Comments on: Why I Hate Twitter Auto-Response And Why You Should Too.

By: Twitter Auto DM

Twitter Auto DM — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:36:26 +0000

Im wondering if you guys changed your mind.
For small twitter accounts with few new followers a week, yes you can enjoy of welcoming each follower personally. But for big twitter users, with thousands new followers every week you have two options:
Don't welcome or welcome. Saying thanks for following and offer visiting his website for more details is nothing wrong. I'm running website offering such service with 15k happy users, not hate twitter or automation tools.
Let me ask you, do you have voicemail? Well it is exactly the same. Why not to save your time on this part and move to do other things. Please not twittet does not consider them selfs as pure social media, but also marketing tool and place for businesses. When you big you need automation.

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The Three Kisses of Death on Twitter « The Practical Free Spirit — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:31:20 +0000

[...] 2. Automated Direct Message Upon Following. I can only assume people do this because they have failed to comprehend how slimy and inauthentic it feels to be on its receiving end. If you want to automate your Twitter account to follow everyone back and happily give numbers to spammers, well, at least it doesn’t affect me directly. But sending me a spam message because I was interested enough to follow you has the effect of giving a poor first impression. Happily others agree with me. [...]

By: Pandora Charm

Pandora Charm — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:46:41 +0000

Ideas or processes that fail only hihghlight what soesn't/didn't work – just don't do them again, try a different way, idea, or subject.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:03:09 +0000

That’s 2 cveler by half and 2×2 clever 4 me. Thanks!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:51:27 +0000

I came across this post while looking for an autoresponder I could use on my Twitter account–and I'm glad I did. It never occurred to me that an autoresponse could be viewed as rude or self promoting; perhaps I just haven't received enough of them. While I'm not sure I won't use one, I do appreciate this counterpoint.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:57:35 +0000

I have to say that I've been enlightened. After seeing so many ARs come through, I initially thought…I need one of those. Now I see your very valid points. Thanks!

By: Emily Binder

Emily Binder — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:34:13 +0000

I marvel at Twitter users who think (especially with your latter two examples) that these auto DMs are actually good marketing or effective in any way. #3 is the worst

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Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:48:38 +0000

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By: Fred Tracy

Fred Tracy — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:17:38 +0000

I can't really decide if I want to use an autoresponder or not. I think it just depends on the person. Some people hate it, others don't.

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