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Twitter is a Spam Farm

June 17th, 2009 by AV Flox in Twitter

“Twitter’s value is in links…. What happened when Twitter started, it was supposed to change the face of communications–what happened with all of that?” asks Loren Feldman, founder of 1938Media in his most recent diatribe about the tech industry. “It’s a link farm, it’s a spam farm. There’s no conversations. It doesn’t f*cking matter, you idiots, changing your location to Iran? Jesus, you’re f*cking stupid. Unbelievable! … It’s all a bunch of f*cking lies! No one cares about your Twitter. Just put up your link and that’s it!”

His outburst touches on several issues Feldman has with the 140 Conference, in particular comments made yesterday by Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures who talked about the power of Twitter in getting links out.

The 140 Character Conference (#140conf) focused on how Twitter is changing the way individuals and industries do a lot of things. From the use of Twitter in diplomacy to breaking news, from personal relationships to connecting with our favorite stars, the world is no longer what it once was and the 140 Conference sought to explore that.

Whether or not the conference is essential or even beneficial, I don’t know, because I did not attend. What I can say is that Twitter is a great tool. Yes, you can use it for links, but the key word here is not “links,” it’s “use.” Twitter is a tool. You can create a spam farm or you can create conversation. You can follow people who primarily communicate with links, or you can connect with people who generate discussions. You can command an audience within your industry or network with friends.

It’s entirely up to you.

So if you wake up and one morning and find yourself buried in horsesh*t, well, baby, I guess you’re a horse.

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  • AV Flox writes about web culture; new media’s gradual overthrow of old media; trends in social media; and the complicated entanglements people get themselves into as we venture forth into this new world where, more and more, the analog is colliding with the digital.

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