Comments on: The Twitter Pyramid Scheme http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/ Motivating readers to believe, act, and achieve by looking at life with wit, wisdom, and engaging creativity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:39:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Debo Hobo http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27931 Debo Hobo Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:18:26 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27931 Take a well deserve bow sir, you summed it up perfectly. I have been receiving a few of these request in my direct mail and I ignore them all. I am not interested in gaining thousands of followers, I have a hard enough time connecting with the few hundred that I already have. Take a well deserve bow sir, you summed it up perfectly.

I have been receiving a few of these request in my direct mail and I ignore them all. I am not interested in gaining thousands of followers, I have a hard enough time connecting with the few hundred that I already have.

]]> By: Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27929 Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:57:59 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27929 Michelle secretly tweets all the time as @wisconsincheeselady Michelle secretly tweets all the time as @wisconsincheeselady

]]> By: mizdi http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27924 mizdi Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:59:50 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27924 " Fortunately, you don’t have to use a service like TweeterGetter to amass a huge following. It may take a little more work and time, but you’ll probably be better served with a following you’ve amassed naturally than by one gained through a questionable scheme." Never said better! ” Fortunately, you don’t have to use a service like TweeterGetter to amass a huge following. It may take a little more work and time, but you’ll probably be better served with a following you’ve amassed naturally than by one gained through a questionable scheme.”

Never said better!

]]> By: Sharnese LaNier http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27923 Sharnese LaNier Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:58:50 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27923 TOTALLY AGREE, 'tis a pyramid. Pyramids (which is the strongest man-made foundation) are similiar to our Corporate America Jobs, Gov't etc. I believe that submitting your password to third parties is not safe and, targeting quality followers is a must! NO SCAMMERS!! DISAGREE with the comment on Multi-level marketing "multi-level marketing; if you’re the one at the bottom, you’ll never reap the benefits as the people way ahead of you." Although, MLM may be structured the same the difference is that, everyone has the same opportunity. Everyone, can't be Tiger Woods. Speaking from experience, you can reap the benefits as the people ahead of you. Been there done that! Sell yourself and not your company. Overall, Great post! Glad that I am following you! TOTALLY AGREE, ’tis a pyramid. Pyramids (which is the strongest man-made foundation) are similiar to our Corporate America Jobs, Gov’t etc. I believe that submitting your password to third parties is not safe and, targeting quality followers is a must! NO SCAMMERS!!

DISAGREE with the comment on Multi-level marketing “multi-level marketing; if you’re the one at the bottom, you’ll never reap the benefits as the people way ahead of you.”
Although, MLM may be structured the same the difference is that, everyone has the same opportunity. Everyone, can’t be Tiger Woods. Speaking from experience, you can reap the benefits as the people ahead of you. Been there done that! Sell yourself and not your company.

Overall, Great post! Glad that I am following you!

]]> By: Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27918 Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:57:08 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27918 I was wondering what this was all about, as I saw a few tweets regarding this specific issue. I know personally that handing out passwords scares the tar out of me. Imagine having some lunitic making tweets for you. (fill in joke here) he heee ;-) I was wondering what this was all about, as I saw a few tweets regarding this specific issue. I know personally that handing out passwords scares the tar out of me. Imagine having some lunitic making tweets for you. (fill in joke here) he heee ;-)

]]> By: Michelle Gartner http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27917 Michelle Gartner Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:36:47 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27917 That would be ok with me. That would be ok with me.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27916 Chuck Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:47:01 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27916 Many people new to twitter want to have lots of followers, if for no other reason than to provide visibility to their, company, blog, website etc. There is nothing wrong with that. Twitter has morphed way beyond what it's founders envisioned and people are finding all sorts of ways to leverage it. With that will come the bad and the good as virtually all social networks have discovered. I have a pretty good following but I find this tweet greeter as a very interesting viral networking experiment. Seriously what harm can it do. Pyramid Scheme and Ponzi schemes are terms that have been used for this but frankly I think it language with negative connotations that I for one do not see it as applicable in this situation. You can use it or not use it. My 2 drachmas worth Many people new to twitter want to have lots of followers, if for no other reason than to provide visibility to their, company, blog, website etc. There is nothing wrong with that. Twitter has morphed way beyond what it’s founders envisioned and people are finding all sorts of ways to leverage it. With that will come the bad and the good as virtually all social networks have discovered.

I have a pretty good following but I find this tweet greeter as a very interesting viral networking experiment.

Seriously what harm can it do. Pyramid Scheme and Ponzi schemes are terms that have been used for this but frankly I think it language with negative connotations that I for one do not see it as applicable in this situation. You can use it or not use it.

My 2 drachmas worth

]]> By: Soulpowr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27915 Soulpowr Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27915 The TweeterGetter Pyramid Scheme is all it is. Hopefully the information you're providing in your concise summary can help others see that as well. The TweeterGetter Pyramid Scheme is all it is. Hopefully the information you’re providing in your concise summary can help others see that as well.

]]> By: Bobby Revell http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27914 Bobby Revell Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:17:28 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27914 I knew it was something to avoid when I saw it last week. Then again, Twitter has the worst traffic conversion of any known social networking site and is basically a waste of time even if you have 100,000 followers all aligned with perfect targeting LOL! I predict Twitter will crumple into dust and be forgotten within 2 years. I knew it was something to avoid when I saw it last week. Then again, Twitter has the worst traffic conversion of any known social networking site and is basically a waste of time even if you have 100,000 followers all aligned with perfect targeting LOL! I predict Twitter will crumple into dust and be forgotten within 2 years.

]]> By: Danny Brown http://www.dcrblogs.com/2009/02/15/the-twitter-pyramid-scheme/#comment-27913 Danny Brown Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:15:22 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1581#comment-27913 I've seen the TweeterGetter links for the last few days now, since it was announced, and I felt then what I feel now, and I'm exactly the same as you. I don't see the benefit of a huge number of followers that you neither care about when it comes to conversing with, and vice versa. While everyone has their own uses for Twitter (and rightly so) for me it's about Connections and Conversations, both with a capital C. Otherwise you may as well read a paper or visit a website and forget about the interaction side. Much like TweeterGetter.. ;-) I’ve seen the TweeterGetter links for the last few days now, since it was announced, and I felt then what I feel now, and I’m exactly the same as you.

I don’t see the benefit of a huge number of followers that you neither care about when it comes to conversing with, and vice versa.

While everyone has their own uses for Twitter (and rightly so) for me it’s about Connections and Conversations, both with a capital C. Otherwise you may as well read a paper or visit a website and forget about the interaction side.

Much like TweeterGetter.. ;-)

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