so you can auto-tweet blog comments. isnt that a little bit contradictory? i mean, it might be beneficial and encouraging for comments and , maybe, get some attention for your blog but… I mean you write such a post ( which i scanned this time :P ) , but yet, you are using that script to tweet your comment and send out a link using cli.gs which has analytics and provides you certain info. Dont get me wrong, the script seems great, it might work for you, but related to this post only… something does not match… care to expand on this? :)

]]> By: Jon Bishop http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2900 Jon Bishop Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:18:39 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2900 @murdamw We agree on all points but I wish I shared your optimism when you say that "this BS will go on for max another 6 months on twitter". I think people will continue to use these follow schemes and automation services. The key might be in how we filter them out. Also, great twitter advice ... also good life advice. @murdamw We agree on all points but I wish I shared your optimism when you say that “this BS will go on for max another 6 months on twitter”. I think people will continue to use these follow schemes and automation services. The key might be in how we filter them out.

Also, great twitter advice … also good life advice.

]]> By: FSMdotCOM http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2899 FSMdotCOM Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:09:30 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2899 first of all i want to apologize because i didnt read your post. dont be mad at me, but to be honest im tired of twitter posts. This is crazy, twitter is JUST A TOOL, everybody should use it , as they know best. Joel Comm got a book out on twitter business success and thousands of other articles on internet on how to think. Basically its a more sublime version of 1984 (orwell). Anyway, i just wanted to get that of my chest :P About auto-DM's - dont like them, as interesting as the person might be or i might think he/she is, i auto-unfollow when i receive and auto-DM. About auto-replies - hmmm... never got one before. usually this mofo's lurk in shadows , and they send auto-DM's About the follow schemes - this one is a sensitive matter. Like i said, people think that if they got a blind herd. they are on the top of the game. But sadly , today with the new media, new ways of marketing, crises and so on... this way of thinking may still work on some cases, but usually it doesn't. Btw im talking about this on business level of using twitter. ( i believe you too, or you wouldnt mention the scheme). So basically thats it. Usually its " im giving this away for free if you follow me by friday @2 and you RT this ). Nothing wrong so far. You gain a shitload of followers, and when the contest is over you get unfollowed by a shitload-100. But you still got a shitload of followers. Some of them are not really bright and they are blinded by the herd effect ( as i like to call it ) and sadly they are the easy ones to manipulate. So for a short period of time you're basically set. I believe that, this BS will go on for max another 6 months on twitter. Hopefully , the game will change... To conclude this comment ( because i wrote you another post here lol ) : - sorry i was going on and on with this, but i got pretty mad on something ( not telling what ) that was going on earlier - twitter related and 2 hints for your twitter ( NOT ONLY TWITTER ) life : - its better to have 1 or 5 or 10 people that really believe in you , your product or what youre doing than to have thousands which might not even know that they following you and vice-versa - people like/believe in/trust other people not companies and suits. be yourself, act like you always act, and BE PERSONAL. first of all i want to apologize because i didnt read your post. dont be mad at me, but to be honest im tired of twitter posts. This is crazy, twitter is JUST A TOOL, everybody should use it , as they know best. Joel Comm got a book out on twitter business success and thousands of other articles on internet on how to think. Basically its a more sublime version of 1984 (orwell). Anyway, i just wanted to get that of my chest :P

About auto-DM’s – dont like them, as interesting as the person might be or i might think he/she is, i auto-unfollow when i receive and auto-DM.

About auto-replies – hmmm… never got one before. usually this mofo’s lurk in shadows , and they send auto-DM’s

About the follow schemes – this one is a sensitive matter. Like i said, people think that if they got a blind herd. they are on the top of the game. But sadly , today with the new media, new ways of marketing, crises and so on… this way of thinking may still work on some cases, but usually it doesn’t. Btw im talking about this on business level of using twitter. ( i believe you too, or you wouldnt mention the scheme). So basically thats it. Usually its ” im giving this away for free if you follow me by friday @2 and you RT this ). Nothing wrong so far. You gain a shitload of followers, and when the contest is over you get unfollowed by a shitload-100. But you still got a shitload of followers. Some of them are not really bright and they are blinded by the herd effect ( as i like to call it ) and sadly they are the easy ones to manipulate. So for a short period of time you’re basically set. I believe that, this BS will go on for max another 6 months on twitter. Hopefully , the game will change…

To conclude this comment ( because i wrote you another post here lol ) :

- sorry i was going on and on with this, but i got pretty mad on something ( not telling what ) that was going on earlier – twitter related

and 2 hints for your twitter ( NOT ONLY TWITTER ) life :

- its better to have 1 or 5 or 10 people that really believe in you , your product or what youre doing than to have thousands which might not even know that they following you and vice-versa

- people like/believe in/trust other people not companies and suits. be yourself, act like you always act, and BE PERSONAL.

]]> By: Jon Bishop http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/03/my-twitter-is-run-by-robots/#comment-2894 Jon Bishop Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:05:43 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=386#comment-2894 How do other people feel about automating DMs/replies and follower schemes How do other people feel about automating DMs/replies and follower schemes

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