Comments on: Twitter Account Suspended: How Much Do You Need Social Media? http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/ Writing, Self-Publishing, Print-on-Demand, Internet Sales and Marketing...for your book Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 admin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:46:41 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1382 Hi Hugh, I am concerned re Tweetlater as well and have changed all my scheduled times to random ones so it doesn't look so regular. I might try to use su.pr instead - but the interface is more complicated. I know what you mean though - makes one nervous! Hi Sam - I'm glad you find the links useful. All the twitter services shorten links, mostly automatically. With only 140 characters, you can never really include whole links. Thanks, Joanna Hi Hugh,

I am concerned re Tweetlater as well and have changed all my scheduled times to random ones so it doesn’t look so regular.
I might try to use su.pr instead – but the interface is more complicated. I know what you mean though – makes one nervous!

Hi Sam – I’m glad you find the links useful. All the twitter services shorten links, mostly automatically. With only 140 characters, you can never really include whole links. Thanks, Joanna

]]> By: Hugh Briss http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Hugh Briss Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:45:40 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1378 I'm glad it was only a temporary suspension but now I'm a bit concerned that my use of TweetLater's scheduling option looks fishy to Twitter somehow, even though they say that TweetLater is not violating their TOS. I’m glad it was only a temporary suspension but now I’m a bit concerned that my use of TweetLater’s scheduling option looks fishy to Twitter somehow, even though they say that TweetLater is not violating their TOS.

]]> By: Sam http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Sam Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1375 Nice to know you are back on Twitter. I know it must have been stressful for you. I have not begun using Twitter yet although I do occasionally peek at a few including yours. As I noted on Facebook, I have read one or more of the companies serving up the truncated links has been hacked in the past and Twitter links hijacked. I'm sure you can see why the bad guys are interested in any system that hides the true link. I always try to scan links using LinkScanner before clicking them but that is not possible with Twitter links. Your links and references are always useful but would be nice if the links would be posed in full on your blog. I suspect, I am a "wee" be more security conscious than most ... perhaps a natural disposition given all the Security Blogs and Podcasts I subscribe to and the years of software support we offered to our customers. Thanks again for the fantastic blog and podcasts. Sam iNetSynch Nice to know you are back on Twitter. I know it must have been stressful for you. I have not begun using Twitter yet although I do occasionally peek at a few including yours. As I noted on Facebook, I have read one or more of the companies serving up the truncated links has been hacked in the past and Twitter links hijacked.

I’m sure you can see why the bad guys are interested in any system that hides the true link. I always try to scan links using LinkScanner before clicking them but that is not possible with Twitter links. Your links and references are always useful but would be nice if the links would be posed in full on your blog. I suspect, I am a “wee” be more security conscious than most … perhaps a natural disposition given all the Security Blogs and Podcasts I subscribe to and the years of software support we offered to our customers. Thanks again for the fantastic blog and podcasts.
Sam
iNetSynch

]]> By: Brad Vertrees http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Brad Vertrees Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:20:22 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1372 Welcome back! I was shocked to read that your Twitter account suspended, but I'm glad you're back online now! I'm enjoying Twitter more and more and use it as a source of information and to share links and ideas. You nudged me into finally getting on Twitter - thank you! Welcome back! I was shocked to read that your Twitter account suspended, but I’m glad you’re back online now!

I’m enjoying Twitter more and more and use it as a source of information and to share links and ideas. You nudged me into finally getting on Twitter – thank you!

]]> By: admin http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 admin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:52:23 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1368 Thanks everyone! Now I am back up, I will get back to tweeting useful links but will also post more personal info and @replies to ensure this doesn't happen again! What a crazy day! Andy, my secret weapon is tweetlater because I schedule 80% of my tweets when I read blogs - but great idea, I will do a post on it! Thanks, Joanna Thanks everyone! Now I am back up, I will get back to tweeting useful links but will also post more personal info and @replies to ensure this doesn’t happen again! What a crazy day!

Andy, my secret weapon is tweetlater because I schedule 80% of my tweets when I read blogs – but great idea, I will do a post on it!

Thanks, Joanna

]]> By: Andy Shackcloth http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Andy Shackcloth Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:58:18 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1362 Welcome back, I think the links thing with twitter is if you post repeatedly the same links. I.e. "Go look at my spam it's at http;\\spam-master". So I am hoping that although you promote author2.0 on twitter, since it is (a guess) about 5% of your links it is safe. I promote my regular page into four time zones on Sunday (= 4 near identical tweets) but each week the URL is different, so I believe it is a safe practice. Must admit every time I see your avatar on twitter, it will be the tweet I read first. I have no idea how you cover so much neat material (presuming it is the smaller % of what you read) and still have time to do anything else. Would love for you to post how you plan your week and days. Then do a brief run down on a typical day. If you have done it already, sorry but I have been too busy reading your tweets. :) Joanna, wishing you health and happiness Welcome back, I think the links thing with twitter is if you post repeatedly the same links. I.e. “Go look at my spam it’s at http;\\spam-master”. So I am hoping that although you promote author2.0 on twitter, since it is (a guess) about 5% of your links it is safe.
I promote my regular page into four time zones on Sunday (= 4 near identical tweets) but each week the URL is different, so I believe it is a safe practice.

Must admit every time I see your avatar on twitter, it will be the tweet I read first. I have no idea how you cover so much neat material (presuming it is the smaller % of what you read) and still have time to do anything else.

Would love for you to post how you plan your week and days. Then do a brief run down on a typical day. If you have done it already, sorry but I have been too busy reading your tweets. :)

Joanna, wishing you health and happiness

]]> By: Douglas MacIlroy http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Douglas MacIlroy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:55:18 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1361 Dear Joanna, Your links are virtually always useful and informative (though I do wish you'd post more about your dinner) and I would be forced to seek you out elsewhere on the web should Twitter decide for some inane reason to 86 your account for good. Aloha, Douglas M. MacIlroy Ironwoodwind Dear Joanna,

Your links are virtually always useful and informative (though I do wish you’d post more about your dinner) and I would be forced to seek you out elsewhere on the web should Twitter decide for some inane reason to 86 your account for good.

Aloha,

Douglas M. MacIlroy
Ironwoodwind

]]> By: Benjamin Solah http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Benjamin Solah Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:32:36 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1359 I certainly noticed your absence! I started following you for the links so I think it's a bit silly for Twitter to suspend people who post heaps of links when that is what people want to follow. I mostly post links too on my twitter, to promote my blog. I certainly noticed your absence! I started following you for the links so I think it’s a bit silly for Twitter to suspend people who post heaps of links when that is what people want to follow.

I mostly post links too on my twitter, to promote my blog.

]]> By: admin http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 admin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:14:30 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1358 Thanks Michael - I'm glad you enjoy the links! Hi Gianna - it was just a spam attack or something so wasn't something I did after all. Thanks Michael – I’m glad you enjoy the links!

Hi Gianna – it was just a spam attack or something so wasn’t something I did after all.

]]> By: Gianna http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/07/05/twitter-account-suspended/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Gianna Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:57:45 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=2681#comment-1357 Hi! Did twitter notify you of the suspension before they did it? Wow. Yeah, I guess it pays to be careful :) Hi! Did twitter notify you of the suspension before they did it? Wow. Yeah, I guess it pays to be careful :)

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