TwitSPAM

I like the whole Twitter phenomena . Its a great way for me to keep in touch with people I don't speak to on a regular basis. I also like that celebs use it too, and its a nice way to see what they are up to. I am however not one of those people that a) follow 100's or 1000's of people, b) have 100's and 1000's of followers. That suits me fine .. I like it that way and indeed I think most people use it that way. My twitter account is also not "open" to just any followers. You may think its arrogance, but it isn't. It was pure common sense for me. When I first signed up, I looked at the security options and ticked the "only allow people I approve to follow me" box. I was sure that if this really took off ( which it has) that it wouldn't be long before the "Spammers" jumped on board and started hitting us with crap. I am sad to say I haven't been disappointed. ( I really wish it wasn't the case)

I was looking at some celeb Twitter accounts the other week and decided to follow one of them. Within minutes of following their tweets, I had three requests from strange random people with "links" to their profile, pictures. I immediately blocked them for 2 reasons. 1) Why the hell would some random person who I didn't know want to follow some Techie bloke who twits utter shite most of the time, and 2 ) The name "Onya Backyabitch" didn't inspire any confidence as to legitimacy.

So far, Twitter are doing a good job of tracking them down and banning said accounts, but it will be only a matter of time before they are overwhelmed with spammers and we suffer as an end result. My advice? Turn on privacy and vet every follower . This works for most people, unfortunately, celebs or companies with 100's of followers are buggered unless they employ full time twit staff :) ( I am available if the salary is good enough hehe ) ..

So .. who are the next people we will see on Twitter ? Reading the following links points to a hilarious 419er YouTube attempt. Register Article As the register says, you can follow him via his twitter account Prince_Obi .

If you are interested in following my good self, you can contact me via usual means and I'll send you my Twitter name.. You didnt think I was going to publish that did you ?? No? Good :)