• March 24

Twitter Cuts Down on Spam

If you’re a power Twitter user – lord knows you’ve had some experience with the often overwhelming spam accounts. I often wonder, why do they bother? Spam is hardly an effective marketing tool – but they just keep on coming with the “Click here to make $1,000 a day on Twitter!” messages.

The good news? Twitter has been working on the Spam issue for quite some time, and they’ve cut down the overall volume to just 1% of Tweets! They posted the data on their blog yesterday, and Mashable outlines that while it’s not quite clear how Twitter battles the spam monster, there are multiple ways for users to report spam accounts, including sending a tweet to @spam, and clicking the “report as spam” link on suspicious profiles.

Image courtesy of the Twitter blog

Personally, I’ve definitely seen a reduction in the noticeable amount of spam traffic coming through Twitter. So bravo Twitter, keep up the good work in protecting us from the dreaded s-word!




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With a background in journalism, communications and web strategy/content development, Hannah is a social butterfly at heart, always seeking to redefine and discover new methods of interaction and engagement. Writing is one of her greatest passions, and she enjoys basking in the sunshine of a beautiful beach while coming up with new ideas that will keep her keyboard cranking.