A lot of users started to complain recently about the wave of unsollicited Direct Messages generated by SpyMaster.  And we thought we would come up with a solution until twitter does.

SpyMaster seems to be a great game using Twitter messaging system to alert/notify your friends. But like all great games, it isn’t for eveyrone. You might end up being annoyed by Direct Messages inviting you to join the party, even by people you really want to follow, but still don’t want to block. A SpyMaster is not necessarily a SpamMaster, but you need more control.

Today, we introduce a way to filter those Direct Messages. Simply. When you receive a Direct Message notification from Topify referring to Spymaster, simply forwarded it to

StopSpymaster@topify.com

We automatically will filter any Direct Message related to the game and will notify the sender not to send you more messages related to the game:

We hesitated to include in the process a mechanism to delete totally the direct message from Twitter, so that you don’t receive it at all in other clients and twitter readers. If this is something that you want let us know in comments.

Of course, like with other Topify features, we let you in control. If you change your mind and want to receive Direct Messages related to SpyMaster one day, just go to your dashboard and change the settings.

Actually we are thinking about enabling this feature more more generic terms. So now you have another good reason to register a Topify account.

Not a Topify user? While Topify is in private beta, you can use the following link to register: http://topify.com/invite/gotopify

There you go!

update: TechCrunch has spotted the news. They mention and rightly so that SpyMaster has an optout feature. But if you are on the go or don’t have the time to open your browser, or simply have no clue what SpyMaster is, it is just much much much simpler to block any incoming DM right from your inbox. And in addition you ll have an opportunity to notify back the sender right away