Last week Twitter made a huge shift in no
longer allowing links to be included in Direct Messages, now returning the use
of our Direct Message (DM) inboxes as a way to have private conversations with
our followers. A feature that was overtaken by spammers and malware in
the past four years (at least). With the bombardment of push marketing
promotions, ‘did you see yourself’, many Twitizens gave up checking their DM
stream. It became a nightmare shifting thru all the junk messages and there was
concern about clicking a link that would be a complete waste of time and might
infect your computer.
With the change, the only links that are
allowed to be shared via DM are links from Twitter accounts, Facebook or Instagram.
Email addresses can also be shared.
Until now, we were only able to send DM
between accounts that were following each other. Now with a simple click
of a box in your settings you receive a DM from anyone regardless if you follow
them back or not. Go to Twitter Settings, Account – scroll down to
the content section and check the box — Receive direct messages
from any follower and Save Changes on the bottom of the
page.
I am looking forward to rediscovering the
world of possibilities reopened with my Twitter DMs ….To be able to take
personal conversations out of public view, delve deeper into conversations to
assist people in my community deal with some challenging issues, and as a way
to build trust and rapport with people I’d like to begin new friendships or collaborations
with.
Please let me know how you see these new
changes in DMs affecting your Twitter experiences.
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