Comments on: Twitter Is A Game of Follow the Leader(s)

By: Carolyn Egerszegi

Carolyn Egerszegi — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:52:16 +0000

I totally get it!! Thanks Buzz.

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By: Ashwin Jain

Ashwin Jain — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:22:15 +0000

I think it depends on your objectives when using twitter.

If your using it to market only then deffinately follow.

Like you I use it for quality information instead of quantity.

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By: Carl Nelson

Carl Nelson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:29:58 +0000

What I do when someone follows me is check out their Twitter page showing their latest posts. If it looks like they are making interesting tweets, I will follow them. Otherwise, there’s no obligation.

Lately it seems that 90% of new followers on Twitter are spammers anyway.

By: unclespeedo

unclespeedo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:48:20 +0000

I didn’t read your post because just like real life, my internet life is mine alone, I dictate who/what/when I communicate with, there should never be any written rules or expectations for/from anyone else.

I find that those who complain about who follows who and for what reason are typically the people that are trying way too hard.

If you’re not getting the followers you feel you deserve you’re probably just not that interesting.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:24:30 +0000

Nicely put.

I’d say it goes a step farther for some of us. I wouldn’t call myself a “leader”. I’m not an influencer in the Social Media space.

I treat Twitter as a microblogging and storytelling community as well as a place to read news and get interesting links. If I’m interested in the stories you tell and the stories you like, I’ll follow you.

The way I put it in my Twitter “Follow policy” is: If I don’t follow you, that doesn’t mean you’re not an interesting person. It just means your way of using Twitter doesn’t match mine.

By: Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com

Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:56:12 +0000

I think it depends on your objectives when using twitter.

If your using it to market only then deffinately follow.

Like you I use it for quality information instead of quantity.

You should look at @Xmasradio for how your own show could get more listeners.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000

It’s not snobbery for me, or feeling like I’m some sort of “leader” on the Twitter. I just can’t spend the kind of time it would take to process the words of thousands of people. Who DOES have that kind of time?

Most people who follow on that level have private accounts for their must-have feeds, and then reply to @’s for the most part from there. A thousand people produce several pages a minute. If you’re really taking it all in, you aren’t doing anything else.