Comments on: My (backwards?) Twitter Follower Strategy

By: Langwitches Blog » So, You Want to be Followed?

Langwitches Blog » So, You Want to be Followed? — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:02:04 +0000

[...] The reason for writing this post, is to make one part of creating and growing my PLN transparent. Maybe it will be insightful to some, helpful or useless to others as they are trying to grow their own network or become part of someone else’s. There are many different strategies regarding the Twitter following/not following issue (Always remember the “personal” part in PLN) For a different approach, check out Alan Levine’s “My (backwards) Twitter Follow Strategy“. [...]

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:49:51 +0000

I never have listened to her, why should I start now?

By: Jim Groom

Jim Groom — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:43:27 +0000

Do you follow your mom?

By: darnals

darnals — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:42:52 +0000

its same with me.
just follow and not check their profile after it
just need follower

By: Beth kanter

Beth kanter — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:05:50 +0000

I do the same. I take action if they misbehave

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:54:38 +0000

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By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:55:43 +0000

@Heather- I do block a few of those that end of tweeting me rather indecent links. Its pretty easy to tell from their icon; and its easy to block and report spam in TweetDeck.

By: Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:51 +0000

My strategy is the same. I have followers, I don’t know who they are, and I only vaguely know how many there are. I don’t follow people who follow me, so I don’t worry about who follows me.

By: Heather Ross

Heather Ross — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:13:53 +0000

I tend to look at blocking and reporting spam as helping to clean up the neighborhood for not only myself, but others. Yes, most of the people that I block are simply marketing people, but earlier this week I blocked somebody who sent a message to me telling me to check out their porn site. Their profile picture was of a woman engaged in a particular sexual act. I certainly don’t want that coming up on my Tweetdeck when I’m at work or have my daughter on my lap at home.

By: Robin2go

Robin2go — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:15:46 +0000

Actually, this is very similar to how I roll as well. It took me a while before I had the clarity of thought to turn off email notifications, but once I realized I didn’t have to sit there for 10-15 minutes at a clip and mass delete, it was wonderfully freeing. I like to think that the people I follow are people I *choose* to follow, because they add value to my twitterstream — one way or another. Of course, the fangrrl in me gets excited when one of The Really Cool Edupunk Kids follows me. But that’s few and far between.

Thanks for following. Alhamdulillah. :) Happy Turkey Day.