Comments on: Hummingbird For Twitter Must Die http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/ Advice for Internet Marketers with Ethics Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:24:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Antone Roundy http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-1261 Antone Roundy Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:32:13 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-1261 Hi Doc, Thanks for your comment. While I certainly respect your right to disagree with me, and while I hope that in the years since I wrote this post, things have changed, and while I hope (and trust) that SOME people are using Hummingbird in ways that I'd not consider spamming...I'd be very much surprised if most of the people who followed somebody who followed them using any tool that supports auto-following wouldn't consider what comes after to be spam. Hi Doc,

Thanks for your comment. While I certainly respect your right to disagree with me, and while I hope that in the years since I wrote this post, things have changed, and while I hope (and trust) that SOME people are using Hummingbird in ways that I’d not consider spamming…I’d be very much surprised if most of the people who followed somebody who followed them using any tool that supports auto-following wouldn’t consider what comes after to be spam.

]]> By: Doc Magi http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-1259 Doc Magi Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:31:10 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-1259 Interesting, not really. If a person has a groomed account they use an automated software but are they spammers. Not really, but you can not make a point I guess without misleading people. DM's are a waste of time to any twitter person and if you really cared to educate people on spam you would teach them how to cut down on the automated DM's instead of pretending that Hummingbird is a spam tool. I understand that this would ruin your whole point though, and also it might be interesting to know why you consider HB a spam tool but did not write anything about real spam tools like TweetAdder or other auto-posting tools. Which by the way Hummingbird is not a spamming tool but an account building tool but you might not understand the difference. So your statement about Hummingbird being a spammers tool is really inaccurate but I understand you were not speaking from a position of actual knowledge of the industry. Yes I am also involved in training people how to use Hummingbird without spamming. But that would ruin your point as well now wouldn't it. http://hummingbird4twitter.com Interesting, not really. If a person has a groomed account they use an automated software but are they spammers. Not really, but you can not make a point I guess without misleading people. DM’s are a waste of time to any twitter person and if you really cared to educate people on spam you would teach them how to cut down on the automated DM’s instead of pretending that Hummingbird is a spam tool. I understand that this would ruin your whole point though, and also it might be interesting to know why you consider HB a spam tool but did not write anything about real spam tools like TweetAdder or other auto-posting tools. Which by the way Hummingbird is not a spamming tool but an account building tool but you might not understand the difference. So your statement about Hummingbird being a spammers tool is really inaccurate but I understand you were not speaking from a position of actual knowledge of the industry. Yes I am also involved in training people how to use Hummingbird without spamming. But that would ruin your point as well now wouldn’t it. http://hummingbird4twitter.com

]]> By: Antone Roundy http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-688 Antone Roundy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:04:48 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-688 Mark, As long as you have no reason to keep the message private (eg. confidential information), then I agree 100%. @messages not only are more accessible to the recipient, but they also show potential followers that you're a real, interactive human being. Mark,

As long as you have no reason to keep the message private (eg. confidential information), then I agree 100%. @messages not only are more accessible to the recipient, but they also show potential followers that you’re a real, interactive human being.

]]> By: Mark Thurston http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-687 Mark Thurston Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:32:31 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-687 Might I suggest sending the messages to the @UserName? Most people I know Do not even look at DMs as most are spam. Just a thought. Might I suggest sending the messages to the @UserName? Most people I know Do not even look at DMs as most are spam. Just a thought.

]]> By: B http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-306 B Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:15:10 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-306 great advice, i love the bit about, send a DM to see who you are delaing with! i am going to do it next time i get a follower! great advice, i love the bit about, send a DM to see who you are delaing with! i am going to do it next time i get a follower!

]]> By: Antone Roundy http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-228 Antone Roundy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:10:14 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-228 Good news! People who use these services are now at risk of suspension! http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_wanna-bes_your_twitter_stardom_is_coming_to_a.php ...except that the new policy may only result in people turning off the setting for unfollowing people who don't follow back. If they're not actually watching the tweets of the people they follow, what difference does it make whether they continue to follow everybody? Well, at least Twitter is working on ways to nix this practice. Good news! People who use these services are now at risk of suspension!

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_wanna-bes_your_twitter_stardom_is_coming_to_a.php

…except that the new policy may only result in people turning off the setting for unfollowing people who don’t follow back. If they’re not actually watching the tweets of the people they follow, what difference does it make whether they continue to follow everybody?

Well, at least Twitter is working on ways to nix this practice.

]]> By: Antone Roundy http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-213 Antone Roundy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:59:51 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-213 Just made up a name for these people: fauxlowers (or fauxllowers)...and then discovered that the "twerm" had been used before: http://www.alisondriscoll.com/index.php/new-twitter-terms-to-twalk-about/ Just made up a name for these people: fauxlowers (or fauxllowers)…and then discovered that the “twerm” had been used before: http://www.alisondriscoll.com/index.php/new-twitter-terms-to-twalk-about/

]]> By: Antone Roundy http://WhiteHatCrew.com/blog/hummingbird-for-twitter-must-die/#comment-207 Antone Roundy Thu, 21 May 2009 16:15:51 +0000 http://whitehatcrew.com/blog/?p=92#comment-207 Hmm, it looks like the demon spawn that got me all those "followers" MAY have been USocial. Die, USocial, die. (Whoever runs USocial, please live on and do something useful). Hmm, it looks like the demon spawn that got me all those “followers” MAY have been USocial. Die, USocial, die. (Whoever runs USocial, please live on and do something useful).

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