If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

1. you’ve followed a large number of people in a short amount of time
2. there is a small number of followers compared to number of people you’re following
3. the updates consist mainly of links and not personal updates
4. a large number of users blocking the profile and writing in with spam complaints

Read the rest via Chris Garrett. I think he’s right in suggesting that #4 is the real kicker here. Almost everyone does most of these from time time and as Chris mentions many of the people he follows post copious amounts of links including some pretty big blogs who use Twitter to promote their blog/posts. More than a handful of people I follow do the same.

One thing I’d add to the thought process is the context of the messages and links. If they are obviously trying to sell a product or service, especially those considered spam (viagra, make money schemes, drugs, porn, etc.) your more likely to get banned. I think it’s a combination of the content and #3 and #4.

Technorati Tags: Twitter, Twitter Hacks, Twitter Spam