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I don't know if this matters to you personally, but the thing about Twitter DMs (and about FB messages, I suppose) is that there is whitelisting by default: If
by braythwayt 11y ago
I don't know if this matters to you personally, but the thing about Twitter DMs (and about FB messages, I suppose) is that there is whitelisting by default:
If you aren't following me, I can't spam your inbox.
That is a very substantial difference for many people, and why they will use FB messenger, Twitter, or other services in lieu of mail.
- danso 11y agoThis is true...and on Twitter, I've "whitelisted" a lot of people I am not close enough at all to have them in my phonebook. And with Twitter, you have at least some assurance (in the same way that Airbnb gives you a bit more assurance than Craigslist) that you're contacting your intended person...whereas with email, a search can reveal several emails for a person, nevermind several similarly named people, each with several addresses.