Comments on: To Follow or Not to Follow; that is the Question http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:36:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mario Remedios http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-32079 Mario Remedios Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:19:53 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-32079 Excellent article. You provide lots of good tips. I personally like to keep my follow number a bit low as I like to read the tweets from the people I follow. I find it impossible to keep track of lots of people and thus if I follow too many as might as well not follow any. I do follow people that constantly interact with me and somehow can provide value to me. I actually have some friends that I personally don't follow as their tweets are primarily about topics I'm not interested in. Excellent article. You provide lots of good tips. I personally like to keep my follow number a bit low as I like to read the tweets from the people I follow. I find it impossible to keep track of lots of people and thus if I follow too many as might as well not follow any. I do follow people that constantly interact with me and somehow can provide value to me. I actually have some friends that I personally don’t follow as their tweets are primarily about topics I’m not interested in.

]]> By: Dyann Lyon http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-26541 Dyann Lyon Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:31:30 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-26541 Thanks Neal, Some great stuff that has been well thought out and well organized! I appreciate your thoughtful views! When I receive a follow notice I check them out and decide whether to follow them back or not. I follow most people back, unless they are obviously of no interest to me for one reason or another. I don't care much for auto-responders and am old enough to be thinking in terms of ettiquette so I answer every twitter I receive to thank them for following me. Perhaps if I ever get too many I will no longer be able to keep up. We shall see! With gratitude, Dyann ~ dml.edbd Thanks Neal, Some great stuff that has been well thought out and well organized! I appreciate your thoughtful views! When I receive a follow notice I check them out and decide whether to follow them back or not. I follow most people back, unless they are obviously of no interest to me for one reason or another. I don’t care much for auto-responders and am old enough to be thinking in terms of ettiquette so I answer every twitter I receive to thank them for following me. Perhaps if I ever get too many I will no longer be able to keep up. We shall see!
With gratitude, Dyann ~ dml.edbd

]]> By: Mike Ging http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-25652 Mike Ging Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:58:41 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-25652 Very useful and helpful. It is addressing some of the questions I and others have been discussing regarding appropriate protocol. I, too, would be interested in knowing where you post the policy for others to see. - Mike G <a href="http://www.mikegingerich.net" rel="nofollow"><MikeGingerich.net </a> Very useful and helpful. It is addressing some of the questions I and others have been discussing regarding appropriate protocol. I, too, would be interested in knowing where you post the policy for others to see. – Mike G <MikeGingerich.net

]]> By: Dariel Bendin http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-23227 Dariel Bendin Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:03:49 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-23227 Thanks Neal, Interesting and thoughtful post. I'm working on my next column, the subject of which is using Twitter. I'd like to reference you in the piece. I hadn't thought of developing a policy on following, but I think I'll try it. Up to now my criteria for following has been simple: I look for a mix of conversation and posted links to blogs or articles; I look for tips on using Twitter and other "new media;" and I look for music-related Twitterers. Thanks again! DARIEL Thanks Neal,
Interesting and thoughtful post. I’m working on my next column, the subject of which is using Twitter. I’d like to reference you in the piece. I hadn’t thought of developing a policy on following, but I think I’ll try it. Up to now my criteria for following has been simple: I look for a mix of conversation and posted links to blogs or articles; I look for tips on using Twitter and other “new media;” and I look for music-related Twitterers.

Thanks again! DARIEL

]]> By: Debi Calvet http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-15698 Debi Calvet Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:11:20 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-15698 Hmmm, Jeffrey Summers, I don't think of my Twitter followers as fans, and I certainly don't consider myself a fan of anyone I'm following. And what does "loyal" mean in the world of Twitter? Just wondering.... Hmmm, Jeffrey Summers, I don’t think of my Twitter followers as fans, and I certainly don’t consider myself a fan of anyone I’m following. And what does “loyal” mean in the world of Twitter?

Just wondering….

]]> By: Jeffrey Summers http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-15509 Jeffrey Summers Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:02:28 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-15509 Not following a loyal fan is worse than autofollowing unloyal fans. Not following a loyal fan is worse than autofollowing unloyal fans.

]]> By: Anuj Seth - Twitdom http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-13047 Anuj Seth - Twitdom Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:38:29 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-13047 Neal & Darren, Thanks for mentioning Twitdom in this post. I appreciate it :-) Neal & Darren,

Thanks for mentioning Twitdom in this post. I appreciate it :-)

]]> By: Alisha Miles http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-12553 Alisha Miles Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:27:30 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-12553 Great twitips! As a newbie to twitter these tips really help. I had not even thought of implementing a following policy but it really makes sense. By the way, is your following policy CC? I would like to use some of it for my own following policy if it is ok with you. Thank you, Alisha Miles, MLIS Great twitips! As a newbie to twitter these tips really help. I had not even thought of implementing a following policy but it really makes sense. By the way, is your following policy CC? I would like to use some of it for my own following policy if it is ok with you.
Thank you,
Alisha Miles, MLIS

]]> By: thom singer http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-12525 thom singer Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:50:55 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-12525 This is a good post. The interesting thing about Twitter (and other platforms like LinkedIn or Facebook) is that when people have different policies and ideas about how to use the tools, they must remain respectful to those who have different thoughts. I have seen people (even the "top users" of Twitter) insult others and be a clique based on their views - calling others "wrong" , or worse. Your point that everyone should know their reasons and have policies is spot on. This is a good post. The interesting thing about Twitter (and other platforms like LinkedIn or Facebook) is that when people have different policies and ideas about how to use the tools, they must remain respectful to those who have different thoughts. I have seen people (even the “top users” of Twitter) insult others and be a clique based on their views – calling others “wrong” , or worse.

Your point that everyone should know their reasons and have policies is spot on.

]]> By: sweetbearies http://www.twitip.com/to-follow-or-not-to-follow/#comment-12460 sweetbearies Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1258#comment-12460 I will in turn follow those who follow me, but only if they are not twitting about things I find really off the wall. If they seem okay I do not mind following them. I will in turn follow those who follow me, but only if they are not twitting about things I find really off the wall. If they seem okay I do not mind following them.

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