I have been doing quite a bit of marketing via Twitter recently.  During this effort, I have noticed a couple of trends in the automatic Direct Messages I am getting when I follow people. (I am assuming that most people have an automatic Direct Message).  Some of them I don’t like, some I understand, and some I feel are inappropriate.  You make the call, I just listed them in generic groups below.

Excited

• You’re following me?  FABULOUS!  U Rock!  Let the tweets begin.
• Thanks for the follow! You rock Please check out my Young Internet Entrepreneur blog ******
• You totally ROCK, thanks for the follow! Please @me anytime. Seen ***** yet? How can I help U?

FaceBook

What I don’t understand about this one is, I am following you on Twitter so that I don’t have to find you on FaceBook.  Also, facebook (for me) is a site for personal relationships, not business or casual encounters.

• Thx for the follow! Extreme value on new group in facebook ***** check it, and see for yourself
• Thanks for following me! Please feel free to add me on Facebook “***** ******”.
• Hello ****. Great to connect with you. Feel Free to add me on Facebook too: *****
• Thanks for following me *****, let’s also connect on Facebook – ******
• Thanks for the follow, look forward to learning more about you. Lets connect on Facebook *****

Helper

• thank you for following, ☯ I’ll try to find you as many job leads as I can!
• hey thx for following me ****! i use Twitter for both personal and business so feel free to ask anything
• Thanks for following Kona Endurance. We help pro and amateur endurance athletes increase VO2 max and reduce lactic acid.
• Thank you so much for the follow. If there is any way that I can support you, please let me know. I wish you the best.

Genuine Response

• Thank you, great concept! I will do, not sure what to do as the full site isn’t live yet. The beta will be live in March.
• Thank you for following me. I am going to follow you back!
• It’s nice to meet you, *****.  Thanks for following.

Multilingual

• Obrigado por me seguir! Thanks for following me! Diga-me como lhe posso ser útil. Let me know how I can help you.

Religious

These are DMs with religious connotation.

• Have A Blessed day.
• Happy New Year, and may you have many more blessed days.
• Thanks for following  me *****.May God continue to bless you and your family. *****
• thanks for the follow…blessings.

Sharing

• Nice to Tweet you!  Hope I can share with you my world!
• Hello, im looking forward to reading your updates, dont be a stranger!
• Thanks for following… Look forward to Tweeting with you!
• Thanks for following me. look forward to tweeting with you
• Welcome to the stream enjoy our moments in time
• Hi – Thanks for sharing the journey with me!  Look forward to tweeting with you soon…

Site Links

I call these spammy, because they are DMs intended to get people to have a second chance to see a site link or URL.

• thanks for following me.Join my unisuccess space for better networking :http://unisuccess-space.ning.com/
• Thanks for following me. Check out  www.Soles4Souls.org where we giveaway a pair of shoes every 17 seconds
• Thnx for following! I will follow u 2! BTW I just launched my book! -> http://twitclicks.com/xsfn
• Thank you for following http://www.tweetgiveaway.com. I look forward to your Tweets
• Thanks for following  me! Be sure to check out my site http://www.TheGadget411.com and comment a post!  IT TAKES ONLY 10

Spammy

These are different than site links, because they usually come with the “get my free gift” message.

• Thanks for following, look forward to getting to know you. Posted some cool gifts for you at http://www.xaviernelson.com
• Thank you for following me! Meanwhile you can watch this free videos about list building @ http://tinyurl.com/8tjmxz
• Hi and Thanks for the follow! Grab Your Free Copy of *The Twitter Report* @ http://www.MLMIsEasyOnline.com
• Here’s my gift to you http://TwitPWR.com/3uP/ Thanks for following me. I look forward to connecting more!
• Hey Twitter friend, thanks for the follow! – The Monetizer’s moneymakers are here: http://themonetizer.blogspot.com

Thanks

• Thanks for following @TopWineNews (Wine Lover). Tell us what you’re drinking tonite and we’ll RT, sharing with the Twibe.
• Thanks for following Twit2Win! Good luck in our Tweetstakes!
• Thanks for following me. I look forward to networking with you in the months ahead.  Ask me about SocialTo

Do you have a category that should be added here? How about a classic DM that you have received?

I was replying to a friend on Twitter using trim, and I had a <script> tag in the post.  I realized when I submitted that the tag made everything after it in my tweet dissapear. If you want to see the actual tweets, you can find them in my twitter feed here: Matt Bernier’s Twitter Feed

First thougt was, “No Way!”.  Second thought was, “What Else Can I do?”.

So, I tried basic HTML with this tweet:

This got me this result:

Just HTML in the Tweet

Then I tried an alert:

That got me this result:

Javascript Alert in a tweet

Then lastly, I tried a little more JS, pay attention though. To make it fit, I used a tr.im URL!!

Which got me this result:

Replaced Tr.im's images with Google's!

I have submitted this information to tr.im. I did very mundane, topical things to the page I was looking at, and did not even attempt anything more dangerous. My hope is that you will see the humor in this, urge tr.im to fix this issue and to continue the amazing job that they do.

UPDATE: The Tr.im developers are quick to read their emails, respond, and fix issues. It took all of twenty minutes from when I sent the email to them, for a response saying that this issue was fixed.