Twitter is making it easier to fight profiles which users feel are spam. When you're on the profile that seems very spammy, just look for the "Report as Spam" option, which is now under the "Block" option on the right-hand sidebar. Previously, Tweeple could report spam by contacting the @spam account set up by Twitter.
When you report a profile as spam, it doesn't automatically suspend an account. That would make the system to game-able. However, if you do report a profile as spam, that account will be blocked from following you or appearing in your Twitter stream.
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If your NCAA March Madness brackets are as messed up as mine, you'll need a distraction this weekend.
Okay this list is not definitive and anyone not here should add a link to their party/gathering in the comments.
Mixed messages from the search giant.
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Google News is worse than average for sticky traffic.
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What to know before you go.
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As expected, when the legal documents were unsealed today in the YouTube-Viacom lawsuit, the charges and counter charges made for juicy reading.
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Explore space from your laptop.
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Mike McDonald of WebProNews Videos interviewed me recently at OMS 2010, aka SES San Diego, for a story entitled, "The Death (Or Redefinition) Of SEO Discussed.
The real estate search engine expands mobile app access.
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