Also, the @-tweeting is easy to ignore. Yes, you have to check who is replying to you a few more times than you would have, but it's not the end of Twitter. W

Also, the @-tweeting is easy to ignore. Yes, you have to check who is replying to you a few more times than you would have, but it's not the end of Twitter. Where you can see the real problem is when there are trending hashtags that spammers get a hold of... spammers grab hold onto a hashtag and keep it artifically trending long past its relevance.