tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331029936442305654.post3816472981136490462..comments2024-01-19T07:44:48.149-06:00Comments on Pluperfecter: Steven Streight on SEO and internet marketing - Peoria, IL: why inspirational quotes on Twitter sucksteven edward streighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401227642461826748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331029936442305654.post-67976545792259373252011-02-28T06:14:32.536-06:002011-02-28T06:14:32.536-06:00YES YES! The inspirational quotes, which also alwa...YES YES! The inspirational quotes, which also always seem to make "top tweets", have nearly been enough a few times to make me sign off Twitter a few times. They do make me feel quite sick. Great bit of writing there Senor Streight....Ergo Phizmizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301835195150816732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331029936442305654.post-87338708326296544892009-08-08T22:43:53.557-05:002009-08-08T22:43:53.557-05:00I am glad someone took the time to say this. I am ...I am glad someone took the time to say this. I am getting sick and tired of the quotes.<br /><br />When I follow someone, I want to hear what they have to say, not what Ben Franklin said over 200 years ago. <br /><br />If Ben wants to get his own Twitter account and you feel like retweeting him once in awhile, that's different. But make sure it's a verified account before you follow him. ;-)<br /><br />When I am examining a twitter profile, deciding if I am going to follow or not, one of the things I look for is quotes. If I see them, it's usually a sure sign of someone that is more likely to send turds floating down my stream than anything of real value. <br /><br />It's a common practice of spammers, attempting to mask their spamming activities by tweeting quotes between the spam links.<br /><br />Nope, I don't follow quoters.app103http://twitter.com/app103noreply@blogger.com