Comments on: Automating the Social Web is Foolish and Makes You Look Like a Fool http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Graham Brenna http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42684 Graham Brenna Wed, 27 May 2009 11:47:45 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42684 What about... "Hey there, thanks for the follow! I don't have time to personally DM you right now but I wanted to acknowledge your interest in me." or "Hey there, thanks for the follow! I don't have time to personally DM you right now so I enlisted a computer to do it for me. Cheers!" then at least you're being honest... ;) What about…

"Hey there, thanks for the follow! I don't have time to personally DM you right now but I wanted to acknowledge your interest in me."

or

"Hey there, thanks for the follow! I don't have time to personally DM you right now so I enlisted a computer to do it for me. Cheers!"

then at least you're being honest… ;)

]]> By: Graham Brenna http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42683 Graham Brenna Wed, 27 May 2009 11:41:36 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42683 Totally agree Jay! I think there can be some good in recycling tweets too though. For example... I did it with my last blog series. The posts auto posted at 8:00am and TwitterTools pimped them right away for me. Then later on in the day... when I thought more people might be awake and at their computers I "re-pimped" them myself. I think I actually used the term "re-pimped" in those tweets. I wasn't spamming... just giving the opportunity to read again to someone that might not have been around at 8:00am. I totally agree on the "Make Tons of Money..." tweets... when those people follow me... I usually block them. ;) Totally agree Jay! I think there can be some good in recycling tweets too though. For example… I did it with my last blog series. The posts auto posted at 8:00am and TwitterTools pimped them right away for me. Then later on in the day… when I thought more people might be awake and at their computers I "re-pimped" them myself. I think I actually used the term "re-pimped" in those tweets. I wasn't spamming… just giving the opportunity to read again to someone that might not have been around at 8:00am.

I totally agree on the "Make Tons of Money…" tweets… when those people follow me… I usually block them. ;)

]]> By: Jim http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42682 Jim Tue, 26 May 2009 20:02:22 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42682 Wow...what a waste of time. Make sure you test that jet-pack,junior! Wow…what a waste of time. Make sure you test that jet-pack,junior!

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42681 human3rror Tue, 26 May 2009 03:04:05 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42681 ;) there is definitely room. i'm not dogmatic here... i just find it annoying. ;) there is definitely room. i'm not dogmatic here… i just find it annoying.

]]> By: Jim_Hughes http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42680 Jim_Hughes Tue, 26 May 2009 03:01:05 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42680 Good post and better discussion. I don't like auto dm's, even the ones that don't pitch the individual's website. But I tolerate them. I also don't auto follow. But it's okay if you do. There's room for being different. Good post and better discussion. I don't like auto dm's, even the ones that don't pitch the individual's website. But I tolerate them. I also don't auto follow. But it's okay if you do. There's room for being different.

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42679 Aaron Mon, 25 May 2009 16:31:31 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42679 "Thanks for the add!" /gag "Thanks for the add!"

/gag

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42678 human3rror Mon, 25 May 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42678 Yeah. I like the wierdos...<br /><br /><br />---Sorry for the brevity and rampant spelling errors... This was obviously "Sent from my iPhone". Yeah. I like the wierdos…

—Sorry for the brevity and rampant spelling errors… This was obviously “Sent from my iPhone”.

]]> By: Jay http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42677 Jay Mon, 25 May 2009 15:07:17 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42677 I don't auto-follow. Granted, it's not like I get hundreds per day, but I am pretty selective especially with the bots and the obvious spam followers. Plus I look at what some people are tweeting and wonder how they ever came to follow me to begin with. Some are just weird. But then maybe they're saying, "This dude is weird! I'm going to follow him!" I don't auto-follow. Granted, it's not like I get hundreds per day, but I am pretty selective especially with the bots and the obvious spam followers. Plus I look at what some people are tweeting and wonder how they ever came to follow me to begin with. Some are just weird. But then maybe they're saying, "This dude is weird! I'm going to follow him!"

]]> By: Phillip Gibb http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42676 Phillip Gibb Mon, 25 May 2009 14:46:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42676 ooo, considering the number of dodgy follows I get that I have to block, I would personally never consider auto follow - least I have to explain why I am following {sweetthing2234u} - for example. ooo, considering the number of dodgy follows I get that I have to block, I would personally never consider auto follow – least I have to explain why I am following {sweetthing2234u} – for example.

]]> By: Scott http://churchm.ag/automating-the-social-web-is-foolish-and-makes-you-look-like-a-fool/#comment-42675 Scott Mon, 25 May 2009 14:41:46 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/05/25/automating-the-social-web-is-contradictory/#comment-42675 I'm with Josh. I think it makes perfect sense to have an auto DM that's impersonal and says "thanks for following me." It's polite without being 'familiar'. The {crap} is definitely just fake and even possibly a little insulting. I’m with Josh. I think it makes perfect sense to have an auto DM that’s impersonal and says “thanks for following me.” It’s polite without being ‘familiar’.

The {crap} is definitely just fake and even possibly a little insulting.

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