Comments on: TWPLY – From Alleged Spammer to Sold on Sitepoint in Less Than 24 Hours

By: Alex Hillman

Alex Hillman — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I defiantly checked NOT to send out a message when I put in my credentials, and it tweeted anyway.

By: Susanne Bullo

Susanne Bullo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The same people seem to have http://www.tweetmanager.com as well (http://marketplace.sitepoint.com/auctions/53866 click on http://www.twautor.com – it forwards to tweetmanager). So anyone who may have signed up for that could be compromised as well.

By: Michael Fidler

Michael Fidler — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Happy New Years, Allan. Thanks for the word of caution about this. I was going to check it out later, but had no idea about the problems others encountered. I’m really looking forward to your posts this year!

By: Stephen A.

Stephen A. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Question: Why is this worse than a Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail message at the end of emails for these FREE services?

Question2: The wording of the “opt out” question was unfortunate, but does this episode mean that NO profit can EVER be made using Twitter – by its users OR its owners? I know that’s likely the pie-in-the-sky dream of some, but it’s not realistic.

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

good point on the email marketing… if you notice in my post, I don’t call what twply did spam. I think Robert jumped the gun.

By: Susan Beebe

Susan Beebe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Glad I didn’t use that site…gees!

I use http://tweetbeep.com service as it sends me @replies and a few keywords I have configured … then it sends me email alerts anytime my @reply or keywords have been tweeted.

By: Francis Qualyes

Francis Qualyes — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Cracking piece of journalism. Dredging up the depths of the Tech sess pool with this one. As if Scoble’s blog post wasn’t enough, CN feels the need to chime in with another redundant entry and both articles make it on Techmeme. Says a lot about the quality of Techmeme for you. Sigh…Funny, just below those two pieces is Om Malik’s announcement that 2009 will be the end of mediocrity. Does that mean Scoble, CN and Om Malik will all retire?

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Francis- thanks for stopping by tonight. Actually my post about the sale came before Robert’s post. In addition, I took an opposite viewpoint to Robert’s therefore I think it was worth posting. If you check my posts over the past 60 days, you will see that I rarely follow anyone anymore. I try very hard to bring new content every single day.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Just wanted to say that I find CN a great alternative to the echo chamber actually. You do a great job here Allen.

By: Susan Beebe

Susan Beebe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Allen,

Thank you for NOT being the echo chamber!
Your hard work and awesome blog are much appreciated!
Happy New Year!

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Karl – appreciate your feedback!

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Susan!

By: Daniel Tunkelang

Daniel Tunkelang — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I changed my password as soon as I realize my mistake in handing it out. Spammer or not, what Twply did what pretty scuzzy. I’m wiser for the experience, and i hope everyone else is too. I’d certainly like to see the market reject this tactic.

http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/01/01/faux-viral-maketing/

By: Joseph Hunkins

Joseph Hunkins — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Allen a thoughtful post here rather than just piling on. I like Twitter and would hate to see applications like this muddy the waters, but I think the community effectively “policed” this problem very effectively.

By: pb30

pb30 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s pretty easy to track Twitter mentions using the official Twitter Search RSS feeds. I certainly wouldn’t give up my password just for this service.