Comments on: 3 Key Check Points before Following on Twitter

By: Traci

Traci — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:44:20 +0000

Thanks for your comments Claire. I agree, everyone needs to do what works for them and to keep in mind their overall goal and purpose for using Twitter. For some, it’s strictly business, for others just social connecting and many (like myself) it’s a little of both.

My criteria is only slightly different when I find someone with protected updates: if they have a bio and/or a web site listed so I can learn a little about them, then I will request to follow them.

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:31:50 +0000

I prefer to only follow those who follow me. My tweets are blocked for a reason… there is someone out there in twitter land who was harassing me so I blocked my updates and did a major clean up of those I follow/followers.
I have tried quite a few methods and this is just what works for me!
I think your article above is great and I hope that it helps people out when it comes to twitter!

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:36 +0000

I based my following on one simple thing: Do I know them? Either via my blog, T2CHK or real life. Plain and simple.

I stopped Twitter because I became tired of the popularity contest that it is. I was tired of complete strangers who had HUNDREDS of followers asking me to either follow them or if they could follow me.

I personally believe in only making contacts (whether via a blog or facebook or Twitter) that I can maintain an active relationship with on a regular basis. There is no human way to actively maintain a relationship with hundreds or thousands of “followers”, IMO.