Comments on: 14 Reasons I Won’t Follow You On Twitter

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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:52:32 +0000

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By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:31:45 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Kimba.

Excellent point! I’m leery of these people too. Seems that some of the very popular people on Twitter, those with loads of followers, are even more selective than we are in following back!

Best,
Meg

By: Kimba Green

Kimba Green — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:00:24 +0000

If they are following zero people back. That shows me they are only interested in what they have to say and have no intention of engaging.

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By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:07:44 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Mary.

Since I wrote the post, I’ve softened a bit. I do follow people with politics opposed to mine, if they’re not pushing their views on everyone, as you note.

And I regret listing “If your niche and tweets are completely unrelated to mine.” Everyone has something of value to offer. I wouldn’t include this one in my criteria any more.

Happy tweeting!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:37:44 +0000

I don’t mind if someone has different politics than I have, so long as they aren’t trying to force their beliefs on me. Same for religion. A good discussion is great. But having someone else’s ideals crammed down my throat against my will, not so much.

Same for unrelated niches. I may learn something valuable by stepping outside of my normal little circle. And I have. Even met some great people as a result. Why would I want to deprive myself of this chance? Again, they have to be interesting and conversant.

Otherwise, I totally agree with and understand your reasons. :-)

By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:41:53 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Christina.

I completely agree with you. I hate those canned DM messages that include links to sites trying to sell me something.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:54:31 +0000

I don’t like DM messages that are a generic ad for something. I don’t mind if you send me a link or something but if it’s a DM message try to be more personal.

By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:54:15 +0000

Thanks for commenting, H.F.

You’re right to caution people to be very careful about the info they provide on Twitter, and elsewhere online. Spammers and no-goodniks are everywhere.

-Meg