Archive for the “Twitter” Category

In the last month or so, many Twitter users (including myself) were bombarded with friend requests from Twitter accounts that were obviously spammers.  I was glad to see the reports that Twitter will start blacklisting these accounts, although I wish there was a more convenient way to report spammers/abusers.  This past weekend I was tipped off to several Twitter accounts that are being used to distribute links to illegal copies of software and games (warez).  So far, I have only found a few Twitter accounts that seem to be doing this, so I hope this is something that can be nipped in the bud quickly.

I have sent DMCA notices to Twitter regarding the posting of software related to the company I work for, and I also informed Twitter about these activities in hope the accounts will be removed completely, not just the offending posts.  Now normally I don’t give dealers in warez any type of public attention, but I feel that since Twitter is becoming more and more popular, and is heading for the so-called “mainstream” status, that this is something that needs to be addressed.  I am personally a big fan of Twitter, and I am not putting any type of blame on them, I just hope they are prepared to deal with situations like this.

So now we just wait and see how Twitter deals with these people, and I will be sure to keep everyone updated on the situation.

Sarah Perez over at ReadWriteWeb wrote a great article today and social media, and the time spent using it by people.  She took an “unscientific” poll on Twitter and came up with some really interesting responses.  Check out the full article on ReadWriteWeb.

Link: Real People Don’t Have Time for Social Media

Since the political season is heating up even more, and politics is a hot topic on Twitter, we have created our own account for The Political Machine.  It will be regularly updated with links and comments about both the upcoming game, and articles on the PoliticalMachine.com website.

There are also some great Twitter clients for both Windows and Mac.

• Witty
• Twhirl

Visit our Twitter page and click follow to keep updated.

• The Political Machine
• WinCustomize
• Island Dog
• DoctorNick
• Zoomba