Twitter and the Cost of Following
Dec 5th, 2008 by Jack Lhasa
As many of you know, I am an avid twitter user. Now, for some reason, tonight, I feel obligated to tell you a little bit about who I follow and who I don’t.
First off, let me tell you why I use twitter. I use twitter because it allows me to communicate with the maximum number of people with shared interests. These interests vary greatly, and would take more than this simple post to expound upon.
Okay, so you and I both use twitter. I follow you. You don’t follow back for whatever reason. Soon you are gone. My timeline is for conversation. conversation requires two people. If you are not returning my follow, you are not seeing what I am saying, and thus not actively participating in the conversation. You’re off my list, fast as possible. I’m not going to waste my time or yours on a one sided conversation. End of story.
Okay, so you use twitter. You follow me. I don’t follow you back. Why? Many reasons. First thing is to ask yourself if you ever actually talk. I don’t follow people that only link to their other sites. Secondly, you should look at your follower to followee ration. If you follow 4,000 people, and only 300 people follow you, I’m not gonna be one of them. You can only listen to so many people and give a damn and any given time. Another reason. Are all of your posts about free give aways or making money online? I’m not interested. I get enough spam to my gmail, thanks. And the final reason. You have not posted any tweets. How can i decide if I want to follow you without seeing what you have to say?
How do I keep up? I use qwitter and friendorfollow.
Jack
I Listen.
