Posts Tagged ‘spam’
Twitter Scam Alert Update
Twitter Scam Alert Update
- by Timothy Caron
As you have heard from our previous post, we mentioned that Twitter Scams are Rampant (Ooops not Rampart, thanks Gail), and we’d like to point out that we have provided a few of many scams that you’ll find floating around on Twitter.
So, let’s get down to the nitty gritty.
As reported by PCWorld
Aurora stated:
Security Alert: Twitter Porn Names Scam
The “Twitter porn names” game, currently Twitter’s top-trending topic (things that are twittered the most), may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole — one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it’s also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering.
As reported by Twittercism.com
TweeterGetter
Who’s Behind It: Gary McCaffrey
The Blurb: “Imagine you got 1 twitter follower today, and that number doubled every day for 1 month, how many followers do you think you would have? The correct answer is: Over 10 million followers!”TweeterGetter is, I think, the granddaddy of all of these systems, which means that it’s also largely responsible for the rest. You’ve inevitably seen tweets like this pop up in your timeline:
Shéa Bennett the founder of Twittercism has a huge list of scammers on his blog, and he put’s quite a twist on the word scammmer, and it’s not always the money.
Some of the more obvious scams like earning money fast while gaining more followers, in my opinion are simply bogus. Below are some tips you can take to prepare and protect yourself from these sneeky little creeps.
Twitter Scams
The first step is to educate yourself. Here are some Twitter scams to watch out for:
- Worms: According to Twitter and security industry officials, the Mikeyy worm used a common Website programming language called JavaScript to infiltrate and take over Twitter accounts. Other worms use known vulnerabilities in JavaScript to spread malware on PCs.
- Phishing attacks: According to Twitter, recent phishing attacks looked like a direct message (DM) or email notice of a DM instructing someone to click on what appears to be a link back to the service. But, in reality the link went to a phishing site that asked for personal information like an account password. Phishers used the divulged passwords to take over people’s accounts.
- Spam: Scams hawking get-rich quick schemes, multi-level marketing opportunities and other questionable businesses that flood email inboxes and blogs are all over Twitter. One of the latest: a phony Twitter account that tricks people into a Google scam by promising them the chance to win a new car.
We will continue to search out other scams. If you know of one please let us know, or even if you think it is, bring it to our attention and we’ll check it out for you. The gang here at Twitterwatchdog wants to help you in anyway we can, to have a safe experience on Twitter.
Until next time, be on guard with the Twitterwatchdog.
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Follower Counts Reduced
by Skeeter Hansen and Al Ferretti
Twitter Cleans House of followers, Spammers Purged
Did you notice a drop in your twitter followers and following in recent hours?
“For some time, the follower and following counts we display have been incorrect for some folks. We’re soon to push a change that will address this issue. This means that the count you see in your sidebar should match what you see on your follower and following pages.”
“However, a consequence of this change is that follower counts will drop for some people. In particular, those with large followings may see significant changes as we correct for spam accounts and data inconsistencies. No legitimate followings should be affected—we’re just cleaning up artifacts in the system.”
If you’ve been the target of spam followers, you might notice a reduction with both your follower and following counts on twitter. Please leave us a comment, whether you have or have not lost followers.
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TweetDeck
-by Skeeter Hansen and Al Ferretti
Why People Love TweetDeck
Tweet Deck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more.
TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organized and up to date.
This short video will give you a brief overview of the many functions people love about TweetDeck. Discover how to follow, unfollow, reply, send direct messages, report spam, search, block, view profile, translate, email tweet and much more with a click of your mouse.
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Why you lose followers on Twitter
-by Skeeter Hansen and Al Ferretti
Do you wonder why you are losing followers on Twitter?
You might be making mistakes and not even know it.
Here are some of the reasons why your followers on Twitter would leave you:
Automatic Direct Messages: These things are very annoying, and there is nothing personal about them. For example, “Thanks for following me! Be sure to check out my website!” is considered a spam. What’s worse is when people resend the same message a few days later to tell you the same thing, like one is not enough.
Blasting Tweets: Are you one of those people who send out ten or more posts at once that cover up the entire wall? You need to give others a chance to speak up. When you spam like that, all people see is a wall of your smiley face picture. If you ever wonder why you lose a bunch of followers on Twitter all at once, this could be the biggest reason.
Over Promoting: Do you only post about your website? People will think you are a robot if all you do is talk about your website and tell people to check it out. Try to connect with others by interacting on Twitter. If somebody posts something interesting, then you can talk about it, and share it with your followers.
Proper Follow Up: When people ask you questions through a “@reply” or direct messages, make sure you respond to them. You may have post something interesting that caught their attention. Connect with these people and they may recommend you to their followers later.
Keep It Clean: Many people use twitter at work. Profanity is not something they can afford to have flashing on their computer. Most people will immediately unfollow these types of users.
Just remember, tweet others the way you want to be tweeted.
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