Reward: $100 and more for identifying who is handing over Twitter access to spammers

Yesterday I wrote a post highlighting the issues I've been having with DM spam with Twitter. I sent an email to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and then discovered something that is epically wrong. Biz asked in his email ... continue

Twitter needs to act urgently on direct message spam

As Twitter has grown, its appeal to spammers has grown along with it. From the earliest days of Twitter, spammers started targeting the service, but sadly the problem is becoming far, far worse. The latest craze in Twitter ... continue

Is auto re-tweeting a bad thing? Yes, says me

Mashable posted this morning about YoTwits (another way of automating your Twitter feed) and asking whether automated tweets are necessarily a bad thing. Because if Twitter needs something desperately, it's more automated bollocksology. Personally, I think automating your ... continue

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The usefulness of Twitter now stands to be further comprimised by new initiatives to entice power users to tweet for cash. Anyone who uses Twitter can tell you what a royal pain it is to sift through spammy ... continue