Comments on: To Follow or Not to Follow… http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/ "Watching out for you, one tweet at a time" Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:29:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cassandra Jade http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-2059 Cassandra Jade Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:50 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-2059 I look at everyone who follows me but if they aren't writing anything that interests me (usually they are simply marketing and are posting the same link every hour) then I don't follow them. It works out that I follow most people who follow me. There are a few people I follow who don't follow me back but that's fine because I like reading their tweets. I look at everyone who follows me but if they aren’t writing anything that interests me (usually they are simply marketing and are posting the same link every hour) then I don’t follow them. It works out that I follow most people who follow me. There are a few people I follow who don’t follow me back but that’s fine because I like reading their tweets.

]]> By: Fruitfulvine2 http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Fruitfulvine2 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-1327 Interesting blend of the different methods. I've basically been following back those who interest me. I've been thinking about auto-following but still not sure. I use tweetdeck also and the way you present it makes it seem doable because I already have certain groups set up. So then all I need to do is add from the tweet stream. Good food for thought. Thanks for tweeting this out this morning. Interesting blend of the different methods. I’ve basically been following back those who interest me. I’ve been thinking about auto-following but still not sure. I use tweetdeck also and the way you present it makes it seem doable because I already have certain groups set up. So then all I need to do is add from the tweet stream. Good food for thought. Thanks for tweeting this out this morning.

]]> By: Paul J. G. http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Paul J. G. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:03:55 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-698 I try to follow as many followers as I can but most of which are what I consider as spammers. Before I follow someone who has chosen to follow me, I read through their tweets. If I find them to talk about things of interests to me, then I will follow them. A lot of my followers are money scammers, who are only on Twitter to promote their products or services. I do not follow them and the first time they approach me with a spamming topic, I don't only unfollow, but I also block them. I currently have more than 400 followers v/s just over 300 who I am following. I am not getting to many replies, RT's or any acknowledgements. I recently gone through my list and those who are following me but have yet to reply or RT my tweets, I block and make sure I am not following them. I have learned that Twitter is a give and take 50/50 social network. If you don't give back, you don't remain a follower or are being followed by me. I try to follow as many followers as I can but most of which are what I consider as spammers. Before I follow someone who has chosen to follow me, I read through their tweets. If I find them to talk about things of interests to me, then I will follow them. A lot of my followers are money scammers, who are only on Twitter to promote their products or services. I do not follow them and the first time they approach me with a spamming topic, I don’t only unfollow, but I also block them.

I currently have more than 400 followers v/s just over 300 who I am following. I am not getting to many replies, RT’s or any acknowledgements. I recently gone through my list and those who are following me but have yet to reply or RT my tweets, I block and make sure I am not following them. I have learned that Twitter is a give and take 50/50 social network. If you don’t give back, you don’t remain a follower or are being followed by me.

]]> By: Twittiquette: Etiquette of “Follow” on Twitter « Software Technology Trends http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Twittiquette: Etiquette of “Follow” on Twitter « Software Technology Trends Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:48:29 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-587 [...] in a post recently had some good advice on who to follow or not to follow on Twitter. See this. However among them there were a couple of points as [...] [...] in a post recently had some good advice on who to follow or not to follow on Twitter. See this. However among them there were a couple of points as [...]

]]> By: Twitiquette: Etiquette of “Follow” on Twitter « Software Technology Trends http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Twitiquette: Etiquette of “Follow” on Twitter « Software Technology Trends Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:25:07 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-586 [...] in a post recently had some good advice on who to follow or not to follow on Twitter. See this. However among them there were a couple of points as [...] [...] in a post recently had some good advice on who to follow or not to follow on Twitter. See this. However among them there were a couple of points as [...]

]]> By: Al Ferretti http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Al Ferretti Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:35:55 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-536 You make very good points Frashid. Thanks for sharing your perspective with the twitter watchdog community. -Al @alferretti http://twitterwatchdog.com You make very good points Frashid.

Thanks for sharing your perspective with the
twitter watchdog community.

-Al
@alferretti
http://twitterwatchdog.com

]]> By: Farshid Ketabchi http://twitterwatchdog.com/2009/08/28/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Farshid Ketabchi Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:28:31 +0000 http://twitterwatchdog.com/?p=1882#comment-535 I diasgree with 2 and 3. I don't have to follow everyone who follows me. And I don't expect everyone that I follow to follow me. That is why there is a 2-way relationship on Twitter unlike regular social (or business) networking sites such as FaceB\book and LinkedIn. You do not have to reciprocate. It is not a 1-to-1 relationship. And that is very important. Not everyone has the same to offer. I follow BBC, NYTimes, DiscoveryChannel, CNN, etc. and I don't expect them to follow me. I also follow GStephanopoulos and Presidnt Obama. I don't expect them to follow me either. I have friends and strangers who follow me but I do not follow them because they hardly tweet. They are only readers if anything, not contributors. And that is just fine. I diasgree with 2 and 3. I don’t have to follow everyone who follows me. And I don’t expect everyone that I follow to follow me.

That is why there is a 2-way relationship on Twitter unlike regular social (or business) networking sites such as FaceB\book and LinkedIn. You do not have to reciprocate. It is not a 1-to-1 relationship. And that is very important. Not everyone has the same to offer. I follow BBC, NYTimes, DiscoveryChannel, CNN, etc. and I don’t expect them to follow me. I also follow GStephanopoulos and Presidnt Obama. I don’t expect them to follow me either. I have friends and strangers who follow me but I do not follow them because they hardly tweet. They are only readers if anything, not contributors. And that is just fine.

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