Comments on: Opting Out of Auto-DMs on Twitter – Good or Bad?

By: Greg Hollander

Greg Hollander — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:23:30 +0000

Opting Out of Auto-DMs on Twitter – Good or Bad? http://ow.ly/12KsA

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:03:29 +0000

#agnow Only good thing about auto DMs is it lets me know quickly that I have made a mistake following someone. I d... http://bit.ly/azkdrB

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:46:33 +0000

#agnow I only get DMs from real people that I know and follow. If I followed someone and they sent me an auto DM, o... http://bit.ly/azkdrB

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:41:18 +0000

#agnow hahaha there is some sad irony in someone using Twitter calling their Twitter use "old fashioned" LOL http://bit.ly/azkdrB

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:27:53 +0000

#agnow I don't get a ton of auto DMs so I don't have a real problem with it. Although, it's refreshing when I get ... http://bit.ly/azkdrB

By: Felicia Adams

Felicia Adams — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:03:29 +0000

Only good thing about auto DMs is it lets me know quickly that I have made a mistake following someone. I don’t need to be welcomed by each person I follow — I’ll jump into the conversation and let them know I’m here if we have something to talk about. I’m not a huge fan of 3rd party apps because of security issues, but in this case it might just be worth it!

By: andreslucero

andreslucero — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:45:01 +0000

I only get DMs from real people that I know and follow. If I followed someone and they sent me an auto DM, or if they signed up to a service that DM’d be on their behalf, I’d simply unfollow them to prevent further spam.

The only time I can see auto-DMs being useful is for services that send you updates or info that you’ve specifically requested. As you mentioned, blocking DMs from these services would limit their usability, which is why I think the unfollow button is a better way to manage auto DMs than something like SocialOomph.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:18 +0000

hahaha there is some sad irony in someone using Twitter calling their Twitter use “old fashioned” LOL

By: Ken Montville

Ken Montville — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:27:53 +0000

I don’t get a ton of auto DMs so I don’t have a real problem with it. Although, it’s refreshing when I get a “real” DM from someone thanking me and noting something about me that means they’ve taken the time to learn a tad about me.

I actually respond to auto DMs sometimes to let them know a “real” person is on the other end willing to engage. Most often it goes unanswered.

I also haven’t gotten to the point of using applications like SocialOomph. Just old fashioned, I guess.

By: realdiggity

realdiggity — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:54:33 +0000

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