What the Twittersphere Has to Say About Spam
Written by Jeff on August 17, 2012
Twitter has become one of the easiest ways people share content with others on the web.
Using hashtags and other search methods, people are able to find pertinent information about topics that others have found useful, interesting or even humorous.
Email spam is one of the topics I routinely follow on Twitter. It is interesting to see what others have to say about the topic, but it is also a good way to see what is the current trends are when it comes to spam.
Below, I have aggregated a collection of tweets sent out by the Twitter community that highlights the humourous side and the educational side of email spam.
Funny Tweets
There are times when we just have to laugh; even when it comes to spam. Here’s to hoping a few of these give you a chuckle or two…
Dad suspects an email is spam and asks my advice. I start readingemail… “Dear Susan…”. Yeah Dad, you got spam.
Excellent spam email. “I will like to discuss a very important crude oil project with you. I wrote to know if this is your valid email.”
I can’t be the only one who reports my moms email address as spam.
What if we’re receiving spam email for every sin we commit? That totally makes sense!!
Just found an Apple promotional Email filed as Spam in Mail
The akismet email with the key I needed in it ended up in my spamfolder. So that’s how it works, eh internet?
Got spam email from ‘Bill Decimator’ and at 1st I thought it was an actual person’s name. Who’s that guy? Oh, that’s Bill, Bill Decimator.
This person just sent me spam but I wasn’t annoyed about that, I was annoyed about the grammar used in the email, or the lack of it.
that annoying moment wen you’re waiting for an specificemail…EVERYTHING else automatically becomes spam
…suspect out there somewhere someone is fuming at me ignoring them whilst my email sits in their SPAM folder 
Time to learn something
All kidding aside, you can also learn some great things from Twitter regarding fighting spam, and how to prevent yourself from being labelled as a spammer. Read on…
Common e-mail marketing scams http://www.helium.com/items/2137755-Spam-Email-Scams
Email marketing tips: how to avoid a spam filter | via @sales_source: http://ht.ly/1Ops46
How to identify a spam email http://www.helium.com/items/1834966-how-to-identify-a-spam-email
I need a designated email for Deals sites (livingsocial, google offers, etc.). Deals you don’t like are basically spam.
I have gotten a lot of spam email from several followers! Change your passwords & don’t click on any links!
“88% of all email sent in the world is spam.” – Washingon Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/10/the-economics-of-spam/
Prevent Hotmail and Outlook from marking important emails as spam http://www.tekgazet.com/prevent-hotmail-and-outlook-from-marking-important-emails-as-spam/email/2483.html
Todays Tip: Never click “Unsubscribe” on an email suspected to bespam it verifies your address http://www.devicefixin.com #Techy#email
How to Protect an Email Account from SPAM - Most of… http://ihackers.info/how-to-protect-an-email-account-from-spam/ #E-MailHacking #EmailSecurity #HowtoGuides#Security #Tricks
The economics do Internet spam | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/10/the-economics-of-spam/| #email#Google #economics
Dealing with spam is always annoying whether at home or in the office. Hopefully these tweets will help you understand that not only are other people frustrated with the problem, but there are also people out there willing to share resources to help people deal with spam.
Coupling information and education along with a reputable anti-spam filter is the best way you can fight against spam. Using what you learn from these tweets, and others, is a great start but don’t forget that along with your new found knowledge you have to put something in place to help keep spam out of your inbox.
Feel free to share this on Twitter if you have found it useful and as always, if you have anything to add please feel free to do so in the comment section below!
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It’s good users are twitting about spam – this shows not only spam is part of their lives but it also shows awareness about it and the desire to help their friends protect themselves against spam. For marketers, it’s the other way round – they advise their followers have to become trickier but this is hardly a surprise because marketers make money from emails. No matter if we like it or not, spam has become a part of our lives.