Comments on: Are Duplicate Tweets Spam? http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/10/15/are-duplicate-tweets-spam/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel Tunkelang http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/10/15/are-duplicate-tweets-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4672 Daniel Tunkelang Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:48:32 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2701#comment-4672 I believe the time frame is 24 hours (at least according to <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/14/cleaning-up-the-stream-twitter-kills-duplicate-tweets/" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch</a>). But you're right, actual spammers can easily defeat exact duplicate detection, while innocent duplication will be verboten. It's a problem, and I think Twitter is not only being heavy-handed, but also failing to recognize that it has played a part in creating this problem. I believe the time frame is 24 hours (at least according to TechCrunch).

But you’re right, actual spammers can easily defeat exact duplicate detection, while innocent duplication will be verboten. It’s a problem, and I think Twitter is not only being heavy-handed, but also failing to recognize that it has played a part in creating this problem.

]]> By: Jayna Dinsmore http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/10/15/are-duplicate-tweets-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 Jayna Dinsmore Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:41:41 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2701#comment-4671 So duplicate tweets are now taboo, will this result in work-arounds? We already have the .@LilMissSocMedia starting comments so people not following both users can see a reply. Will we now have 1st tweet as "Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post www.blognamehere.com" then to repeat later slightly changed as ".Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post www.blognamehere.com" and the third time would be "..Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post www.blognamehere.com"? There are too many potential work-arounds with creative punctuation. Also - what about the "great to see you" posts you may send to a friend. What if you send a tweet with the same text 6 months later....it's not intended spamming, but will it get through? I didn't see any mention of a time frame, so will a 'paused' tweet eventually get released? So duplicate tweets are now taboo, will this result in work-arounds? We already have the .@LilMissSocMedia starting comments so people not following both users can see a reply. Will we now have 1st tweet as “Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post http://www.blognamehere.com” then to repeat later slightly changed as “.Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post http://www.blognamehere.com” and the third time would be “..Hey Everyone, Read my Blog post http://www.blognamehere.com“? There are too many potential work-arounds with creative punctuation.

Also – what about the “great to see you” posts you may send to a friend. What if you send a tweet with the same text 6 months later….it’s not intended spamming, but will it get through? I didn’t see any mention of a time frame, so will a ‘paused’ tweet eventually get released?

]]> By: Candy Schwartz http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/10/15/are-duplicate-tweets-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Candy Schwartz Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:31 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2701#comment-4669 I am more after deduplication in services like Yoono. So many people update status in several places at once that if you use an aggregator you see the same tweets three times (Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed). This is not something Twitter can address - I wish aggregator services did. I am more after deduplication in services like Yoono. So many people update status in several places at once that if you use an aggregator you see the same tweets three times (Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed). This is not something Twitter can address – I wish aggregator services did.

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