Fri 20 Mar 2009
Oh, I’m a spam sandwich today! Yuck!
Posted by Lisa Hickey under random, social media
My account on Twitter has “been suspended for suspicious activity.”
SIGH! We all hate spammers don’t we? And apparently, at least in Twitter’s eyes, that’s what I’ve become. If you get too many followers too fast, you are viewed suspiciously. Unless you’re @britneyspears. Of course. : )
The good news is – my plan has always been to make mistakes with my own brand *before* I make them with a client’s brand. I think it’s called “object learning” – the school of thought that says you can only *really* learn something if you make a mistake while doing it. So yes, I make mistakes. I fix them best I can. I move on.
If anyone out there does consider me spam, I’m really really really sorry. I absolutely did not mean to be annoying. I was just saying “hello”.
And thanks to everyone else who thinks that what I have to say has some value. Learn from this along with me!
Cheers!
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How many people did you follow before they suspended you?
Hi Joe, the thing is, since I started Twitter, I have always followed about 100 new people a day — but people who are very targeted, who seem like they would be interested in what I have to say. And likewise, about 100 find me and follow me on their own. So karma-wise, it seemed cool
I was up to about 8,000 followers total. The bummer is, no one from Twitter will get back to me about it. So I’m not even sure *what* the problem is, quite frankly.
Hi Lisa, I didn’t even know about you getting kicked off until @eproulx tweeted about it this morning. I’ve sent a sternly-worded help request to Twitter on your behalf. I can’t believe you’re still off!
Thanks Bob! The thing that has been great about this — >>yes, great!<< is that people like you have been SO awesome. Whatever happens, I’ll be fine. I just hope I can help back everyone who has helped me.