Yeahhh... I'm having that issue... so I'm just going to do the usual "@dtoid I like spores, molds and fungus" thing.

Yeah, Dtoid wants to be part of the whole twitter marketing bandwagon.

Does everyone else get twitter updates automatically or something? Because I sure has hell don't. I don't even know this works, every time you get a twitter it sends a text to your phone or something? That's got to be annoying.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot and there's a way for my phone to beep whenever dtoid sends a particular message re: prizes.

it's right, i can't DM Dtoid on twitter, i guest i should just reply :P

I'm a little surprised about these comments. Did you know Destructoid actually run FOUR KINDS of contests?

Check it: http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/index-channel.phtml?t=CONTESTS

For sick prizes ($80,000 in computer equipment!) we'll do a tournament that runs for six months on Friday Night Fights. No entry fee and random participation on that one, by the way. http://fnf.destructoid.com

For big prizes (we just gave away a $10,000 steampunk pc last week) for doing something really elaborate/creative or interactive.

For medium-sized prizes (win 3 copies of Diablo 3, see my post yesterday) we often do random place a comment contests.

For little random giveaways (swag or download codes) we'll do cblog contests or a quick thing on Twitter.

So choose your poison! @fromagex - Nobody gets paid to post on Twitter (they don't need our help!) but the PR companies that supply us these free things and they like that we're on Twitter because it's the new thing.

I never thought I'd have to justify how and why we get and give away free stuff on the site. What a good problem to have, I guess?

lou, I use TwitterFox, it gives configurable notifications whenever a tweet is all a twitter.

I replied :)

I LOVE Spores, Molds and Fungus.


Anyone wanna play Ghostbusters? Gamertag: XBUDZ LIVE

the point of all of this is simple:

FREE AND AWESOME SWAG

Take it or leave it.

and we can begin a whole battle of epic proportions of why "social webs" are killing and mindraping the people, but this is Dtoid, and i want to read and have fun. ^^

ffffffffff this happened while I was at the bus >:|

I didn't mean to piss you off. Run your business the way you want. I haven't had a single problem in the 3 years I've been following it. I was just letting you know; as a user from the beginning; that I see far too many twitter contests. Twitter, a site that wasn't around when Destructoid got started. I accept your embracing of new technology, however, as one that trusts Destructoid's journalistic integrity, and is used to how it had been run in the past, I was just letting it be known that twitter doesn't mesh as well with my gaming life as Destructoid does.

And it seems many users agree.

If the PR companies are cool with you using twitter, so be it. You gotta go what you gotta do. But I, as well as others, do not feel as if twitter is a viable use of Destructoid's talents.

If you have to use it, would it be possible to just restrict twitter contests to twitter alone? Send out your messages to those that want to see them? It just seems that posts such as this are a blatant cry to "get on twitter it's the cool thing to do, and we'll give you stuff if you do."

There are those that want to use twitter and have signed up and are aware of D-toids presence there. Posting the twitter only contests on twitter only would make more sense. They could possibly be rewarded with more swag if they decide to go offsite? I don't know how the whole marketing thing works I guess. I'm just speaking as a fan of THIS site, and find it hard to be told to use a less reputable one.

Regardless, sorry again that I made waves. I love everything else.

It never ceases to amaze me how people find an excuse to complain about everything. Is Dtoid obligated to give you free stuff? Are you obligated to enter their contests? The answer to both is no. For people who don't want to use Twitter, that's fine, but stop complaining so much.

People never cease to amaze me... How dare you give us free stuff! And for no reason at all? Pssshhhh.