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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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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One of the objectives of Tweeterblog.com is to keep up with the coolest newest twitter tools. This is where YOU come in! Which Twitter tools do YOU use? Please leave a comment and let us know. We will make an effort to research all the tools mentioned and post about them. If you want write an article about a specific tool let us know and we may feature you on Tweeter Blog!

I don’t personally use any of the desktop clients. I’m old school and simply log into Twitter.com I do use Friend or Follow and Grader sometimes though. So which Twitter tools do YOU use? Please leave a comment and let us know.

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Qwitter sends you an email like this:

I guess the theory is that that if you know which of your Tweets causes people to un-follow you you can modify your behavior. I don’t personally use Qwitter because I am what I am and If you don’t like it too bad. I’m not going to modify my behavior for anyone.

But “Qwitter” seems to be very popular so I posted this question On Twitter:

So Here Are Some of The Answers I got …

The URL for “Qwitter” is http://useqwitter.com/

So what about You … Are you a “Qwitter”?

Please leave comment below

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