Here is an example of why auto-DMs are mindless, rude, and the quickest way to get you unfollowed, blocked and reported for spam.

Why bother using crappy auto direct message tools on Twitter when they are only going to make you come across like a complete idiot. Surely the whole point to the social web is that you are sociable and that you engage with your audience and actually have real life conversations!
This dude might be a graphics zen master but his skills in other areas are definitely lacking. I suppose it is no wonder his Twitter username is @rudezen.
Web-head & art collector, living in East London and huffing on the fumes of the planet since '78. Here are my thoughts.
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