Comments on: Hate the Player It’s Not a Game http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/ Life in Boulder: Every day an adventure. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Invasion of the Opportunists — ReinventingErica.com http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Invasion of the Opportunists — ReinventingErica.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:19:39 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-997 [...] that this buys them protection or leverage.  And they are wrong on both counts.  As my friend Jeremy likes to say: “Sure, build an ‘Elite Power Account’, but don’t call yourself [...] [...] that this buys them protection or leverage.  And they are wrong on both counts.  As my friend Jeremy likes to say: “Sure, build an ‘Elite Power Account’, but don’t call yourself [...]

]]> By: Priceless Quote of the Day — ReinventingErica.com http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Priceless Quote of the Day — ReinventingErica.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:36:35 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-862 [...] coach. Spamming Twitter does not make you a Premiere Thought Leader. It makes you an Idiot.” Jeremy Tanner [...] [...] coach. Spamming Twitter does not make you a Premiere Thought Leader. It makes you an Idiot.” Jeremy Tanner [...]

]]> By: January 2009 Links http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-813 January 2009 Links Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:45:58 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-813 [...] Hate the Player It’s Not a Game - Jeremy Tanner tells it like it is Re: Twitter spammers who call themselves gurus, mavens, etc. [...] [...] Hate the Player It’s Not a Game – Jeremy Tanner tells it like it is Re: Twitter spammers who call themselves gurus, mavens, etc. [...]

]]> By: Jason McElweenie http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Jason McElweenie Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:38:04 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-796 Jeremy I happen to be the premier, leading expert, maven, thought guru on blogs posts about Twitter Spamming. Although I agree 100% percent with what you are saying at least 65% of me does not. If I could use a ratio 4 out of 5 parts of me agree and 6 out 7 do not. If you would like some more info about my confusing mathematical equation please send me $500 to PO Box 55378008 Pueblo Colorado 81001 Jeremy

I happen to be the premier, leading expert, maven, thought guru on blogs posts about Twitter Spamming. Although I agree 100% percent with what you are saying at least 65% of me does not. If I could use a ratio 4 out of 5 parts of me agree and 6 out 7 do not.

If you would like some more info about my confusing mathematical equation please send me $500 to

PO Box 55378008
Pueblo Colorado 81001

]]> By: Daily Links for 2009-03-10 — ReinventingErica.com http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Daily Links for 2009-03-10 — ReinventingErica.com Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:09:05 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-793 [...] Hate the Player It’s Not a Game - Jeremy Tanner Jeremy gives a great break down of a growing phenomenon in Social Media where people are using blackhat techniques to game Twitter. Anyone who just started on Twitter and has more than 10K followers is either a Spammer or already famous IRL. (tags: twitter spam) [...] [...] Hate the Player It’s Not a Game – Jeremy Tanner Jeremy gives a great break down of a growing phenomenon in Social Media where people are using blackhat techniques to game Twitter. Anyone who just started on Twitter and has more than 10K followers is either a Spammer or already famous IRL. (tags: twitter spam) [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Tanner http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Jeremy Tanner Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:55:22 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-695 @hubs How spammers affect me: I get no-value emails from people who've already unfollowed by the time I open it. More and more all the time. Why do I care what people call themselves? Spammers poison the well and cast doubt upon legitimate users. Carried to the extreme, not just anyone can call themselves "Doctor". This prevents a plumber who needs some extra cash from performing open heart surgery. By not calling out spammers who leverage their spam-built numbers to claim expertise, people who don't know any better are led down the wrong path. That may be becoming spammers themselves or hiring one of these charlatans. Jeremy @hubs How spammers affect me: I get no-value emails from people who’ve already unfollowed by the time I open it. More and more all the time. Why do I care what people call themselves? Spammers poison the well and cast doubt upon legitimate users. Carried to the extreme, not just anyone can call themselves “Doctor”. This prevents a plumber who needs some extra cash from performing open heart surgery. By not calling out spammers who leverage their spam-built numbers to claim expertise, people who don’t know any better are led down the wrong path. That may be becoming spammers themselves or hiring one of these charlatans.

Jeremy

]]> By: hubs http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-694 hubs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:54:17 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-694 I saw a post on andrew hydes blog similar to this one. What I can't wrap my head around is why anyone would care who followed them. I don't care if one person or 60,000 people follow me. I don't care if they are spammers or gurus or n00bs or you. How do spammers who follow you affect your experience on twitter? Is it bad (i.e. ruining your twitter experience) that others are following people without discretion? Is it bad if others use twitter as a popularity contest or vanity tool. How is this ruining your experience? And lastly why would you care what they call themselves? Don't get me wrong, I think the people who conducting in this "spamming" behavior are doing themselves a disservice. But I'm really not too concerned about them. I saw a post on andrew hydes blog similar to this one. What I can’t wrap my head around is why anyone would care who followed them. I don’t care if one person or 60,000 people follow me. I don’t care if they are spammers or gurus or n00bs or you. How do spammers who follow you affect your experience on twitter? Is it bad (i.e. ruining your twitter experience) that others are following people without discretion? Is it bad if others use twitter as a popularity contest or vanity tool. How is this ruining your experience? And lastly why would you care what they call themselves?

Don’t get me wrong, I think the people who conducting in this “spamming” behavior are doing themselves a disservice. But I’m really not too concerned about them.

]]> By: The Belial http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-654 The Belial Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:50:33 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-654 Another great post. The twitter 'glitterati' are becoming harder to distinguish when half of their followers are not legit. I may have less than 75 followers, but I know each by name. Another great post. The twitter ‘glitterati’ are becoming harder to distinguish when half of their followers are not legit. I may have less than 75 followers, but I know each by name.

]]> By: Tim Walker http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Tim Walker Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:20:56 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-652 Amen, Jeremy. I was introducing a bunch of marketers to Twitter this week, and the thing I stressed over and over was that you have to treat it like building an old-fashioned word-of-mouth business. Nobody wants to talk to the guy at the cocktail party ("That Guy") who shakes your hand with his business card at the ready, only to cycle on to the next person immediately. I'll point out your post to the group I talked to -- it's much pithier than what I said! Amen, Jeremy. I was introducing a bunch of marketers to Twitter this week, and the thing I stressed over and over was that you have to treat it like building an old-fashioned word-of-mouth business. Nobody wants to talk to the guy at the cocktail party (“That Guy”) who shakes your hand with his business card at the ready, only to cycle on to the next person immediately.

I’ll point out your post to the group I talked to — it’s much pithier than what I said!

]]> By: Maria http://jeremytanner.com/hate-the-player-its-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Maria Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:12:52 +0000 http://jeremytanner.com/?p=111#comment-651 Great post -- short and to the point. I love the Enron stock analogy. And the phone books. My advice to fellow Twitter users: DON'T auto-follow ANYONE and DO block any obvious spammers. If we all played by these two rules of thumb, there would be a lot fewer Twitter spammers out there. Great post — short and to the point. I love the Enron stock analogy. And the phone books.

My advice to fellow Twitter users: DON’T auto-follow ANYONE and DO block any obvious spammers. If we all played by these two rules of thumb, there would be a lot fewer Twitter spammers out there.

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