ObnoxiousAcorns

Ever get weird e-mails from people you’ve never heard of? They sounds completely normal! Even starting off the e-mail with “Hey! How are you?” and link somewhere? Doesn’t that sound off an alert in your head that maybe this really isn’t a legit person and most likely a spammer? If it doesn’t, you haven’t been on the internet enough and probably have fallen for this a few times.
Now spammers and phishers are using twitter direct messages for the same exact purpose. You follow people who follow you back. That gives them instant access to direct message you. And they send you a link. Will you click on it? Normally a person would because it is not an e-mail. But beware that it is exactly like an e-mail. They are the same links and techniques used since e-mails came out!
Recently, Twitter had a “LOL attack” in which direct messages were sent out saying “lol, is this you” “lol,this is me”, and “lol, this is funny” and would send a link. You click on it and somehow end up filling out your information. Then they get into your account and do it to everyone you follow, etc.
It’s a vicious scam and shouldn’t be opened.
Soon, twitter will need their own anti-spam block on DMs.

Nicole Harden – (@Obnoxiousacorns)

For the past month, I have been testing out different Twitter applications because although I love Seesmic Desktop, it was too big. I wanted something that did the same exact thing, BUT it was also dock-able and small. And I did. Mixero.

It is still kind of in testing, and it does require you to follow them on twitter and them sending you think download code and activation key, but it is worth it!

When you have another page open, it will stay over to the right with icons for you so you know whenever they tweet.

Check them out!

-Nicole Turpin 2009

After having so many direct messages spamming all the time, it gets annoying to comstantly see a high number of direct messages every time you log on. Luckly for everyone who has been wanting to delete all their direct messages from Twitter, there now is a way to do so. And this program is called DM Deleter. What DM Deleter does is gives you a bookmark to drag and drop to your page.

Next, go to your direct messages. Once you are on that page, click the book mark and the sidebar will unlock a new feature; deleting all messages.

And now, all your messages will be deleted. Unless you want certain ones saved, in which the advenced features tab should be clicked:

And now you have a clean slate of direct messages. Enjoy!

-Nicole Turpin 2009