Attack of the Twitter Spam

Posted by Jennifer on December 10, 2008

Good manners never get noticed but bad manners can really ruin the moment.  And bad manners are never more obvious than in the social universe where you think you are having a conversation but then you get hit with a sales pitch.  Really ruins the mood if you know what I mean.  Tells me that I should leave the money on the nightstand.

This brings me to my relationship with twitter. I’ve unfollowed numerous people via twitter who might have been valuable relationships for me because they didn’t respect the rules of the medium.  Some tweeted every 3 seconds and some broadcast their ‘free’ consultation services once an hour.

If a friend hounded me hourly I’d be annoyed but when a twitter stranger abuses my relationship in the early stages, it’s glaringly obvious they think Twitter is an old school marketing platform.   A much better strategy for my persistent friend would be to engage me working with the medium rather than against its nature.  Talk to me, share with me, invite me to engage on your blog…and when I’m part of your influence sphere sell me your services.  Since I know and respect you, I’ll recognize your value.