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When reciprocity is anti-social

Good news: you don't have to follow people back on Twitter

13 November, 2011
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by Rob Cottingham

I've just read another blog post about someone who was accused of arrogance for not following people on Twitter just because they happen to follow him. And it's driving me crazy - crazy enough to have left a comment on his post, and crazy enough to adapt it below.

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Law and Order: Social Victims Unit

Some Twitter "crimes" are anything but

2 August, 2009
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by Rob Cottingham

Twitter's no different than any other hot social-thing-of-the-moment: if you're just getting into it, you'll find lots of people out there with advice on how to use it (including us).

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An invitation to trouble

Social network invitations: Rules for services and users

22 February, 2009
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by Alexandra Samuel

I knew it was only so long before I'd succumb to the insidious, criminal forces that lurk everywhere online. Kleptomaniacal hacker, intrusive snoop, indy pornographer....I could take my pick of evils.

And tonight, I chose to become a spammer. Or more precisely, TripIt chose for me.

TripIt is a travel planning site that a number of my friends use to organize their business travel. I logged in tonight because I was planning to include it in a (positive) round-up post and wanted to take some of its features for a spin.

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