Comments on: Twitter’s Biggest Scams Part 1: MLM http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/ Marketing. Social Media. Humanity. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2823 Mark Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:26:43 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2823 Thanks for the extremely useful advice, Nigel! Thanks for the extremely useful advice, Nigel!

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]]> By: Nigel Fenwick http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2821 Nigel Fenwick Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:17 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2821 Great post Mark. I'm glad you took the time to do this. Thanks. Of course, there is a very easy way for us to stop these annoying spam Tweeters - it's called "unfollow" or even "block and mark as spam". If you are using a tool like Tweetdeck this is very, very easy to do - right click the avatar image in lower right corner , hover over "user" and click "block & report spam". Remember the only reason we are seeing all these annoying tweets is because we are following these people - most likely because at some point we have setup auto-follow. If we really want to make Twitter more usable I suggest cleaning up the list of people we are following - my current favorite tool for this is http://thetwitcleaner.com/ but I'm sure there are others out there. Since I ran this on my account I've been able to keep spammers out of my Twitter stream - I judiciously follow-back people after first looking at their profile and stream. Great post Mark. I’m glad you took the time to do this. Thanks.

Of course, there is a very easy way for us to stop these annoying spam Tweeters – it’s called “unfollow” or even “block and mark as spam”. If you are using a tool like Tweetdeck this is very, very easy to do – right click the avatar image in lower right corner , hover over “user” and click “block & report spam”.

Remember the only reason we are seeing all these annoying tweets is because we are following these people – most likely because at some point we have setup auto-follow.

If we really want to make Twitter more usable I suggest cleaning up the list of people we are following – my current favorite tool for this is http://thetwitcleaner.com/ but I’m sure there are others out there. Since I ran this on my account I’ve been able to keep spammers out of my Twitter stream – I judiciously follow-back people after first looking at their profile and stream.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2168 Mark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:24:35 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2168 @Mose -- Congrats, Mr. President. be sure to let me know if there is any way I can support you in your new role! @Mose — Congrats, Mr. President. be sure to let me know if there is any way I can support you in your new role!

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]]> By: mose http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2167 mose Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:56:56 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2167 Yeah, I am Mark thanks. Had some serious stuff to do in Meat Space (real life). I have taken over as the President of the Direct Marketing Association of Toronto (DMAT) and you will see some pretty interesting stuff there in the next little bit. I want to thank you for getting my tiny brain workin... http://mose.posterous.com/i-am-calling-bullshit-on-this-guru-thing You are an inspiration my friend! Lets see what happens with this little test! Yeah, I am Mark thanks. Had some serious stuff to do in Meat Space (real life). I have taken over as the President of the Direct Marketing Association of Toronto (DMAT) and you will see some pretty interesting stuff there in the next little bit.

I want to thank you for getting my tiny brain workin…

http://mose.posterous.com/i-am-calling-bullshit-on-this-guru-thing

You are an inspiration my friend! Lets see what happens with this little test!

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]]> By: Mark http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2166 Mark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:33 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2166 I am getting DELUGED by MLM spammers and am blocking as fast as I can. Geez. What I go through for you guys! : ) I am getting DELUGED by MLM spammers and am blocking as fast as I can. Geez. What I go through for you guys! : )

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]]> By: Mark http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2165 Mark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:45:08 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2165 @ Michelle -- There is such a thing (kind of) more on that Friday! @Mose -- You CRACK ME UP! Hope you are back from your SM hiatus!! @Johnny -- You are correct. Pure pyramid schemes are illegal. But these people are smart enough to know that. There is always SOME kind of "start-up" package they can refer to, even if it's just a how-to manual of some sort. @ Michelle — There is such a thing (kind of) more on that Friday!

@Mose — You CRACK ME UP! Hope you are back from your SM hiatus!!

@Johnny — You are correct. Pure pyramid schemes are illegal. But these people are smart enough to know that. There is always SOME kind of “start-up” package they can refer to, even if it’s just a how-to manual of some sort.

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]]> By: Johnny http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2164 Johnny Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:24:19 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2164 Some years back, I had a "friend" that tried to recruit me into a legal MLM called Excel which "provided" communications services. While it was similar to the Mary Kay type of MLM, I was suprised by how much they promoted the marketing rather than the actual services. Though technically legal, it always seemed shady and I never went through with it. The thing that made it legal, though, was that there was a central product or service that was provided by the company. Now I don't really pay attention to the spammy Twitter promos, but if there is no mention of the product or service in the end, aren't these boys skirting the line of legality? Some years back, I had a “friend” that tried to recruit me into a legal MLM called Excel which “provided” communications services. While it was similar to the Mary Kay type of MLM, I was suprised by how much they promoted the marketing rather than the actual services. Though technically legal, it always seemed shady and I never went through with it.

The thing that made it legal, though, was that there was a central product or service that was provided by the company. Now I don’t really pay attention to the spammy Twitter promos, but if there is no mention of the product or service in the end, aren’t these boys skirting the line of legality?

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]]> By: mose http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2163 mose Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:01 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2163 Mark? Can you be in my downline? OK I gota tell ya that is a nice picture for the article - you know you will get sued by this schmuck fer sure. LOL!! I have no problems with any schemes - it is a natural selection process. People are greedy. Hell, look at that voluntary tax on the stupid called gambling and lotteries. I would rather have a ton of MLM crap than all the self proclaimed Gurus out there. Oh Guru comes from the Latin = out of work and unemployable. ’Please, Mommy make them stop!’ Mark? Can you be in my downline?

OK I gota tell ya that is a nice picture for the article – you know you will get sued by this schmuck fer sure. LOL!!

I have no problems with any schemes – it is a natural selection process. People are greedy. Hell, look at that voluntary tax on the stupid called gambling and lotteries.

I would rather have a ton of MLM crap than all the self proclaimed Gurus out there. Oh Guru comes from the Latin = out of work and unemployable.

’Please, Mommy make them stop!’

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]]> By: Michelle C http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2162 Michelle C Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:21 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2162 It's just too bad there's no way to block all of these people out of Twitter once and for all. That should be the tool someone should make - a spambot detector that deletes them before they even bother you. It’s just too bad there’s no way to block all of these people out of Twitter once and for all. That should be the tool someone should make – a spambot detector that deletes them before they even bother you.

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]]> By: Steve Dodd http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/02/07/twitters-biggest-scams-part-1-mlm/#comment-2161 Steve Dodd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:03 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=2079#comment-2161 Yup, the more times you follow those links, the more "amazing opportunities "you are going to hear about! Yup, the more times you follow those links, the more “amazing opportunities “you are going to hear about!

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