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$5 submissions · 05-23-2009, 11:12 PM

Twitter is raising some hackles for shutting down accounts for no good reason. In this case, the accounts belong to StatTweets, which was created by Robbie Allen, the developer behind sports stat site StatSheet. StatTweets was a way to get sports scores and updates about your favorite NBA, NFL, and college teams.

...Twitter cited violations to its terms of service including ?copyright infringement,? ?mass account creation,? and ?squatting? (you can read all the details on the StatSheet blog). It was probably the second issue that got him into hot water. Over the course of a weekend, he and his wife (manually) created 650 Twitter accounts, one for each team, with each account drawing data from that team?s page on StatSheet. It probably looked like spam to Twitter, but simply looking at some of the accounts would show that they were not spam.

In fact, all together the accounts attracted 63,000 followers, which indicates that some people found them useful.

Is this a sign of things to come? There's tons of helpful API-driven tweet accounts on twitter, hopefully this doesn't have a chilling effect on the diverse and creative mix of twitter-based services out there.

NaughtyRob · 05-23-2009, 11:16 PM

What will happen is copycats of twitter.

$5 submissions · 05-23-2009, 11:17 PM

Here's the other side of the story: http://statsheet.com/blog/without-wa...inesses-beware

$5 submissions · 05-23-2009, 11:22 PM

More info on twitter

http://www.highrevenue.com/tag/twitter

papill0n · 05-23-2009, 11:48 PM

yeah i read this earlier - seems like there is not alot of mods/admins to check any of these suspensions by hand

fangtastic · 05-23-2009, 11:54 PM

It was bound to happen

mikeyddddd · 05-24-2009, 12:04 AM

I hope my little guy is still OK

u-Bob · 05-24-2009, 03:21 AM

That's what happens when you automate stuff that shouldn't be automated. Flagging accounts is one thing, banning them another.

vinnie mcgee · 05-24-2009, 03:24 AM

it's starting to crack yo

slapass · 05-24-2009, 06:37 AM

It already cracked. The stats says 70% of the people don't return after one month.

alias · 05-24-2009, 06:42 AM

I know the one mod that banned an account of mine then reinstated it after a while goes through thousands of suspension tickets a day. I am not even sure if she gets paid by twitter or it is a volunteer gig.

GTS Mark · 05-24-2009, 06:49 AM

The fake profiles are the ones that drive me nuts... spam spam spam

SinisterStudios · 05-24-2009, 06:51 AM

Twitter is good for 1 thing only, spam.

Who the fuck cares about you telling the world that you just bought a pair of shoes or are in the airport waiting for a flight.

Live blogging is for idiots who have nothing better to do then lives. I went to a seminar on live blogging in Ohio last year , and eveyone was praising live blogging and such as the next huge thing. I stood up and asked a simple question, how do you make money on it?

And the answer i got from everyone was, we dont do it to make money. They all do it for the prestige and to make a name for themselves.

I said to all them why the hell would you spend countless hours a day live blogging and making nothing from it, you cant pay bills on your reputation. I pissed off pretty much everyone in the room, and no one would speak to me after that.

alias · 05-24-2009, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SinisterStudios

And the answer i got from everyone was, we dont do it to make money. They all do it for the prestige and to make a name for themselves.

I said to all them why the hell would you spend countless hours a day live blogging and making nothing from it, you cant pay bills on your reputation. I pissed off pretty much everyone in the room, and no one would speak to me after that.

Fuck em you are right, but about the spam I haven't seen any evidence that it even works on twitter.

DaddyHalbucks · 05-24-2009, 07:12 AM

Makes me want to run right out and build a business around Twitter.

NOT.

cherrylula · 05-24-2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SinisterStudios

Twitter is good for 1 thing only, spam.

Who the fuck cares about you telling the world that you just bought a pair of shoes or are in the airport waiting for a flight.

Live blogging is for idiots who have nothing better to do then lives. I went to a seminar on live blogging in Ohio last year , and eveyone was praising live blogging and such as the next huge thing. I stood up and asked a simple question, how do you make money on it?

And the answer i got from everyone was, we dont do it to make money. They all do it for the prestige and to make a name for themselves.

I said to all them why the hell would you spend countless hours a day live blogging and making nothing from it, you cant pay bills on your reputation. I pissed off pretty much everyone in the room, and no one would speak to me after that.

That's like saying all nightclubs are good for is passing out flyers to other nightclubs. Some people actually socialize through these things, regardless of what your opinion is.

If you don't understand social networking and have a little respect for the people doing it, you are nothing but a dirty spammer.

...not everone makes a living off the net, some people use it for leisure and don't need to depend on it for that.

$5 submissions · 05-25-2009, 03:58 AM

I'm surprised there's no feed-driven dating profile twitter accounts yet... At least not the ones I've seen (mostly solo girl).

One would think that since porn pioneers innovated streaming video and affiliate program technology implementations, they'd be on this like white on rice.

voa · 05-25-2009, 04:03 AM

That is some pretty interesting situation, i didnt know that much people are on twitter

Iron Fist · 05-25-2009, 07:47 AM

"Going to bed.... ZZZZZzzzzzzzz"

How interesting!

The Heron · 05-25-2009, 08:31 AM

Twitter is fucking stupid

candyflip · 05-25-2009, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Heron

Twitter is fucking stupid

Then you're just not using it right.

I've been pulling at least one new job a day from Twitter.

It's a matter of knowing how to put it to work for you, and then doing just that.

SilentKnight · 05-25-2009, 08:51 AM

From what I hear twitter is populated by tweenies who over-use the term "like" and have the mentalities of a scrambled egg.

JFK · 05-25-2009, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharphead

"Going to bed.... ZZZZZzzzzzzzz"

How interesting!

I just woke up

05-23-2009, 11:12 PM	#1
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	Twitter cracks down on certain publishers Source: Twitter is raising some hackles for shutting down accounts for no good reason. In this case, the accounts belong to StatTweets, which was created by Robbie Allen, the developer behind sports stat site StatSheet. StatTweets was a way to get sports scores and updates about your favorite NBA, NFL, and college teams. ...Twitter cited violations to its terms of service including ?copyright infringement,? ?mass account creation,? and ?squatting? (you can read all the details on the StatSheet blog). It was probably the second issue that got him into hot water. Over the course of a weekend, he and his wife (manually) created 650 Twitter accounts, one for each team, with each account drawing data from that team?s page on StatSheet. It probably looked like spam to Twitter, but simply looking at some of the accounts would show that they were not spam. In fact, all together the accounts attracted 63,000 followers, which indicates that some people found them useful. Is this a sign of things to come? There's tons of helpful API-driven tweet accounts on twitter, hopefully this doesn't have a chilling effect on the diverse and creative mix of twitter-based services out there. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

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05-23-2009, 11:48 PM	#5
papill0n Unregistered Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15,547	yeah i read this earlier - seems like there is not alot of mods/admins to check any of these suspensions by hand

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u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	That's what happens when you automate stuff that shouldn't be automated. Flagging accounts is one thing, banning them another.

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05-24-2009, 06:37 AM	#10
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	It already cracked. The stats says 70% of the people don't return after one month.

05-24-2009, 06:42 AM	#11
alias aliasx Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 19,010	I know the one mod that banned an account of mine then reinstated it after a while goes through thousands of suspension tickets a day. I am not even sure if she gets paid by twitter or it is a volunteer gig. __________________ https://porncorporation.com

05-24-2009, 06:49 AM	#12
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	The fake profiles are the ones that drive me nuts... spam spam spam

05-24-2009, 06:51 AM	#13
SinisterStudios Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Joisey Posts: 3,087	Twitter is good for 1 thing only, spam. Who the fuck cares about you telling the world that you just bought a pair of shoes or are in the airport waiting for a flight. Live blogging is for idiots who have nothing better to do then lives. I went to a seminar on live blogging in Ohio last year , and eveyone was praising live blogging and such as the next huge thing. I stood up and asked a simple question, how do you make money on it? And the answer i got from everyone was, we dont do it to make money. They all do it for the prestige and to make a name for themselves. I said to all them why the hell would you spend countless hours a day live blogging and making nothing from it, you cant pay bills on your reputation. I pissed off pretty much everyone in the room, and no one would speak to me after that. __________________ SEOIP.com Multiple IP Webhosting Shared and Dedicated IP's - Multiple Class A's - From $1.99/ip

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05-25-2009, 03:58 AM	#17
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	I'm surprised there's no feed-driven dating profile twitter accounts yet... At least not the ones I've seen (mostly solo girl). One would think that since porn pioneers innovated streaming video and affiliate program technology implementations, they'd be on this like white on rice. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

05-25-2009, 04:03 AM	#18
voa Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 16,532	That is some pretty interesting situation, i didnt know that much people are on twitter

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05-25-2009, 08:31 AM	#20
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05-25-2009, 08:51 AM	#22
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	From what I hear twitter is populated by tweenies who over-use the term "like" and have the mentalities of a scrambled egg.