Just wanted to do a quick post in regards to Twitter and their spam policies. For the most part they are pretty easy going, but they do have measures in place to keep order. Here’s the bottom line on what Twitter defines as spam:

1. Following accounts in order to gain attention to your account or links there within.
2. Creating updates just to rank in search engines.
3. Creating multiple accounts in order to promote one thing.
4. Sending a large amount of @replies that are not genuine replies.
5. Disguising links, writing about one thing and linking to another.

Pretty easy to follow here people. Basically what this says is unless you are abusing the service to a larger extent, they really don’t mind self promotion. Twitter realizes that many personal brands and companies use the service to increase their reach. Just don’t piss them off because they will ban your ass in a heartbeat.