I am not a huge fan of Auto DMs. To be honest with you I hate them. There are a few times when Auto DMs on Twitter should be used but most of the time the answer is no. I wanted to start a Twitter Auto DM petition.
Reasons Why You Would Sign
1. You find Auto DMs completely void of personality.
2. You find Auto DMs are not genuine.
3. You just dislike Auto DMs in general.
Sign below in the comment form if you dislike Auto DMs. Steal the logo and put it on your page. Spread the wealth. Spread the info.
Or if you completely disagree with what WE are doing..
That works too.
Sign below in the comment form.
styletime
semi signed 😉 seeing more ppl using them with thought although twice as many as before now using without one ounce of thought!
Joni Mueller
/s/ Signed. If I have more than one Twitter account, does that count as more than one sig. on the petition? I am a control freak by nature and I want control over whether anything is done to or for me automatically. The only "Auto" I like is the little Accord sitting out in my garage and that only cuz she's paid for.
Down with Auto DMs!
Kyle Lacy
I will be the first!
Melissa Foster
Alright…This is my signature!
Debra Sanborn
Here is my signature!
Maria Lavis
I’ve got to agree. 99.9% of DMs are exactly what you say. I don’t do it, and don’t reply to or follow their links in general.
kathryn
I’m not a fan of the auto-dm and if you check my profile, you’ll see I’m not a fan of the auto anything. I like to know a little bit about who I’m following . The same goes for the Auto DM – isn’t automatically sending out an dm almost the same as spam? Just sayin. When I DM you, I’ll try to make it be with something of value.
@northernchick
Andrea Hill
I’m with you! It never made sense to me why someone would auto-DM to tell a “clickmyjunk” message, when I’ve obviously already found them interesting (and likely even visited their site already)
Nick Seguin
consider me signed
Alvin Borromeo
signed.
Randy
I agree 100%. I do not like them. They take away the whole social network idea. Instant turn-off.
Lorraine Ball
Here’s my signature on the list.
I really hate the little buzz on my cell phone telling me I have a message only to discover I have an auto responder telling me I can visit their website, sign up for a newsletter I don’t want or buy a life supply of something I don’t need.
Can I sign twice?
Erin McMahon
Signed!
Breathes_girl
Agreed & signed! Fortunately we can’t get replies in Canada or that would drive me nutty!
If I want auto responders I’ll sign up for them.
Michelle Hartz
Down with Auto DMs!
Douglas Karr
You’re turning into a social media hippy (smippy?)! Three reasons to use the DM:
1. An instantaneous confirmation of your subscription.
2. An opportunity to expand the followers’ knowledge of where to find you online.
3. A little Twitter never heard anyone. If it did, get a thicker skin.
Joni Mueller
I love you to death, Douglas, you already know that, but I gotta disagree here:
1. An instantaneous confirmation of your subscription.
That’s not really necessary. I get notified when people follow and unfollow me; that’s enough.
2. An opportunity to expand the followers’ knowledge of where to find you online.
If they filled out their profile correctly, that’s all that’s needed. If they don’t understand how to do that, they probably can’t contribute much more of value until they understand how to use Twitter properly. That’s a personal pecadillo of mine. Incomplete or nonexistent profile info.
3. A little Twitter never heard anyone. If it did, get a thicker skin.
That’s what Unfollow and Block are for, god love ’em.
🙂
Kyle Lacy
@doug if they want to read about you they can follow your RTs or your posts. People know they are subscribed to you. They are the one that followed.
If you are using Twitter just as a promotional tool do me a favor and unfollow me.
Kyle Lacy
I didn’t mean you unfollow me, Doug.:-)
scootergeek
Just trashed my Auto DM account. Was just trying it on. I’m converted and happy with one less site/account to worry about.
Lou Begnel
I get too many e-mails as it is. If I could just report as spam just the Auto-DM and not all Twitter DMs I would.
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Jon Phillips
Awesome idea! Im in! Fits nicely with my http://www.turnthisthingoff.com site 🙂
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Jen @ Eco-Office Gals
HATE Auto Responders! If I followed you chances are I checked you out and thought you were cool to follow… you corrected me by sending an auto responder! LOL
Erik Deckers
Sign me up. While I can see Doug’s reasoning for the auto DMs, I guess what bugs me is the pseudo-personalization that comes with them.
DM: “Hi. Looking forward to learning more about you.”
Me: Really? Then visit my blog and sign up for the RSS feed. Don’t forget to buy my book when it comes out. THEN you’ll learn more about me.
Derek McClain
Okay so here is a true story….
I finally decided to recruit several new tweeters to follow on Saturday. I added around 80 throughout the course of the day. Then it started…my phone was blowing up with massive amounts of direct messages from them. I first thought to myself that they were genuine, but after the first 25 I began to catch on. I then thought to myself maybe this is a good idea, maybe this can help me promote my blog. So I started looking through the Direct Messages I was receiving and I clicked on one…it was some coaching blog and they were trying to sell me something. Needless to say I will not be setting up my auto DM now…and I will be signing your petition.
Ben Barden – Blog Tips
It should be enough that someone chooses to follow you. An automatic message just isn’t necessary. So, consider my name on the list too.
Ricardo Bueno
A colleague of mine once said: “The point at which we can’t manage the time it takes to welcome someone we’re genuinely interested in is the point at which we should stop and find someone other way to network.”
What do you think? Kyle, you know where I stand on this one.
Emily la Grange
I am not a fan of the typical “thanks for the follow, please click on my blog…” Auto DM’s at all! I rarely click through to these links…
BUT I DO send out an Auto DM to all my new followers which is a very short “hello VIDEO” from me, and i get a very good response from it as it stands out really well in the crowd of unpersonal messages. I cannot send an individual on to every single person, but at least if they watch the vid, they see who i am for REAL!!
I am unable to “Sign” the petition as i do use the service, but totally understand where you are coming from.
@emilylagrange
StartMySong
Signed.
@startmysong
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Chris Herbert
I’ll add your petitions to the FF petitions room also. http://friendfeed.com/rooms/petitions
mayhemstudios
I hate auto DM!Just as bad as magpie!
@mayhemstudios
Ryan Bruce
I totally agree. Auto DMs are a letdown.
One thing I like about Twitter is when people are real.
@ryanbruce
Paula Henry
Kyle – So agree! I received one a few days ago wich said “I Like You”, visit my site at http://www.xxx.com. Wait – How do you know if you like me?
So superficial and exactly the opposite of what social media is.
Russell Cook
No Like DM…DM Very Bad.
@russell_cook
raincoaster
Auto-DMs are the equivalent of reaching into the jacked of and stuffing your card into the wallet of someone you’ve just met. You could lose an arm that way, will CERTAINLY lose followers. There are too many penny-ante SEOs living in mom’s basement who tell people this is a good idea. WE MUST DESTROY THEM!
raincoaster
Um…”jacket”. SEE how upset I am?
Herb
Count me in!
Denise Lee
Count me in puhlease. I get way too much mail as it is, and it just pisses me off when one of these things.
At first i thought “They like me, they really like me”, and then I realized they’d done an online marketing thing with some guru who just discovered Twitter last summer and told them it was the coming marketing thing.
What’s the point of Twitter and a Twitter profile if you feel the need to send me a DM with your website (which should be in your profile, duh).
PS if you want to market to me do it the old fashioned way, buy some leads and call me if my name is on the list:)
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Peter
I think that auto-DM’s are not genuine and that they create a false sense of popularity of Twitter profiles who use them.
I hate to see someones profile with thousands of followers and following with only a couple of tweets.
maczter
They don’t make my blood boil, but they are mildly annoying.
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Colin Clark
Thanks for following, I look forward to following you and seeing what you are about. Visit my blog at indyawesome.com
Just kidding! No auto DM’s for me.
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Marco
I just ignore em! A problem, when there is a real DM incoming…
gambitfauri
Signed.