Comments on: Sell Your Soul for Bling: Be a Magpie http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/ Providing Local Search Engine Marketing, Marketing consulting and Content Writing Advice to Diamond Bar, Ca Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jeremypenguin http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-878 jeremypenguin Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:17:56 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-878 I agree, it was a bit disconcerting when I used it on one of my accounts- I turned it off after not too long- I agree, it was a bit disconcerting when I used it on one of my accounts- I turned it off after not too long-

]]> By: Anthony http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-877 Anthony Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:59:02 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-877 I don't think I would like to have that many ads that often. I think you'd have to have some way of ensuring that it's used responsibly. I don’t think I would like to have that many ads that often. I think you’d have to have some way of ensuring that it’s used responsibly.

]]> By: BloodhoundBlog.com | Get friendz and generate adulation by using the App that expresses so you don’t have to. “Ideal for the imaginatively challenged” | National real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortg http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-236 BloodhoundBlog.com | Get friendz and generate adulation by using the App that expresses so you don’t have to. “Ideal for the imaginatively challenged” | National real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortg Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:03:01 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-236 [...] for automatic updates and canned message ‘welcomes’.  Oh wait, your microblog is now blinged and your Facebook page is generating ‘generatus’ too.  Don’t forget to Magpie [...] [...] for automatic updates and canned message ‘welcomes’.  Oh wait, your microblog is now blinged and your Facebook page is generating ‘generatus’ too.  Don’t forget to Magpie [...]

]]> By: jeremypenguin http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-234 jeremypenguin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:20:41 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-234 @thewebgarden I think you may have a valid point, about it being editorially controlled by the twitter owner. However, that implies that the twitter owner cares about losing followers...and if they're a spammer, they won't because they'll just follow a bunch of new people who may auto follow back. That's what I'm concerned about- It's huge potential for abuse... Perhaps if Magpie stated "Twitter accounts that have a disporportionate number of followers to how many they follow will be considered spammers and not be allowed to use our system" @thewebgarden

I think you may have a valid point, about it being editorially controlled by the twitter owner. However, that implies that the twitter owner cares about losing followers…and if they’re a spammer, they won’t because they’ll just follow a bunch of new people who may auto follow back. That’s what I’m concerned about- It’s huge potential for abuse… Perhaps if Magpie stated “Twitter accounts that have a disporportionate number of followers to how many they follow will be considered spammers and not be allowed to use our system”

]]> By: thewebgarden http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-233 thewebgarden Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:55:40 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-233 I guess it's the ad frequency that would bother me, but most responsible twitters would set it at very low or risk losing followers. So I guess seeing some responsible use is okay, as long as it isn;t in a stream of advertising or rss feeds of other spam, but people who do that don't get many followers anyway! I guess it’s the ad frequency that would bother me, but most responsible twitters would set it at very low or risk losing followers. So I guess seeing some responsible use is okay, as long as it isn;t in a stream of advertising or rss feeds of other spam, but people who do that don’t get many followers anyway!

]]> By: Chuck http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-232 Chuck Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:04:04 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-232 More and more, Idiocracy becomes a documentary rather than a comedy. Secretary of State: I'm Secretary of State, brought to you by Carl's Jr. More and more, Idiocracy becomes a documentary rather than a comedy.

Secretary of State: I’m Secretary of State, brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

]]> By: Allen Harper http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-219 Allen Harper Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:11:10 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-219 This just shows that marketing is being forced to evolve as we, the end consumers, become more and more immune to forced communications. "Spam" is slowly being forced into extinction by better and better filtration and increased focus on cultivating opt in mailing lists. So what is the modern email marketer to do? do what is right... strive to cultivate healthy lists... if you must buy a list and put your sender reputation score at risk... then send an opt in message... then a reminder message... and take what you can... don't settle back into the forced marketing habits of our predecessors... you might get a .25-.5 percent return on what you send... is that worth the hit to your sender reputation score? finding a loophole like this for spam is not the solution... this service is an abomination.... This just shows that marketing is being forced to evolve as we, the end consumers, become more and more immune to forced communications. “Spam” is slowly being forced into extinction by better and better filtration and increased focus on cultivating opt in mailing lists. So what is the modern email marketer to do?

do what is right… strive to cultivate healthy lists… if you must buy a list and put your sender reputation score at risk… then send an opt in message… then a reminder message… and take what you can… don’t settle back into the forced marketing habits of our predecessors… you might get a .25-.5 percent return on what you send… is that worth the hit to your sender reputation score?

finding a loophole like this for spam is not the solution…
this service is an abomination….

]]> By: jeremypenguin http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-215 jeremypenguin Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:21:44 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-215 @Donna, thanks for the nomination :) @Donna, thanks for the nomination :)

]]> By: Donna Sundblad http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-210 Donna Sundblad Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-210 Hi there, I nominated your blog for the "I Love Your Blog" award. You can check out the details at http://pymprompts.blogspot.com/. Donna Hi there,

I nominated your blog for the “I Love Your Blog” award. You can check out the details at http://pymprompts.blogspot.com/.

Donna

]]> By: jeremypenguin http://footinmouthdisease.net/2008/10/31/sell-your-soul-for-bling-be-a-magpie/#comment-209 jeremypenguin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:20:03 +0000 http://footinmouthdisease.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-209 @tim Do you have an example of the tweets it spits out? I think that might go a ways for me to actually see the quality of this program. @John I see this as maybe a step up, because the advertisers are providing and publishing their own tweets through your platform. That's like every 5th blog post of mine being a pre-written ad... I'm still not sure I'm comfortable with it... @tim

Do you have an example of the tweets it spits out? I think that might go a ways for me to actually see the quality of this program.

@John

I see this as maybe a step up, because the advertisers are providing and publishing their own tweets through your platform. That’s like every 5th blog post of mine being a pre-written ad… I’m still not sure I’m comfortable with it…

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