Comments on: TweeterGetter? Twitter Password Harvester! http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/ ...or .NET and other stuff that wouldn't fit into Mike's day job. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Twitter Trackbacks for TweeterGetter? Twitter Password Harvester! « MikeFitz with overflow bit set… [brisgeek.com] on Topsy.com http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-60328 Twitter Trackbacks for TweeterGetter? Twitter Password Harvester! « MikeFitz with overflow bit set… [brisgeek.com] on Topsy.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:55:04 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-60328 [...] TweeterGetter? Twitter Password Harvester! « MikeFitz with overflow bit set… mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester – view page – cached In the past three days, tens of thousands of Twitter users have visited tweetergetter.com and subscribed to its promise of 19,530 new followers in 30 days. They are signing up in droves. A Twitter search for “tweetergetter” shows them all rolling in. — From the page [...] […] TweeterGetter? Twitter Password Harvester! « MikeFitz with overflow bit set… mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester – view page – cached In the past three days, tens of thousands of Twitter users have visited tweetergetter.com and subscribed to its promise of 19,530 new followers in 30 days. They are signing up in droves. A Twitter search for “tweetergetter” shows them all rolling in. — From the page […]

]]> By: ELROSS http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43864 ELROSS Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:20:17 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43864 The first person I saw tweet about "tweetergetter" (seriously, twitter wasn't a dumb enough name?) was one of the most despicable human beings it has ever been my displeasure to come across on the web. A guy who, LITERALLY, revelled in the idea of my children getting decapitated in a car accident. Admittedly, that being my first experience with the 'site colored it somewhat for me, but in the following days and, yes, in this blog, I have not seen ANYTHING to dissuade me from the opinion that tweetergetter is, at best, a scam to gain you large (and in most cases that I've seen, not even THAT large) amounts of followers who could not care less about you or what you are tweeting. If you want real, honest human interaction, follow and be followed by people you are interested in. If you want a big group of people/bots to spam to and be spammed by.....tweetergetter seems like a great idea to me! Long story short, if I see a Tweetergetter ReTweet....Automatic Unfollow. The first person I saw tweet about “tweetergetter” (seriously, twitter wasn’t a dumb enough name?) was one of the most despicable human beings it has ever been my displeasure to come across on the web. A guy who, LITERALLY, revelled in the idea of my children getting decapitated in a car accident. Admittedly, that being my first experience with the ’site colored it somewhat for me, but in the following days and, yes, in this blog, I have not seen ANYTHING to dissuade me from the opinion that tweetergetter is, at best, a scam to gain you large (and in most cases that I’ve seen, not even THAT large) amounts of followers who could not care less about you or what you are tweeting. If you want real, honest human interaction, follow and be followed by people you are interested in. If you want a big group of people/bots to spam to and be spammed by…..tweetergetter seems like a great idea to me!

Long story short, if I see a Tweetergetter ReTweet….Automatic Unfollow.

]]> By: Bruce Wagner http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43772 Bruce Wagner Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:08:39 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43772 Libel and Slander go hand-in-hand... like Twitter and IM... same idea, different medium. "You talk too much for one who knows too little." Libel and Slander go hand-in-hand… like Twitter and IM… same idea, different medium.

“You talk too much for one who knows too little.”

]]> By: Salty Droid http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43746 Salty Droid Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:15:27 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43746 Bruce, Thanks for the great advice! I know whenever I have a question that concerns International Law and Free Speech I turn to dictionary.com. How could that possibly fail?? And even dictionary.com knows that slander is for ORAL UTTERANCES >> not published ones. You talk too much for one who knows too little. Bruce,

Thanks for the great advice! I know whenever I have a question that concerns International Law and Free Speech I turn to dictionary.com.

How could that possibly fail??

And even dictionary.com knows that slander is for ORAL UTTERANCES >> not published ones. You talk too much for one who knows too little.

]]> By: McCaffrey’s Minions: Part 2 JaceMan the Gay « The Salty Droid http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43730 McCaffrey’s Minions: Part 2 JaceMan the Gay « The Salty Droid Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:32:30 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43730 [...] of them are fine!  Like friend of The Droid Mike Fitz.  Mike postulates that tweetergetter is a password harvester >> I know McCaffrey is a D-Bag so it wouldn’t surprise >> If he has harvested [...] […] of them are fine!  Like friend of The Droid Mike Fitz.  Mike postulates that tweetergetter is a password harvester >> I know McCaffrey is a D-Bag so it wouldn’t surprise >> If he has harvested […]

]]> By: Bruce Wagner http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43714 Bruce Wagner Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:48:33 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43714 Here's the thing, my new friend, Mike... First, I've decided, for my own reasons, not to say any more about TG. About the topic of Free Speach, however, I want to make a couple important points. Free Speach has just a few limitations. One of those limitations is: Making false statements about someone which harms them, or impunes their reputation. The fact is.... Gary has never sent a spam. And Gary does not collect ("harvest") passwords. Stating that he does, is a damaging false statement. The legal term for this is, "slander". I am NOT name-calling here. It is a legal term. Please everyone, may I refer you to dictionary.com before you get upset...? My point: Making harmful statements about people, which are untrue (i.e. you cannot prove to be true) is walking on very dangerous legal territory. ......not to mention, much MORE unethical than even spamming is. As I tell everyone: if you publish a blog, like it or not, you are a journalist. BE A RESPONSIBLE JOURNALIST. You'd better be very very sure that your "facts", are really facts.... ESPECIALLY when those statements could harm someone's reputation. Either that, or have an expensive legal team standing by..... ready to pull you out of the hot water you might find yourself in. Regardless of this particular case, I ask everyone: Which is a more serious "crime" (civil offense) - spam or slander....? Here’s the thing, my new friend, Mike…

First, I’ve decided, for my own reasons, not to say any more about TG.

About the topic of Free Speach, however, I want to make a couple important points.

Free Speach has just a few limitations.

One of those limitations is: Making false statements about someone which harms them, or impunes their reputation.

The fact is…. Gary has never sent a spam.

And Gary does not collect (”harvest”) passwords. Stating that he does, is a damaging false statement.

The legal term for this is, “slander”.

I am NOT name-calling here. It is a legal term. Please everyone, may I refer you to dictionary.com before you get upset…?

My point: Making harmful statements about people, which are untrue (i.e. you cannot prove to be true) is walking on very dangerous legal territory. ……not to mention, much MORE unethical than even spamming is.

As I tell everyone: if you publish a blog, like it or not, you are a journalist. BE A RESPONSIBLE JOURNALIST. You’d better be very very sure that your “facts”, are really facts…. ESPECIALLY when those statements could harm someone’s reputation.

Either that, or have an expensive legal team standing by….. ready to pull you out of the hot water you might find yourself in.

Regardless of this particular case, I ask everyone: Which is a more serious “crime” (civil offense) - spam or slander….?

]]> By: MikeFitz http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43706 MikeFitz Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:21:32 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43706 G'day Gary, Thanks for stopping by and leaving this threat. Cheers -- Mike G’day Gary,

Thanks for stopping by and leaving this threat.

Cheers — Mike

]]> By: Gary McCaffrey http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43703 Gary McCaffrey Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:56:50 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43703 Mike, I kindly ask you to retract all your statements referring to me as a spammer and/or a password harvester. They are clearly blatantly libelous and without any factual basis whatsoever. I don't appreciate it and my next step will be contacting your web host to ask that they do something about it. Thanks, Gary. Mike,

I kindly ask you to retract all your statements referring to me as a spammer and/or a password harvester. They are clearly blatantly libelous and without any factual basis whatsoever.

I don’t appreciate it and my next step will be contacting your web host to ask that they do something about it.

Thanks,
Gary.

]]> By: Cheyenne http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43660 Cheyenne Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:52:52 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43660 Hi all, I'm relatively new to Twitter and therefore have very few followers as yet. I was tempted by Gary's Tweeter-Getter tool and decided to go in for it and see how it went. I only got an extra half dozen followers from it, but all had one thing in common - they sent a link to one of their sales sites inviting me to buy their stuff. Needless to say, I have unfollowed all of them now. I listened to the video on You Tube entitled Tweeter-Getter Exposed! and heard Gary McCaffrey saying he usually followed those who followed him, however looking at his profile yesterday, I noticed he had 13,898 followers and was following just 122 of those. Looking at Twitter's T&Cs, they investigate if a member gets a lot of "blocks", so if all those who disapproved of McCaffrey's pyramidal scheme, went to block him, then maybe Twitter will do just that. I changed my password very quickly, so hopefully all McCaffrey has of mine is my username. Hi all, I’m relatively new to Twitter and therefore have very few followers as yet. I was tempted by Gary’s Tweeter-Getter tool and decided to go in for it and see how it went. I only got an extra half dozen followers from it, but all had one thing in common - they sent a link to one of their sales sites inviting me to buy their stuff. Needless to say, I have unfollowed all of them now. I listened to the video on You Tube entitled Tweeter-Getter Exposed! and heard Gary McCaffrey saying he usually followed those who followed him, however looking at his profile yesterday, I noticed he had 13,898 followers and was following just 122 of those. Looking at Twitter’s T&Cs, they investigate if a member gets a lot of “blocks”, so if all those who disapproved of McCaffrey’s pyramidal scheme, went to block him, then maybe Twitter will do just that.

I changed my password very quickly, so hopefully all McCaffrey has of mine is my username.

]]> By: Susanimate http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43580 Susanimate Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:03:43 +0000 http://mike.brisgeek.com/2009/02/14/tweetergetter-twitter-password-harvester/#comment-43580 Hey Mike, You are right I did have you confused with the other guy. Either way it doesn't matter. I unfollowed Tweetergetter and GaryMccaffrey. I didn't want to be inundated, I just wanted to interact with a few more people who were looking for interaction. I found some good ones. Hey Mike,
You are right I did have you confused with the other guy. Either way it doesn’t matter. I unfollowed Tweetergetter and GaryMccaffrey. I didn’t want to be inundated, I just wanted to interact with a few more people who were looking for interaction. I found some good ones.

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