Comments on: cicLAvia: Stop creeping out my moms! http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/ Resistance is futile. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:07:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Alex Thompson http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 Alex Thompson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:50:26 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2234 and I should add that it's not that big a deal, but it is hilarious. I blogged it because it reached such a crescendo of hilarity that I felt it was time to draw attention to the level of spam. and I should add that it’s not that big a deal, but it is hilarious. I blogged it because it reached such a crescendo of hilarity that I felt it was time to draw attention to the level of spam.

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Alex Thompson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:08:57 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2233 No, Gary, Twitter is not a big spam fest. The fact that the most highly sophisticated IT people and bloggers swear by it ought to give you doubt about that. On Twitter you have precise control over who you follow, and if you so choose, who follows you. Twitter's own blog documents this form of spam - follow spam - and I think you would be well served to go read about it since you have such an ill informed opinion about the new communication form. It seems like you might also want to brush up on the concept of a Facebook group. Membership in Facebook groups is consensual, and typically this is where most event invites come from. If you're being invited to events you don't want to go to, I suggest you take a look at what groups you voluntarily joined which you might now not want to be a part of. No, Gary, Twitter is not a big spam fest. The fact that the most highly sophisticated IT people and bloggers swear by it ought to give you doubt about that. On Twitter you have precise control over who you follow, and if you so choose, who follows you. Twitter’s own blog documents this form of spam – follow spam – and I think you would be well served to go read about it since you have such an ill informed opinion about the new communication form.

It seems like you might also want to brush up on the concept of a Facebook group. Membership in Facebook groups is consensual, and typically this is where most event invites come from. If you’re being invited to events you don’t want to go to, I suggest you take a look at what groups you voluntarily joined which you might now not want to be a part of.

]]> By: Gary Kavanagh http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 Gary Kavanagh Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:00:12 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2232 I don't get what the big deal is, isn't Twitter just a giant spam fest by it's very nature anyways. Same thing could be said about everyone inviting everyone and their mother to every big bike ride posted on Facebook. I don’t get what the big deal is, isn’t Twitter just a giant spam fest by it’s very nature anyways. Same thing could be said about everyone inviting everyone and their mother to every big bike ride posted on Facebook.

]]> By: cicLAvia http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2231 cicLAvia Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:41:46 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2231 Alex, I appologize for following your moms. Truly sorry for spamming her. You are right that I am using twitter as a means to publicize our effort to hold a ciclovia in L.A. In no way is this an attempt to take cred for the concept however. Credit is given to the founders in Bogota as you can see if you visit our blog. We will not be following anyone for the purpose of reading their updates with the cicLAvia twitter acct. This will be a method for us to post news and updates to supports only. I have a personal acct where I can follow my friends. Sorry for the mixup, your moms tweets are safe and so are yours. I'll even delete our following list if it makes feel better. -Stephen Alex, I appologize for following your moms. Truly sorry for spamming her. You are right that I am using twitter as a means to publicize our effort to hold a ciclovia in L.A. In no way is this an attempt to take cred for the concept however. Credit is given to the founders in Bogota as you can see if you visit our blog. We will not be following anyone for the purpose of reading their updates with the cicLAvia twitter acct. This will be a method for us to post news and updates to supports only. I have a personal acct where I can follow my friends. Sorry for the mixup, your moms tweets are safe and so are yours. I’ll even delete our following list if it makes feel better.

-Stephen

]]> By: joe linton http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 joe linton Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:21:35 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2230 LOL @ Roadblock!!!! LOL @ Roadblock!!!!

]]> By: LisaNewton http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 LisaNewton Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:37:30 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2229 It's so good to see a son concerned about his mother. As a mother, I'm impressed........................:) And please tell your mother she did good. It’s so good to see a son concerned about his mother. As a mother, I’m impressed……………………:)

And please tell your mother she did good.

]]> By: Is an accident just an accident? « BikingInLA http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Is an accident just an accident? « BikingInLA Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:36:15 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2228 [...] Pigeon gets a visit from a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Alex tells the LACBC to stop twitter stalking his mom. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation supports cycling, so why can’t our own mayor? Texas [...] [...] Pigeon gets a visit from a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Alex tells the LACBC to stop twitter stalking his mom. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation supports cycling, so why can’t our own mayor? Texas [...]

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Alex Thompson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:48:54 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2227 Rhode Bloch, My mom writes "Tell Rhode Bloch to just watch out because I just might follow him---and not in a good way! He may call me 'Nancy.'" Enci, I just find it embarrassing. If it were minor, I'd never have blogged it, but 770 followers and following my mom speaks to significant abuse. If it takes just 10 seconds to follow each, then someone was following people for over an two hours. They haven't tweeted since April 14th, so I think nobody's really paying attention. It'd be real easy to just correct the mistake, admit it, and move on - and I would be satisfied with that. Rhode Bloch,

My mom writes “Tell Rhode Bloch to just watch out because I just might follow him—and not in a good way! He may call me ‘Nancy.’”

Enci,

I just find it embarrassing. If it were minor, I’d never have blogged it, but 770 followers and following my mom speaks to significant abuse. If it takes just 10 seconds to follow each, then someone was following people for over an two hours.

They haven’t tweeted since April 14th, so I think nobody’s really paying attention. It’d be real easy to just correct the mistake, admit it, and move on – and I would be satisfied with that.

]]> By: Enci http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2226 Enci Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:02:19 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2226 Yeah, can I follow her? Seriously, this is just too funny! And I love it that your mom is so careful about who follows her. Good for her. Now I have to see if cicLAvia is following me and block them. The fact that they take peoples ideas and make them into their own, or that they send out their newsletter with other peoples news without giving them credit is creepy. I block them wherever I can. Yeah, can I follow her?

Seriously, this is just too funny! And I love it that your mom is so careful about who follows her. Good for her.

Now I have to see if cicLAvia is following me and block them. The fact that they take peoples ideas and make them into their own, or that they send out their newsletter with other peoples news without giving them credit is creepy. I block them wherever I can.

]]> By: rhode block http://www.bikesidela.org/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 rhode block Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:51:28 +0000 http://www.westsidebikeside.com/ciclavia-stop-creeping-out-my-moms/#comment-2225 so what's you mom's twitter? so what’s you mom’s twitter?

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