Comments on: 10 Reasons Why Twitter Should Remove DM’s http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Frank http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Frank Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:32:13 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-894 I made this post before I restructured the people I was following. I used to follow anyone that followed me on Twitter because I liked receiving a lot of interesting news. However, in doing this, I started to receive a lot of spam in my DM's. Basically they were spam links. You wouldn't experience this yourself unless you auto-followed those who followed you. I didn't take note of it at the time, but I wasn't developing solid social media relationships. That's when I decided to re-structure my followers list and follow those I felt provided value, developed relationships with, and not just someone trying to promote themselves. At this point now this post I feel different about in regards to my stance on the issues. I don't have a problem with DM's anymore and I should have mentioned at the time that I felt this way due to following anyone that followed me. I made this post before I restructured the people I was following. I used to follow anyone that followed me on Twitter because I liked receiving a lot of interesting news. However, in doing this, I started to receive a lot of spam in my DM’s. Basically they were spam links. You wouldn’t experience this yourself unless you auto-followed those who followed you. I didn’t take note of it at the time, but I wasn’t developing solid social media relationships. That’s when I decided to re-structure my followers list and follow those I felt provided value, developed relationships with, and not just someone trying to promote themselves. At this point now this post I feel different about in regards to my stance on the issues. I don’t have a problem with DM’s anymore and I should have mentioned at the time that I felt this way due to following anyone that followed me.

]]> By: VigTheGeek http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-881 VigTheGeek Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-881 I disagree on all accounts. 1. They are flat out annoying? That's not a problem with DMs. You think they're annoying, but you failed to tell us why 2. I don't want to send an @reply to someone all the time because it doesn't always belong on the public timeline. if we're going back and forth via @reply and i have a sidebar comment to you about the same topic, i want a DM. I'm not opening an email or an IM to send one line that is in line with what's happening on twitter. just need a quick 140 character way to make it private. answer - DM 3. I get NO spam from people following me wanting to send me links. Why? Because I don't follow people that spread that kind of stuff around. If you follow me and want the spam the hell out of me via DM but I'm not following you, then what's gonna happen? You can't send me a DM, plain and simple. If there's a mutual follow between respectable and reputable people, that won't then spam won't happen. 4. See #3. If you are following people that spam you then the problem is with that person, the relationship or your need to follow EVERYONE that follows you. The code that drives DMs is not flawed, it's the usage. 5. We are not given a reason to delete DMs from the system here. We're given a way to better utilize it which is what this entire article should be about but it professes to be about deleting DMs altogether. Pick a stance. 6. Same as your #4. Reaching for reasons. Are you sure you believe in this topic? Flooding? Overbearing? How is this different? Repeating yourself with new wording is fluff but not new content. 7. There are plenty of good effects from DMs. Real-time private messaging helps shape relationships and direct conversations before (or during) their view on the worldwide public timeline. 8. You know what I'm about to say here. Email is not real time. It's not the same kind of information dissemination scale as Twitter. And it requires another window or another application. The key to web design is to keep them on your site. Requiring email forces the opposite and is bad business 9. This is backed by what statistic, poll, chart? I don't know a single person (beside you) that wants DMs removed. So, back that up. 10. Not a reason. More fluff so you could have your title. I disagree on all accounts.

1. They are flat out annoying? That’s not a problem with DMs. You think they’re annoying, but you failed to tell us why

2. I don’t want to send an @reply to someone all the time because it doesn’t always belong on the public timeline. if we’re going back and forth via @reply and i have a sidebar comment to you about the same topic, i want a DM. I’m not opening an email or an IM to send one line that is in line with what’s happening on twitter. just need a quick 140 character way to make it private. answer – DM

3. I get NO spam from people following me wanting to send me links. Why? Because I don’t follow people that spread that kind of stuff around. If you follow me and want the spam the hell out of me via DM but I’m not following you, then what’s gonna happen? You can’t send me a DM, plain and simple. If there’s a mutual follow between respectable and reputable people, that won’t then spam won’t happen.

4. See #3. If you are following people that spam you then the problem is with that person, the relationship or your need to follow EVERYONE that follows you. The code that drives DMs is not flawed, it’s the usage.

5. We are not given a reason to delete DMs from the system here. We’re given a way to better utilize it which is what this entire article should be about but it professes to be about deleting DMs altogether. Pick a stance.

6. Same as your #4. Reaching for reasons. Are you sure you believe in this topic? Flooding? Overbearing? How is this different? Repeating yourself with new wording is fluff but not new content.

7. There are plenty of good effects from DMs. Real-time private messaging helps shape relationships and direct conversations before (or during) their view on the worldwide public timeline.

8. You know what I’m about to say here. Email is not real time. It’s not the same kind of information dissemination scale as Twitter. And it requires another window or another application. The key to web design is to keep them on your site. Requiring email forces the opposite and is bad business

9. This is backed by what statistic, poll, chart? I don’t know a single person (beside you) that wants DMs removed. So, back that up.

10. Not a reason. More fluff so you could have your title.

]]> By: Frank http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Frank Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:25:15 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-838 I see where you are coming from Martin. I think DM's serve a purpose when you need to send something private. Although, DM's are fine when you know the person sending them to you because it's legitimate. However, receiving spam DM's seem to take over with people requesting you to click links. That's my big reason for why I believe DM's should be removed. I see where you are coming from Martin. I think DM’s serve a purpose when you need to send something private. Although, DM’s are fine when you know the person sending them to you because it’s legitimate. However, receiving spam DM’s seem to take over with people requesting you to click links. That’s my big reason for why I believe DM’s should be removed.

]]> By: Martin Piraino http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Martin Piraino Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:55:44 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-835 While I don't get very many DM's I don't send very many either, if I'm trying to communicate with someone to get a phone number or email address to continue a conversation off twitter, DM's are something I do use, because it's out of public view, especially if there is no other way of getting in touch with the person (if they have a website with contact information posted on their twitter profile you can try to contact them there). While I don’t get very many DM’s I don’t send very many either, if I’m trying to communicate with someone to get a phone number or email address to continue a conversation off twitter, DM’s are something I do use, because it’s out of public view, especially if there is no other way of getting in touch with the person (if they have a website with contact information posted on their twitter profile you can try to contact them there).

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]]> By: Frank http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Frank Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:39:26 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-409 I agree with you and not making someone's email address public. That's something you definitely don't want to do. However, that's where DM's do play a positive role. There are many Twitter users out there though who use a DM as an auto spam tool for new followers. Instead they should provide a thoughtful message instead of something custom sent to everyone. I agree with you and not making someone’s email address public. That’s something you definitely don’t want to do. However, that’s where DM’s do play a positive role. There are many Twitter users out there though who use a DM as an auto spam tool for new followers. Instead they should provide a thoughtful message instead of something custom sent to everyone.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Natalie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:32:17 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-407 Funnily enough, I just (I mean JUST, as in today) used the DM function to send a message to someone whose email addy I had written down wrong during a phone call - I would have felt weird @-ing her and a) telling everyone I was an idiot, and b) announcing to everyone what her email address WASN'T, but I do sympathise with people who have the problems enumerated above. I certainly wouldn't cry if they were gone, but I don't get enough DMs to be upset - heck, I get few enough personalised tweets of any type that I'm over the moon at every @. That's @Seabuckthorn BTW. :-D Funnily enough, I just (I mean JUST, as in today) used the DM function to send a message to someone whose email addy I had written down wrong during a phone call – I would have felt weird @-ing her and a) telling everyone I was an idiot, and b) announcing to everyone what her email address WASN’T, but I do sympathise with people who have the problems enumerated above. I certainly wouldn’t cry if they were gone, but I don’t get enough DMs to be upset – heck, I get few enough personalised tweets of any type that I’m over the moon at every @. That’s @Seabuckthorn BTW. :-D

]]> By: Frank http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Frank Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:33:00 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-401 The DM is good for getting in touch with one person and nobody else, but like I mentioned in the post...couldn't you just email them instead? To each his own I guess! The DM is good for getting in touch with one person and nobody else, but like I mentioned in the post…couldn’t you just email them instead? To each his own I guess!

]]> By: Frank http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/twitter/twitter_remove_dm/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Frank Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:31:59 +0000 http://www.socialtechzone.com/wordpress/?p=586#comment-400 I think you are right when it comes to companies and websites wanted to get directly in contact with someone on Twitter. It's definitely a positive for them, but the thing I wonder is are they actually looking to do something constructive or just pitch a product? I agree, DM's are a better alternative if you are trying to prevent the sharing of personal information. I think you are right when it comes to companies and websites wanted to get directly in contact with someone on Twitter. It’s definitely a positive for them, but the thing I wonder is are they actually looking to do something constructive or just pitch a product? I agree, DM’s are a better alternative if you are trying to prevent the sharing of personal information.

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