tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post6099076773205537030..comments2023-11-05T04:33:34.473-05:00Comments on Spiral Scratch: Is "Twitter for business" ruining it for the rest of us?Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04965005623656692769noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-1231824807728242822009-03-19T16:31:00.000-04:002009-03-19T16:31:00.000-04:00I think about social networking a lot too; I'm try...I think about social networking a lot too; I'm trying to cut back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528350715234843085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-46933471795738973082009-03-16T17:41:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:41:00.000-04:00Hmmm I can see your point but such a trend is inev...Hmmm I can see your point but such a trend is inevitable with any new technology. I see two things here: <BR/><BR/>1) is it "bad". I don't think it is, what's wrong with trying to establish a bigger brand for yourself. ? If you want to use it for personal networking benefit only anyway.. does it matter how many followers others have ? <BR/><BR/>2) Is it effective ? That remains to be seen. FJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065115776654085191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-26920622445471438862009-03-15T14:39:00.000-04:002009-03-15T14:39:00.000-04:00I agree that the number of followers did once indi...I agree that the number of followers did once indicate how 'influential' / 'important' a user was. Well, having said that, it actually still does when you look at CNN, Obama, Kevin Rose and others. All of them have huge follower numbers. <BR/><BR/>Influence and importance are very subjective matters. It all depends on my interests and situation. <BR/><BR/>I like Mr. Tweet because it suggests Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13377940220226741199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-32831026392426888682009-03-12T22:40:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:40:00.000-04:00Right there with you. You sound like "old school"...Right there with you. You sound like "old school" Twitter. Kinda miss the days before it hit the mainstream.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196325548428548237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-61701865160295415562009-03-12T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-12T19:19:00.000-04:00Thank you for your comments, Alana, Warren, Monic...Thank you for your comments, Alana, Warren, Monica and "nut"! I thought that maybe I should retitle this blog entry since some longtime users do use Twitter for building professional as well as personal connections. That is, there isn't a clear division between business and personal use.<BR/><BR/>But I think in the past, people joined Twitter as an experiment and started slowly started building Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965005623656692769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-1114240358198781652009-03-12T16:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:43:00.000-04:00I certainly don't expect everyone I follow to foll...I certainly don't expect everyone I follow to follow me, and vice versa. I follow only people who tweet useful / entertaining things. I hope people follow me for the same reason.<BR/><BR/>Now that Twitter has become more mainstream, I feel there will be growing pains. Just as we've developed spam filters for email, perhaps we'll have the same thing for Twitter.<BR/><BR/>In effect, not following Alana Coblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541955805196483096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-32088082182809990672009-03-12T15:59:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:59:00.000-04:00What is the point of acquiring huge numbers of fol...What is the point of acquiring huge numbers of followers if you have nothing in common with them or nothing interesting to say. It's just another competitive game like Twittergrader in Twitter's high school. Follower numbers do not make credibility and influence. Engagement is the key- how do you converse with those followers.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330430037744070023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-38469634808329471342009-03-12T15:57:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:57:00.000-04:00This came up in my webinar yesterday, from the per...This came up in my webinar yesterday, from the perspective that these "stats" (i.e. number of followers, RTs, etc.) aren't as valuable as having actual conversations with people.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather have 200 followers who interact with my brands than 10,000 who don't bother. The bigger the brand, the more of a popularity contest it seems to me.<BR/><BR/>http://www.mlvwrites.comMonica Valentinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341623645483716550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-1439470306295170472009-03-12T15:41:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:41:00.000-04:00My take on this has been that people should not as...My take on this has been that people should not assume follower numbers = credibility and influence. I have been advising people that follower numbers as a "currency" are essentially devalued now and should probably be ignored.<BR/><BR/>I don't actually see much tie between "Twitter for Business" and the idea that people are spamming the system. That some LION users on LinkedIn take a "connect tothe nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542151367669142320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-83957201943994685602009-03-12T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:37:00.000-04:00That's an interesting suggestion, Daniel, but, for...That's an interesting suggestion, Daniel, but, for good or ill, Twitter is a online world of few rules. And Twitter management is pretty hands off. There would have to be a lot of complaints from people they listen to to get them to implement a suggestion like yours.<BR/><BR/>And what these folks are doing is completely "legal", meaning, there is nothing inherent wrong with their action. It's Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965005623656692769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010765.post-60135432641498355412009-03-12T12:38:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:38:00.000-04:00I hadn't thought of it from this angle. To me, tho...I hadn't thought of it from this angle. To me, those people are one simple thing: spammers.<BR/><BR/>I don't see how (ab)using that strategy to "gain followers quickly" is any better than sending unsolicited emails to 10 million people.<BR/><BR/>Generally, when I find such people, I tend to either ignore them if they look like they're just foolish, or actively block them if they seem to have doneDaniel Tennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118792955515001306noreply@blogger.com