Comments on: Twitter is in Global Crisis or “This is How to Get More Followers on Twitter” http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/ Thoughs about digital communications, technology, media, science and life Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Ferguson http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 Dave Ferguson Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:05:07 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1470 I laughed at "you are who you follow." I think an awful lot of marketing is a race for lottery tickets. Yes, people <i>do</i> need to find out about products and services; yes, there are ways to tell people <i>about</i> your products and services. Maybe the real secret is: you are <b>how</b> you follow. Do you follow people only to try and sell them things, with no idea of what they want or need? You're like the sweaty person at an in-person event, relentlessly "networking" by shoving your business card and your resume at anyone who's better dressed than you are. I hope you find that I am following you appropriately. I laughed at “you are who you follow.” I think an awful lot of marketing is a race for lottery tickets. Yes, people do need to find out about products and services; yes, there are ways to tell people about your products and services.

Maybe the real secret is: you are how you follow. Do you follow people only to try and sell them things, with no idea of what they want or need? You’re like the sweaty person at an in-person event, relentlessly “networking” by shoving your business card and your resume at anyone who’s better dressed than you are.

I hope you find that I am following you appropriately.

]]> By: ieishah http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1429 ieishah Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:42:43 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1429 'you are who you're following' is genius, but now you are who follows you . . . of course you've seen the 'twitter word cloud' a sort of digi-poetic rendering of extracts from your follower's profiles. with that, mr. twitter, etc., twitter itself is the most guilty of robotic 'interaction' you're talking about. i think these 'services' enable desperate marketers and strategists. ‘you are who you’re following’ is genius, but now you are who follows you . . . of course you’ve seen the ‘twitter word cloud’ a sort of digi-poetic rendering of extracts from your follower’s profiles. with that, mr. twitter, etc., twitter itself is the most guilty of robotic ‘interaction’ you’re talking about. i think these ‘services’ enable desperate marketers and strategists.

]]> By: Danica http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 Danica Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:16:48 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1399 Jeff - you are the primer of decent Twitterer:) David- Unfortunately, Twitter had become mainstream micro-tool for as you've described marketars and 'social media strategists" in desperate need to draw attention to their products or web sites offering easy-earned money. This is normal to expect in the current economic and social background. Twitter is open market place indeed and it's up to you who'll you follow and interact with. Expect that some people will not reply to your questions, this is how it goes as well as in analogue life. Jeff – you are the primer of decent Twitterer:)

David- Unfortunately, Twitter had become mainstream micro-tool for as you’ve described marketars and ‘social media strategists” in desperate need to draw attention to their products or web sites offering easy-earned money. This is normal to expect in the current economic and social background. Twitter is open market place indeed and it’s up to you who’ll you follow and interact with. Expect that some people will not reply to your questions, this is how it goes as well as in analogue life.

]]> By: David Weedmark http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 David Weedmark Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:34:02 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1384 Great post. I've been thinking a lot about twitter this week. I am mostly there to watch, learn and listen. I post three or four times a day. With a single exception, no one has yet answered a question, or commented on a post of mine, nor replied to replies I've made to their questions or comments. I think this is a necessary stage, but it is a fad. I suspect those who are using twitter to sell products or services will quickly move on to other pursuits. As it is, I feel like I am at a city market, where everyone is shouting, hawking, and showing their ideas and products... but there are only merchants in the crowd. No one is listening, let alone buying. Great post. I’ve been thinking a lot about twitter this week. I am mostly there to watch, learn and listen. I post three or four times a day. With a single exception, no one has yet answered a question, or commented on a post of mine, nor replied to replies I’ve made to their questions or comments. I think this is a necessary stage, but it is a fad. I suspect those who are using twitter to sell products or services will quickly move on to other pursuits. As it is, I feel like I am at a city market, where everyone is shouting, hawking, and showing their ideas and products… but there are only merchants in the crowd. No one is listening, let alone buying.

]]> By: yourguy http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 yourguy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:38:13 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1278 Thanks for this post. Thanks for this post.

]]> By: Jeff O'Hara http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Jeff O'Hara Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:25:36 +0000 http://www.danicar.org/2009/02/02/twitter-is-in-global-crisis-or-this-is-how-to-get-more-followers-on-twitter/#comment-1269 Yeah, that's the nice thing about twitter, you don't have to follow back if you don't want :) I very much respect my twitter followers time and do not use it to spam. If what I'm working on happens to come up in conversation, so be it, but I do not blatantly spam. Yeah, that’s the nice thing about twitter, you don’t have to follow back if you don’t want :) I very much respect my twitter followers time and do not use it to spam. If what I’m working on happens to come up in conversation, so be it, but I do not blatantly spam.

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