Comments on: TwitBlock is born http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/ Tim Whitlock's personal site and blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tim http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-90 Tim Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:39:41 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-90 Twitter suffered a DOS attack today and there are still problems with the API. Twitter suffered a DOS attack today and there are still problems with the API.

]]> By: ocdgirl2000 http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-89 ocdgirl2000 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:30:55 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-89 Where did it go? I was looking around for it, and suddenly it looks like ghost busters!LOL! It doesn't work, and won't let me log on either. I suppose you are still working on it? I would love to see my most recent followers floating right on top, so I can address them immediately. Looking around for them on the spamminess list, or having to go into their page and having to read their stuff...ughhh..that's what I want to avoid in the first place!.. just want to do an initial appraisal, usually, that will give me a good screening machanism before I bother..if it's "obvious" what they are.., I can knock them off immediately! Where did it go? I was looking around for it, and suddenly it looks like ghost busters!LOL! It doesn’t work, and won’t let me log on either. I suppose you are still working on it? I would love to see my most recent followers floating right on top, so I can address them immediately. Looking around for them on the spamminess list, or having to go into their page and having to read their stuff…ughhh..that’s what I want to avoid in the first place!.. just want to do an initial appraisal, usually, that will give me a good screening machanism before I bother..if it’s “obvious” what they are.., I can knock them off immediately!

]]> By: NeverTooLateGuitar http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-88 NeverTooLateGuitar Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:10:35 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-88 Yeah, I agree, getting rid of spammers on either side is good, and I'll use your tool to do that. But, mainly I don't want to follow spammers because they fill your feed with crap. Yeah, I agree, getting rid of spammers on either side is good, and I’ll use your tool to do that. But, mainly I don’t want to follow spammers because they fill your feed with crap.

]]> By: Tim http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-87 Tim Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:26:22 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-87 Thanks for the suggestion. It's a good idea, because some people are fooled into following spammers who are posing as legitimate accounts. Lots of people say they don't care if they're followed by spammers. It's about the bigger picture really. It's about whether you want this junk to have a presence in your community. Thanks for the suggestion. It’s a good idea, because some people are fooled into following spammers who are posing as legitimate accounts.

Lots of people say they don’t care if they’re followed by spammers. It’s about the bigger picture really. It’s about whether you want this junk to have a presence in your community.

]]> By: NeverTooLateGuitar http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-86 NeverTooLateGuitar Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:12:34 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-86 Nice service. But, for the most part I don't care if a bot/spammer is following me (unless there's a good reason to). What I want to know if I'm following a bot/spammer. Will you add the ability to scan who I'm following? Nice service. But, for the most part I don’t care if a bot/spammer is following me (unless there’s a good reason to). What I want to know if I’m following a bot/spammer. Will you add the ability to scan who I’m following?

]]> By: Jen http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-85 Jen Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:56:38 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-85 Pretty neat- It is much faster to go through and block spammers this way. Thanks! Pretty neat- It is much faster to go through and block spammers this way. Thanks!

]]> By: Burnman http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-84 Burnman Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:02:06 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-84 Looks promising! Can't wait to see it hit 1.0 ;) Looks promising! Can’t wait to see it hit 1.0 ;)

]]> By: Tim http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-83 Tim Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:21:13 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-83 Very early days, it needs a lot of development, and a lot of data. I'm glad you're interested though Duane, cheers! Very early days, it needs a lot of development, and a lot of data.
I’m glad you’re interested though Duane, cheers!

]]> By: Duane Roelands http://timwhitlock.info/blog/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-82 Duane Roelands Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:34:26 +0000 http://web.2point1.com/2009/07/27/twitblock-is-born/#comment-82 I would be very interested in finding a way to implement your spam-sniffing technology in my Twitter client at some point. I would be very interested in finding a way to implement your spam-sniffing technology in my Twitter client at some point.

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