If you see yourself in any of these 10 signs, you may need help. Is there at Twitter 12-step program? I may need it. I've been finding and following a lot of crafters, and then following some folk they follow...it's addictive. I'm trying to keep my balance of # of follows to # of followers within about 40 or 50, knowing that a number of people I follow won't follow back, so I probably won't ever have equal numbers.
Why? Because for some reason it bothers me to see folks following thousands and only having a few they follow back. Well, it bothers me when it's not Scalzi or Wheaton or Gaiman...
I have been surprised by a couple of follows - dipnote (Department of State), NPR tweeters, Stephen Fry (squee!!! *ahem* sorry)
Interrupting this post for breaking news: Just heard on BBC news on my radio: A British soldier has crashed 2 tanks in Germany this evening. Crashed one, went back for another and crashed it, too. For some reason, I find myself applauding his moxie... yes, he was drunk, and it was *bad bad* someone could have been hurt, yes... but really, two tanks? It is funny.
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Tanks for that story Dawn. ;)
Miss you around the Cooler!
I am among one of the very few Internet users on earth who do not have any account in Twitter or Facebook. I am a fulltime blogger and I really do not have any time because of slow Internet connection.
I don't know how anyone could have 1000s of followers and actually try to follow conversations. I suppose maybe they use an alternate viewer than the web, maybe TweetDeck or something?
Oh, Frank, you're soooo punny!! ;-)
Razib, I get what you're saying - everyone has to choose how they use their resources (time, bandwidth) and Twitter is not for everyone.
Hey Aston! Yeah, but it's not followers, it's follow-ing - if you have 100k followers (like Wil Wheaton) but only follow 92 it's do-able. The guys who are following 15, 16, 20k - they're either playing a game of "how many can I get" or they're spammers.
I'm challenged following the ones I follow because there are a handful who tweet really persistantly, 4, 5, 6 in a row, all the time (Huffpost) - I'm probably going to stop following them, the noise ratio they bring to my feed is too high.
Sorry, I meant followees. ;-)
Some days, I tweet a lot. But mostly, I don't have enough energy or time to do more than a few.
My problem with Twitter is thinking I'm writing to air -- but I have fun doing it for ME to see where I've been that day.
MY "squee" moment was when Augusten Burroughs chose to follow me before I even knew he was on Twitter -- but he's since dropped his followers and followees because of masses of requests, and he's not using Twitter anymore. Poo.
Hi Lori! I know exactly what you mean about Tweeting to air. I do read all the tweets I can from the folk I'm following, but if I've been away for a couple of hours I usually only read back a page or two.
Sometimes I think of a reply to a tweet, but it's hours old and I know the conversation has moved on. On a blog comments can be on posts days or even years old and it's ok, but I don't think that's true of Twitter.
I have this buddette wayyyy up North who suddenly stopped posting on her own blog, and who wasn't responding to emails. I feared the worst, until I was told that she's ow twitting. I am relieved. I am also bummed.
Hi Serge! Yes, I can see how that would be disappointing - Twitter is rather limited and, unlike a blog, it's not as easy to feel like you're staying connected. Still, it's good to know your buddette is ok and not totally gone from cyberspace.
HAY!!
You're due. :P
If by that you mean I should put up a post ... check back after 6PM Pacific Daylight Time
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