Published: Nov 24, 2009 - 10:56 pm
Story Found By: DanPatterson 1274 Days ago
Category: Social Media
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7 Comments
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Totally awesome. Michael always provides us with original thoughts and information. This is definitely a big hole that Twitter and Google might want to look into filling up somehow.
This is why I like this site:)
I remember seeing that list right after Michael created it and wondering what he was up to. Hehehe. Good stuff, and hopefully the powers that be will take notice.
Never though twitter list would be used for negative branding aka Evil Branding! Good job alltogether!
Awesome, "Your Evil" will be noted by "Do No Evil" Google - I suggest to mega social activist twitter users to start grouping corporate twitter accounts - into the appropriate lists!
I would suggest: @pamelaDAnderson (Pamela Anderson) -My New List - " Loves to Eat Red Meat. PETA People Eating Tasty Animals"
I'll add Ted Nugent as soon as find his account! (Just Kidding)
In fact high profile twitter users would most likely be able toeffectively spam, after the Google caffeine update.
There is a simple solution for this kind of issue: Just block the person that has set up the list und your listing disappears. Of course malicious people could set up many of those so the issue still persists somehow.
We actually had a team member run into this situation already. The list she was associated with wasn't necessarily wrong or misleading, but it reflected a label she didn't want associated with her business image. As a result she ended up blocking the list creator, which in turn removed her from the unwanted list.
Just as Twitter Lists can be used for good, I definitely see where problems could arise - especially for those with a dingy reputation to begin with.