Comments on: Twitterers, do you ‘unfollow’ people who ‘unfollow’ you?

By: mining stock

mining stock — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:37:23 +0000

FYI; I also just gave this post some twitter luv my RT retweeting it… pay it forward.

By: mining stock

mining stock — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:35:16 +0000

I think most people on twitter are still in limbo on what is right, and what is not. For example how about bloggers who don’t allo dofollow in their comments? To me it comes down to a simple formula, I help add value to your twitter by adding myself as a follower, you do the same for me. I follow your blog, and add value to your blog with intelligent dialog, do the same for me. I have several twitter accounts, one for each niche that I am a part of. I have one account with over 13,000 followers all done by searching twitter finding the niche my blog and twitter account is about, and I follow those who share the same interest. Joans blog is a solid resource for good information that I can use immediately. So not only do I follow and comment, but I also recommend this blog to some of my piers because it adds value to my relationship with them. So if someone gives you follow luv, give it back… ying and yang for bloggers, and micro bloggers.

By: Mary Shafer

Mary Shafer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:56:02 +0000

I have to agree with those who say they don’t get emotional about being unfollowed. I’ve unfollowed people myself, and it’s for a very unemotional reason: I followed at first because that person’s tweets were resonating with me for some reason. Then, at some point, things changed. Either that person’s tweets were no longer of interest, or I began to develop different interests to which they were no longer relevant.

Either way, it wasn’t a personal case of, “Oh, I don’t like this person any more.” It was simply the reality that I have so many minutes in a day and I need to use them productively.

I expect I, too, will become irrelevant to some others over time, as well. I’m not going to let it bother me. People and their needs evolve – it’s not personal.

I hope no one relies on Twitter for their self esteem to the point where they find it hurtful or feel betrayed when they get unfollowed. That scenario is kind of disturbing.

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:41:52 +0000

There are more Twitter tools for following and unfollowing people. Check out the post I wrote today on the massive Twitter directory that categorizes hundreds of Twitter tools and apps: http://publicityhound.net/massive-twitter-directory-lists-tools-apps-galore-bookmark-it/

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:45:52 +0000

I think Twitter is an organic amorphous, ever changing kind of thing. Like life, things and people flow in and out. Twitter allows us to check something out, see if it meets our needs, and for how long. I imagine it will take some time for Twitter to find its way or its ways. In the meantime, people are experimenting.
I am interested in following someone who has interesting things to say, interesting suggestions, etc. I’m not interested in rampant advertising, or in over the top pushing websites. I can handle the personal anecdotes as long as there is something more substantial to the tweets.
All this by way of saying that people may stop following you for a variety of reasons. There is probably no easy and clear way to determine why they leave and it’s not worth my energy to fret about followers and unfollowers.

By: Gail Sideman

Gail Sideman — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:13:24 +0000

I’ve never used Quitter because I don’t believe in or have time to get caught up in the social media numbers game.

I have a small follower base compared to many of those with whom I have Twitter relationships, but can say that all I choose to follow are valuable minds in their industries and/or are lots of fun. If they unfollow, I’m not going to analyze why. You can’t please everybody, especially in a base as broad as social media.

My goal whether my follow base is 2 or 2,000 is to provide valuable information and insight, develop relationships and enjoy the same from those I follow/friend.

One hint for tweeters who don’t want to show one side of a conversation as Stefani mentioned: if possible, repeat said topic in your answer to allow followers to know the gist of the conversation and feel included.

By: kadavy

kadavy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:56:41 +0000

There are definitely users on Twitter who take advantage of people who automatically follow those who follow them. Usually when I get a Qwitter e-mail, I find that it’s from a person who started following me only a couple of days ago. It’s also usually one of those people who follows way more people than follow them. This combination leads me to believe that these people are only trying to get followers by following others.

In general, I never allow myself to feel obligated to follow someone because they’ve followed me, ReTweeted me, or @replied me. These are all potential ways to pander and try to get more followers. I only follow those whom I find interesting or helpful. I *try* not to feel hurt if those people don’t follow me back, or at some point unfollow me

For me, it’s not about reciprocity, it’s about genuine relationships and useful information. Follow that principle and you’ll know when it’s right to unfollow someone.

By: Stefani Tadio

Stefani Tadio — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:57:04 +0000

When determining if I’m going to follow someone, if I have to scroll more than one page to find a Tweet that isn’t their reply to someone else’s Tweet, I don’t follow them. Reading one side of the conversation like that is uninteresting to me. I’ve also unfollowed people who Tweet too frequently – or just Tweet blatant ads at me constantly.

Sure, I want people to buy my stuff but I try to direct them in an interesting way, not all “Crazy Eddie, These Prices are Insane”. And I often Tweet just regular life stuff, so people get to know me.

By: Jennie Rosenbaum

Jennie Rosenbaum — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:23:09 +0000

hi Dan,

I use socialtoo to monitor my new follows and unfollows. it has a setting to automatically follow anyone who follows me and to unfollow anyone who unfollows me as well. it will send me notifications of new follows and unfollows along with the tweets I sent at the time. if I lose someone important and want to keep following them regardless- I can just re-follow them. it’s really helped me automate my twitter usage and I find it more helpful than quitter or tweetlater.

By: Meryl Evans

Meryl Evans — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:54:58 +0000

I signed up for Qwitter a long time ago and forgot about it. Suddenly, it hit me with a bunch of unfollowers. Obviously, the service was flaky. Nonetheless, I unsubscribed to the service after that. It’s just not worth getting hurt or emotional about those who stop following you.

Besides, Twitter also flakes at times. It had me stop following people I *know* I followed.

Twitter isn’t about your follower / following numbers (unless they’re so lopsided). It’s how you use twitter that matters. Don’t worry about those unfollowers — it could simply be a glitch or people need to cut back.

@merylkevans