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Twitter hurts users not abusers

Went Hot: September 3, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Posted By: steaprok 305 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk)
Category: Social Media

As twitter folds under the mighty pressure of Matt Cutts Google by removing the ability to get link juice from your profile link,Did Twitter stop the bots ..NO

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from stevematthews 305 days ago #

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If you can't get an endorsement by facilitating web conversations, what exactly does count? This is a terrible call by Twitter. A comlete lack of faith in the community.

from IncrediBILL 305 days ago #

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Twitter is for tweeting, not for SEO, get a life.

It was fun while it lasted, move along and stop crying.

from IncrediBILL 305 days ago #

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The truth hurts but voting it down doesn't change reality.

Seriously, get a life.

from onreact 304 days ago #

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Good title, confusing post.

from NickWilsdon 304 days ago #

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Not really that confusing, Dave is just letting people connect the dots.

Twitter gives followed links to their app makers. The example Dave cites is giving a followed link to another company from that page. That other company, now a PR7 is (presumably) selling links to many other companies, including dating, free smilies and templates sites (and CNN.com!). Not to mention the Adsense there.

He's showing how Twitter has just clamped down on users and their own editorially controlled links while still giving link juice to linksellers.