Names and faces blurred to protect the not-so-innocent. 
These are direct messages I’ve received. Now I know some folks are just a little misguided out there, but come on.
The first one is a very common message that’s been going around for months. You know, the “get 40,000 followers in 2 days without making a single meaningful connection!!” type.
The two middle tweets are just spamtastic.
The last one isn’t so much offensive as it is puzzling to me. Nice of them to offer, but I don’t even know you yet!
By the way, you can use TweetLater to opt out of automated direct messages. Saves me a lot of time wading through the junk ones.
What kind of direct messages or tweets have you received that would serve as an example of what NOT to do on Twitter?
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Yes, those Twitter posts are spamtastic. They do nothing but clutter things up.
And I get those messages all the time. If you’re going to be on Twitter, you cannot be a part of the inanity. You must be a part of those who contribute to some kind of meaningful, thoughtful discussion (even though you’re limited to 140 characters).
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I think it’s the difference between spamming vs. connecting.
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Spamtastic Tweets! LOL These tweets used to be few and far, but they are definitely increasing fast. The other thing that’s increasing that I’m not liking is people tweeting links to direct downloads without saying it’s a download. That really irks me!
@Anthony–Inanity is such a great word for it! As well as “meaningful” and “thoughtful”–to describe the good stuff.
@J.D.–Yep, those two words are like polar opposites.
@Loretta–I have seen that too and it is super frustrating. Nothing can turn me off faster when it comes to the Twitterverse!