Comments on: Social Media Noise - Who do you really follow on Twitter?

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By: ElizabethLouise

ElizabethLouise — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:02:17 +0000

@ Rafe I don’t imagine Twitter might make you many fans, but for existing fans it’s just one more way to allow them to feel connected to you. Even for that purpose a blog on your website might be more engaging, but as part of an overall commuication mix it probably wouldn’t hurt if one had the time.

By: David Usher

David Usher — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:29:42 +0000

@chris
thats a great way to look at it. i was thinking the reason it probably doesnt work for me that well is im almost completely a “mobile guy” and get online when i can. (too much travel)
im going to try to think of it that way for a bit and see if it changes how i interact with Twitter:)

By: Svetlana

Svetlana — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:48:37 +0000

It’s really topical for today. I’m not on Twitter, but everytime when I decide to add one more person anywhere in the net to keep in view, I’m a bit puzzled. REALLY follow means you’re interested in their life and know them by names at least. all the rest is just ‘0′ and noise. actually ‘follow’ 999 and more people is impossible, what becomes with life then? the surge of useless information flood the sense. You can lead thousands, but follow??

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:08:00 +0000

I don’t follow many on twitter. I can see the value in having many conversations to pick and choose from but no doubt, with that much noise, you also miss out on some really great ones! It would be ideal for me to have “favorites” to follow more closely while still allowing other “noise” to dive into when I have the time.

Interesting about Jeff Pulver opening a second facebook account. Wonder if that had to be done under another name? Maybe you need an alter ego David!

By: Christopher S. Penn

Christopher S. Penn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:36:13 +0000

I can definitely say I don’t know what all 2,000 are doing, but I can also definitely say that with a river of stuff that broad, there’s always an interesting conversation to jump in to!

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:33:01 +0000

I don’t like either Twitter nor Facebook, my mind doesn’t want to adapt to such rigid concepts, these tow roadways to communication are two rigid and shallow, cutting much of people’s creativity. Even Buzznet annoys me plenty. Do you remember the birth of computer classes in high school we had to make a tree of the quiz we needed to create, the entire program expanded on many levels and it grew with the project much like Myspace. Now myspace has plenty of flaws but the creators are trying their best to try to adapt to or needs and expand as much as they can, working night and day trying to please us and help us in our creativity. The others are just supporting their own way of making money by advertisement without giving a thought as to what the targets (us) want or need. All that matters is that the advertisers have the spot they require. Thank you for bringing the subject up. Much fangirl loving David! x

By: Rafe

Rafe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:13:53 +0000

I dont get twitter.

Can twitter make me any fans?

By: Brent the Closet Geek

Brent the Closet Geek — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:16:46 +0000

I’m following 750 people right now and I don’t have a lot of trouble keeping up because most people I know don’t send a lot of messages during the day. So I can just peek in through out the day to see if someone is talking about something that interests me.

I think twitter is fairly ambient as far as communication methods go. There is no expectation of reciprocating follows (though i do most the time) and no pressure to respond to all the messages so you can just let the tweets that don’t interest you pass by without interaction.

By: Thorren Koopmans

Thorren Koopmans — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:15 +0000

Hi David,

I totally agree, in fact I just did a quick twitter post yesterday asking whether “people following 1000+ are really using twitter”.

As social media/web 2.0 is really taking off, it is imperative for each individual to understand the time commitment they are willing to make for all of these various sites and manage their usage accordingly. It can be a bit overwhelming.