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UPDATED on 2/24/2010: This is another variation…… “haha. This you???? http://kl.am/7DGS” to the Twitter Phishing Attack (DO NOT CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR DIRECT MESSAGES)A Special Thank you to Betty Fellows @BettyFellows for sharing this update with us.

As reported by Pete Cashmore from Mashable.com

A Twitter phishing attack is spreading rapidly today, attempting to obtain Twitter logins via Direct Messages. If you receive a message reading “lol, is this you”, and linking to a site called “bzpharma”, do not click the link.

Users who do click that link and enter their details are inadvertently letting spammers take over their accounts, which are then used to spam the same Direct Message to all their friends.

If you’re receiving these messages, your account is not compromised, but if you find you’re sending them, make sure to change your Twitter (Twitter) password immediately.

We’ve already notified Twitter of the issue.

Thanks to Laura Fitton (@pistachio), CEO/Founder of “Twitter appstore” Oneforty.com for giving us a heads up on this.

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Discover how to use Twitter and get more done in less time with the right tools.

With over 50,000 tools that integrate with Twitter now the big question is, which tools do I use for what?

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Come rain or shine, every Friday people unite together on Twitter to share who they recommend others to Follow. It’s pretty cool and exciting to see all of the people thinking of you and mentioning your name.

While we see people using Follow Friday with good intentions, the problem is that most people do not know how to use it effectively.

So before I share some helpful tips on how to be Successful with #FollowFriday #FF,
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Twitter cleanup is when you go through your account and skim your followers. You eliminate the ones that are noticeably spam. For those with accounts in the tens or hundreds of thousands, this might be difficult. This could be tedious because Twitter does not like mass unfollow and follow applications.

So, for those with a lot of followers, when is it best? How often should it be done?

The best answer is once a month. Designate 15 minutes to do this as it should not be a chore and really, you can eliminate a lot even in 15 minutes. To do this, skim the profiles for ones not completed or ones that may have spam for their most recent tweet. Please do take in account that there are twitter monetizing programs like Sponsored Tweets and Be-A-Magpie that the users only tweets on occasion.

For some people, they are lax in who they allow, but for those focusing on certain niches, it might be best to take a deeper look into some followers to find out if they have anything to say. This might also be an opportunity to connect with people who actually are interesting!

Remember that sometimes your own followers do look through your follower list. If it is jam packed with spammers, they may even unfollow. They are looking through your followers to find any interesting individuals, which draw in your social networking community a lot closer.

How often do you do a twitter clean up? What are your guidelines? Do you use any specific tools to clea your twitter follow list up?

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The key to making Twitter or social media/networking a useful tool is to identify your strategy for how you want to use it.

Many people jump on Twitter with no strategy and start sending tweets expecting to get more traffic and customers. That is just not how it works, especially Twitter.

Marketing Your Business on Twitter

Before building a business with Twitter ask yourself a few simple questions:

1. Do you want more traffic?

2. Are you looking for brand awareness?

3. Do you want more followers?

4. Are you trying to sell a product?

5. Maybe you want to build a mailing list.

What ever your reason for marketing your business on Twitter, you must have a strategy to increase your ROI (return on investment).

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Love is in the air
Everywhere I look around
Love is in the air
Every sight and every sound

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