Comments on: Twitter Tool Review: Less Friends

By: Vitaly

Vitaly — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:07:58 +0000

The app is not maintained any more. It’s a pity.

By: Hector A. Henry S.

Hector A. Henry S. — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:47:08 +0000

Good product i would like a program that tell me from doze that i fallow, which one have like months whit out tweet, so i will take take that like a reason to on fallow them.

But good to know a programs like this one great thank you.

By: Mike lewis

Mike lewis — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:26:57 +0000

@Alison – Look for sites with OAuth which don’t require you to give up your password. All my sites use it, (and it didn’t require a whole lot of effort to enable it).

By: Twitter Tip

Twitter Tip — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:41:09 +0000

You can even automatically unfollow people if they meet certain criteria.
Check twitter-adder.com , don’t pay attention to the name, it can be a useful tool when properly used.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:33:02 +0000

I really like the idea, but I don’t like being asked to enter my Twitter ID and password. I just don’t trust anyone with that information. I wonder if Tweetdeck does something similar. I imagine tweets could get out of hand pretty quickly – I’m only following 58 right now, but several are high volume. At some point I’ll need to follow less, or have a way to organize.

By: Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:53:50 +0000

@Fern. I apologize if I came off a bit snarky, it wasn’t a slight against your article. I’ll try writing up an article if I ever get any time. Busting out new twitter apps isn’t my primary job, so I kind of lack it.

By: Fern @ Life on the Balcony

Fern @ Life on the Balcony — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:02:18 +0000

Mike — I guess you’re more than welcome to write about your tool and see if TwiTip is interested in publishing your post. I have no personal affiliation with Less Friends, it’s just the tool I happened to find, and it has been useful to me.

By: Fern @ Life on the Balcony

Fern @ Life on the Balcony — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:13:01 +0000

Ryan–Not sure your assumptions are correct about people who have a high follower:following ratio. Presently, I have a 12 person difference between the two groups. I only follow people who twitter about gardening, organic stuff, green living, etc. The only person I follow that I share close family/friend ties are my husband and one friend from law school.

As you mentioned, a lot of people are skeptical about a one time responder. That’s why I try and consistently provide something useful, both in my replies to individuals and my tweets in general.

By: David

David — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:45:42 +0000

I tried this and it is a nice tool.
Good to see in a simple layout, just how my follower/following relationships are working. One to two surprises I must admit.

By: Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:29:32 +0000

I’m not very impressed.
I wrote a similar app, tweeptracker.com in a couple weekends, but tweeptracker is much faster, uses OAuth, and allows you to manipulate your friend list. I also feel like tweeptracker displays your friends in a much more digestable format. Perhaps I’m just biased.