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I didn’t remember his username so I asked and was told it was @IAmDiddy

I went to the page to see what he had said to piss everybody off and now his updates were protected!

Damn Diddy … why Diddy do that?

Here’s what people were saying …

So anybody know what Diddy Do?

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I Love Twitter! It’s brilliant in its simplicity. It forces you to make your point quickly. It’s an incredible Networking tool. I have met a lot of people on Twitter, had phone conversations with many of them and even met several in person.

But I do have one pet peeve about Twitter. Those Automatic Direct Messages  Auto DM’s) that some people send you when you follow them annoy the heck out of me!  You know what I’m talking about …

• “Thanks for Following me … go buy my junk at blah blah blah .com”
• “Thanks for following me .. I’m following you now too”
• ” or even the simple “Thanks for following me”
• etc etc …

I follow a LOT of people and get a LOT of those DM’s and they annoy the heck out of me. I expressed my frustration in a Tweet and a couple of people told me their is a way of blocking them. I decided to look into it further and here’s what I found …

At the time of writing this there are two main services that send those Auto Dm’s.  Tweetlater and SocialToo Luckily they both have an Opt Out Procedure. So without any further Adieu here is what you do (you can thank me later)

Tweetlater Opt Out Instructions

1)  Log in to Twitter.

2)  Follow @OptMeOut.

They will follow you back within a few minutes.

3)  Wait until you’ve received the email from Twitter that tells you @OptMeOut has followed you back.

4)  Then send a DM to @OptMeOut. (You can write whatever you want in the DM, it does not matter.)

5)  After sending the DM, unfollow @OptMeOut. (This way your opting out remains private since people won’t see you in the list of @OptMeOut’s followers. They will unfollow you as well.)

TweetLater will, within a few minutes of you sending your DM, stop sending you any further automated welcome DMs.

Your decision to opt-out remains private. They will never disclose it to anybody, unless required by law.

If you ever change your mind about opting out, please submit a Help Desk ticket and ask us to remove them from the opt-out list.

SocialToo Opt Out Instructions

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Necessity is the mother of invention. On My Twitter page the Bio Paragraph is as follows: “Make Your Customers Fall in Love With You … (And Recommend You To All Their Friends!) ASK ME HOW!“ At least a couple of times a day I get a DM that says simply: “How?” So I decided to come up with a way to answer that question without having to type it over and over again.

I decided to put up a blog post that was targeted to my Twitter Network and tells about my business. Then I figured as long as I am at it i might as well put some personal info there as well.

In my profile,  Instead of just linking to my blog as before,  I created a special blog page just for my Twitter friends. I call it My “Twitter Friends” page. Now when people want to find out whether they want to follow me or not they can just click on the page.

You can find my page here:

Twitter Friends Page

Want to do the same? You can use my page for ideas. When you finish please comment here with your URl so we can all get to know about you!

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I joined Twitter on Aug 31st 2008. Within 100 Days I was able to surpass 10,000 followers. (see proof above). I’m not a celebrity, I don’t have a huge email list and I’m not some kind of “marketing guru”. I’m just a regular guy who followed a system. A system that I am willing to share with you … for free.

I know this is a controversial subject. There are many opinions as to who you should follow, how many you should follow, should you follow those that follow you, quantity vs quality etc. To be honest I don’t like the “F Word” (followers). Sounds like some kind of Cult. I prefer to call it my Twitter Network or my Twitter Associates.

Earlier this week I had posted something along the lines of this:

Hey Guys, If I put together a Free E-course on How I was able to get 10,000 Followers in my First 100 Days of Twitter would you subscribe?

I got a TON of people who said they would love to have this information, and 1 or 2 who said they weren’t interested

And then there was this Guy …

@JackBastide how about you do your course & then I will run a course explaining why YOU and people like you DO NOT BELONG ON TWITTER. Deal?

I’m serious … he actually sent me that message!

So anyway … If you are not interested in building a large Twitter Network then you don’t need to read this post. It’s as simple as that. Don’t lecture me on why its morally wrong to build a large network etc. I don’t want to hear it. We are all free to use Twitter as we see fit. Don’t judge me and I won’t judge you .. Deal? (smile)

That being said, the information I am going to share with you should be used for good and not for evil. Please do not use this information to build a large list of followers and then start spamming them with junk … use it to bring value!

Building a large Twitter network can be very powerful … if you do it right. I have made some great connections on Twitter. I have met many new friends and business associates. My circle of influence has increase and my life has been enriched … because of Twitter!.

I could have charged for this information. I decided to make it free. All I ask is if you find it useful please share it with your friends! So click on this link (or the link below) and I will share this information with you. It will be delivered by email auto-responder so make sure you put your correct email address. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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iTweet.net – TweetDeck on Aspirin

This review is written by Sal Vilardo. You can follow Sal at @salmndr007

Are you sitting at work right now craving the auto-refresh of TweetDeck, but not able to download the software due to some stupid administrator privileges? iTweet.net might be your saving grace.

ITweet.net, created by Colby Palmer (@colbypalmer) and brought to you by the Illusion Factory is a web-based program that piggybacks off of Twitter API rates. Here is a quick rundown on the pros and cons of iTweet.net:

Pros:

• iTweet.net uses API to auto refresh. No more pounding F5 to refresh the page or trying to land your pointer on “Home.”
• ReTweet, Reply and Favorites are now handy buttons in the upper right corner of each separate tweet saving time and money by making the responses quite obvious to the eye.
• The layout is much like Twitter, but with an improvement in the right sidebar. If you care to take your gaze off of your own picture and scroll down a bit there are categories such as a Twitter Search, Twitter Help and even a handy How To section to guide the new iTwits users.
• Everything you need is right at your fingertips and for the most part all within the fold (the part of your screen you see without scrolling down).

Cons:

• Viewing profiles and bios are a little tricky to master at first. If you click on the person’s name you get to see the user timeline just as if you were looking at their profile. If you click on their picture, iTweet drops down their bio and website along with the option to either DM them or view their profile page.
• There is no interaction with any other social media sites. I would like to see tweets and Facebook status interchangeable. Why not tell everyone on Facebook what you are reading, writing, or doing, or is it that your Twitterverse is just that much more important?

Once you get over the new layout, mastering iTweet.net is a breeze. As a matter of fact it is almost easier to navigate than Twitter itself. iTweet.net holds all of the features of TweetDeck but no software to download.

So give iTweet.net a try next time you are sitting at your desk slacking off and hoping your manager doesn’t catch you playing Spider Solitaire again. I promise you will find it convenient and administrator privileges won’t stop you from your auto-refresh needs.

Sal Vilardo (@salmndr007) is a freelance writer who is part product-junkie by nature. You can find him at www.72HourBrainstorm.com/ if you’re in the market for a business writer or on his blog at EverydayThoughtsFromLife.blogspot.com if you are in the mood for a good laugh.

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I had been hearing some great things abut of TweetDeck but I hadn’t tried it yet. So I asked my friend Teresa Hall @TeresaWrites4U for help and before I could blink my eyes she had written up a great review!

I encourage you to Follow Teresa and inquire about her writing services

Have You Checked out TweetDeck Yet? Here’s Why You Should!

By Teresa Hall

Hey Twitter Fans- Have you jumped on TweetDeck yet? This sweet Twitter client makes tweeting with your friends and fans a whole new ball game!

Here’s a quick rundown of some of the great features of TweetDeck to help you decide if you should give this desktop Twitter client a whirl.

• TweetDeck, which is supported by Adobe Air, is a great way to break down your Twits Tweets and Twonversations down into manageable bites that you can keep on eye on. You can split your TweetDeck screen into several different columns to separate your Tweets into categories.
• Your categories will separate your regular Tweetline- with all of your followers, @replies you have received, your DM’s-both sent and received, and your groups- if you want to create them. You can also have a column that covers the current Twitter buzz in a word cloud and you can add search columns.
• The beauty of the columns is you never miss @replies and you can keep a better handle on the conversations you follow the closest, while still searching for keyword phrases, topics of interest or any other specific thing you want to keep updated on.
• You can keep TweetDeck minimized in your taskbar and a little window will pop up and notify you if you’ve received tweets. Oh- and it chirps by default. (I must say, I was one happy Twit when I found that little button in the settings!)
• You can’t beat TweetDeck for searching Twitter. You can set up a column to search any keywords or topics you like and TweetDeck keeps a running global search, powered my Summize, of your search terms. This is a must-have way to maximize the information and networking potential of Twitter.
• TweetDeck provides a column for your Direct Messages and the newest upgrade keeps track of both the DMs you send and the DMs you receive. This little feature is perfect for staying on track in an ongoing private conversation you’re having with an individual Twit, uh, follower. This feature alone makes TweetDeck a handy way to Twitter. I don’t know about you, but I get tired of switching back and forth between my Home and my DM pages on Twitter. TweetDeck lets me follow both without waiting on load time. You can also DM another Twit with the click of your mouse when you hover over their picture.
• Another cool feature allows you to hover over the avatar of any tweet and reply, mark it as a favorite, DM or Retweet with the click of a button. When I’m on Twitter on the web and start seeing @replies that I would like to Retweet, I’ll open TweetDeck in a heartbeat to save the hassle of cutting and pasting and shortening a message.
• TweetDeck just put out its latest upgrade- and it’s definitely headed in the right direction. One of the best new features is you can now shorten your Tweets if you run over 140 characters, right from the TweetDeck tweet panel. They’ve also added a spellchecker and you can now have narrower columns.

There is really only one feature about TweetDeck that I can live without, however. It’s really big. It makes sense, because it can handle a massive amount of information in a very user-friendly manner, but it will take a chunk out of your screen space. You can take TweetDeck down to a single column if you like and you can also grab the corner of the window and resize the entire application. It would be great if you could resize the individual columns easily, though, so when you resize you can still see each column. From what I see on the comments blog for TweetDeck, that feature will likely be coming soon.

Another feature that a lot of TweetDeck users are asking for is a better interface with some other social media programs like Growl, FriendFeed, Ping.fm and the like. Hang tight, though. You can already access 12seconds.tv and TwitScoop through direct buttons on the top of your TweetDeck and more are sure to follow.

TweetDeck is fascinating. It really is one of the best desktop clients you can use to narrow your Twitterverse- and focus in on the things you want the most from Twitter.

Here’s the URL: http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/ Give TweetDeck a try- you’re going to love it!

Teresa Hall (@TeresaWrites4U) is a freelance writer who works from home in Minnesota and loves every minute of it. You can find her at www.TeresaWrites4U.com and www.72HourBrainstorm.com/ if you’re in the market for a writer or on her blog at www.forwriteabouteverything.com if you are a freelance writer.

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