Comments on: The new rules of twitter follows http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/ Communication tools and strategies for community managers Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Wendy http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 Wendy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:45:25 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2313 Ask Around is a local service so I only follow Ottawa tweets. This has become a fascinating window into a cross section of twitter users, particularly because I try my best to take notice of everyone. (I do occasionally unfollow tweeters with excess bad language or other stuff I don't need in my office) Don't know how much longer I will be able to keep following this way; even with Tweetdeck following >350 can be hard work. Twitter is a great fit for askaround.ca so I am hoping that even better tools are in the pipeline to help me maintain >400 conversations. Wendy Ask Around is a local service so I only follow Ottawa tweets. This has become a fascinating window into a cross section of twitter users, particularly because I try my best to take notice of everyone. (I do occasionally unfollow tweeters with excess bad language or other stuff I don’t need in my office)

Don’t know how much longer I will be able to keep following this way; even with Tweetdeck following >350 can be hard work. Twitter is a great fit for askaround.ca so I am hoping that even better tools are in the pipeline to help me maintain >400 conversations.

Wendy

]]> By: David Leonhardt http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2312 David Leonhardt Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:59:52 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2312 I find it crazy following 250. Thank goodness a few of them are not all that active. I have unfollowed a couple people, including one who is widley respected, because she swears in her tweets many times each day. I don't need that in my face all day long. I also don't like following people whose tweets are mostly two-way conversations (personal, not informational) with a few select people. There are other places for them to speak than in my tweet-stream - such as through DMs. I find it crazy following 250. Thank goodness a few of them are not all that active. I have unfollowed a couple people, including one who is widley respected, because she swears in her tweets many times each day. I don’t need that in my face all day long. I also don’t like following people whose tweets are mostly two-way conversations (personal, not informational) with a few select people. There are other places for them to speak than in my tweet-stream – such as through DMs.

]]> By: Kelly Rusk http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Kelly Rusk Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:55:46 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2311 @Parker I think your bang on--you start out following everyone and then get forced to be more selective. @ChromeSushi hahah Actually I usually follow people from Ottawa regardless, so I suppose I should have said a bio OR relevant location. But a bio is a good idea. @Parker I think your bang on–you start out following everyone and then get forced to be more selective.

@ChromeSushi hahah Actually I usually follow people from Ottawa regardless, so I suppose I should have said a bio OR relevant location. But a bio is a good idea.

]]> By: ChromeSushi http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 ChromeSushi Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:51:51 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2310 Oh noes, now I need to fill out a bio. Oh noes, now I need to fill out a bio.

]]> By: " » Deciding who to follow on Twitter" from Pro PR http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 " » Deciding who to follow on Twitter" from Pro PR Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:18:58 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2308 [...] Kelly Rusk also had a post about what she looks for when deciding who to follow on Twitter. [...] [...] Kelly Rusk also had a post about what she looks for when deciding who to follow on Twitter. [...]

]]> By: DSvT http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 DSvT Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:25:56 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2307 Totally agreed on your ideas... Totally agreed on your ideas…

]]> By: Parker http://web2dotwhat.com/2009/02/18/the-new-rules-of-twitter-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 Parker Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:05:46 +0000 http://web2dotwhat.com/?p=183#comment-2305 I think that when people first start out with Twitter, they can't be picky - it makes sense to just follow everyone until you have a better idea of how the service works. I'm only following around 400-500 right now, and even I find that a bit overwhelming. The point of Twitter is the conversation, and you can't really have a conversation with many more people than that. At this point, I don't generally follow someone back unless I recently met them or unless they @ me with something relevant. There are no hard and fast rules, and I don't think anyone should take offense to not being followed on Twitter. I think that when people first start out with Twitter, they can’t be picky – it makes sense to just follow everyone until you have a better idea of how the service works.

I’m only following around 400-500 right now, and even I find that a bit overwhelming. The point of Twitter is the conversation, and you can’t really have a conversation with many more people than that.

At this point, I don’t generally follow someone back unless I recently met them or unless they @ me with something relevant.

There are no hard and fast rules, and I don’t think anyone should take offense to not being followed on Twitter.

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