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Anatomy of a Twitter Spammer

The anatomy of a Twitter spammer (aka Twammer, as I’ve discovered… just now…).

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Reading Backwards

Reading in the Western world is traditionally left-right, top-bottom. In case you have trouble with that concept, observe the image to the right. It works out pretty well… Books, newspapers, menus, pamphlets… so why mess with that? Well, because it’s the Internet, that’s why. Take the typical blog (like this one you’re reading right now, [...]

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Please Update Adobe Updater Before Updating

While I work with Adobe software daily, I can’t say I’m a fan of many of their choices. Adobe Updater is one of them. This pic was posted to Twitter a few days ago, thought I’d share it here. Originally on Twitpic.

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There Is No Code Fairy

From David Chartier (Writer, Assistant Editor at Ars) on Twitter: Somehow we tricked consumers and Internet users that everything is created for free by magic fairies. We need to destroy this perception. While I do appreciate free software and articles (from sites like Ars), there’s nothing wrong with charging for your service/product. Just because it [...]

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@BarackObama

This is what I wanted to see on Barack Obama’s Twitter feed at noon: [Inspired by @pablokorona]

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Battle: Tweetie vs TwitterFon

When I first signed up for Twitter, all I used was their website. Later, I ventured into Twitterrific on my Mac. Then I started tweeting from my iPhone. Now, there’s no shortage of Twitter clients on this device. There’s Twitterrific, Twinkle, Twittelator, Tweetsville, Tweetie, and TwitterFon to name a few. If you’re haven’t guessed by [...]

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Ketchup on a Hot Dog?

I didn’t realize there was so much hate for ketchup on hot dogs. I mean, I knew some people looked down on it… Personally, if I make a hot-dog at home, ketchup goes on it. It’s not a necessity and for a decked-out Chicago style dog, I leave it off. Apparently, I’m not alone in [...]

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Twitter Following

A recent CNET article on Twitter is wrong. The thesis: follow everyone who follows you. Here’s my own process when someone follows me on Twitter: Now, I really don’t think I’m ruining the Twitter community by not following spammers, people who don’t share my interest, and addicted Twitter-ers. Also, about the interests thing, CNET-Twitter douche [...]

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