Comments on: Twitter Unfollows: Do You Care?

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:48:03 +0000

@Anthony–Excellent points. You can waste enough time on Twitter already without worrying about who has decided to unfollow you.

@Kevin–Those were my thoughts as well–no need to bring it up. Good example about co-workers too. With all this talk today about how Ashton Kutcher just hit 1,000,000 Twitter followers, there’s a lot being discussed regarding numbers and what is supposedly bad Twitter “form.” Might have to be the topic of my next blog post.

By: Kevin Kute

Kevin Kute — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:31:29 +0000

Christine, first some advice for the lady who asked the question.

If it was unintentional, am pretty sure the business associate would realize that somehow, they not mutually following each other, they would re-follow without being asked. If he doesn’t, don’t even bring up the issue unless he does. As long as you maintain your business relationship, you should be fine. You have to ask yourself if it bothers you and why. (Think about it this way, you have co-workers that you have to deal with everyday, you’re both on Facebook etc but you’re not friends on there. Does that mean you don’t work well with each other?)

I totally agree with you when you say we can’t really tell what is going to offend others. There are however the usual suspects of Politics & Religion.

Personally, I don’t user Twitter or Facebook tools to find out who I lost as a friend. Two or three lost friends wouldn’t bother me, once you realize that you can’t please everyone. Whenever that feeling strikes you, then you can always use that as motivation to greater quality tweets.

By: Anthony Verna

Anthony Verna — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:49:58 +0000

I find that if I pay attention to who is following me, I wind up wasting time. I move on to more important things - like finding good content to post on Twitter and to say what I want succinctly. Anthony Verna’s last blog post..We've been busy

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:57:33 +0000

@J.D.–Exactly, it’s that authenticity people are looking for with social media. Someone really savvy with all of this relationship-building on Twitter (namely @unmarketing) tweeted yesterday “The way you stand out in business is to be the one thing no one else can be = you.” I love that and it is so true.

@Jannie–I hear you. It depends on what you are looking to get out of it. People use it for different reasons. Marketers especially will tell you it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I always tell people not to force it–if it’s not for you then that’s ok!

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:26:12 +0000

I finally joined Twitter a few weeks ago. I still don't get it, seems like some kind of a popularity contest that really doesn't mean anything. But what do I know? It may be wth most wonderful beneficial thing to ever have come down the pike. Jannie Funster’s last blog post..Like a bord on a wire, 6

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:36:34 +0000

I haven't joined twitter yet, but I don't think I'll pay attention to the score. Instead, I'll focus on learning, improving and flowing people and out. I think when it comes to social, it's important to have an internal compass and gauge, live your values, be yourself, and find where you best fit through exploring and growing. J.D. Meier’s last blog post..Catalysts and Drains