tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post1452793538799834266..comments2024-01-01T23:38:31.538+00:00Comments on Faster Future: Possibilities now and beyond: Black hat peer-to-peerDavid Cushmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626601471173841299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post-26139540423427910732010-09-15T07:45:20.281+01:002010-09-15T07:45:20.281+01:00Hidden scripts that harvest user data is like Web ...Hidden scripts that harvest user data is like Web 2.0 versions of the fine print in printing days. People loathe them. It's like having someone opt-in to your mailing list without their permission. You might be building your followers/DB in the short run, but you'll have BIG reputation problems in the long run. It's going to kill your brand equity.Yu Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246031285395786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post-84079197507330145352010-08-19T08:21:55.001+01:002010-08-19T08:21:55.001+01:00No, I'm thinking of the kind of thing beloved ...No, I'm thinking of the kind of thing beloved of midwestern 'social media experts' that go off spidering for people to autofollow and then, a few days later if they haven't been followed back, go back and autounfollow. <br />No objection to something helping to surface people you aren't getting value from following enabling you to make choices about decluttering. Automation isn't inherently wrong (the web of things requires it)David Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626601471173841299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post-13962954638206727582010-08-18T13:27:49.405+01:002010-08-18T13:27:49.405+01:00Hmm. I use tweepi.com to find Twitter accounts tha...Hmm. I use tweepi.com to find Twitter accounts that have become inactive/haven't posted in months. I often decide to unfollow these accounts.<br /><br />That's a form of automation. Tweepi.com automates the discovery of these accounts and then allows me to select form that list for the unfollow.<br /><br />It's a form of automation. Are you suggesting that its use makes me a form of social media black hat?Andrew Girdwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402619137250257058noreply@blogger.com