Comments on: Which Is More Important on Twitter: Who You Follow or Being Followed?

By: Jesse Liebman

Jesse Liebman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:57:15 +0000

I currently apply what I call the “Captain Planet” strategy to Twitter:

http://www.jesseliebman.com/2008/12/15/captain-planet-meets-twitter-strategy

It’s been extremely beneficial for me. I will definitely check out Twellow though to find additional people to follow.

By: ZK@Internet Marketing Blog

ZK@Internet Marketing Blog — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:21:26 +0000

Neither Twitter is all about how well you can project yourself..

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:46:37 +0000

Interesting. I hadn’t looked at it that way. Thanks for the insight; it makes me reconsider my position on Twitter.

By: 10 Tips For Getting New Twitter Followers | David Risley dot com

10 Tips For Getting New Twitter Followers | David Risley dot com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:58:36 +0000

[...] Monday, I gave you my opinion on why who you follow is more important than who follows you on Twitter. That said, we all want people to follow us on [...]

By: Judy Rey Wasserman

Judy Rey Wasserman — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:13:49 +0000

I have been active on Twitter for a tad over two weeks.
My take seems unique, but then I am an artist founding a new theory of Post Conceptual Art. Seeing things the way everyone else does is not normal for me.
I love to follow. I will follow just about anyone to discover if they are interesting. People can surprise me with their insight, humor and good will. surprise you. I follow everyone who follows me. I follow many of the influencers. I try to find people from around the world to follow to get a real picture of current affairs.
Obviously I also seek out other artists and people in fields that I find especially interesting. I am still learning how to do this.
While I understand the status component of having more followers and look forward to having many followers as I do intend to change the world by changing the way we see the world, I think following is more important. Having more news and information enables me to make better decisions. I have followed links and discovered many web tools, information, and more.
While there are many marketers on Twitter and people using it for business, for me the purpose is to communicate and build relationships. Business comes from relationships and it is most fun and rewarding to work and play with one’s friends.
I follow you on Twitter, which is how I got here. Followed a link.

Judy Rey Wasserman
on Twitter: judyrey

By: Jim Oberschmidt

Jim Oberschmidt — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:48:05 +0000

Yes, David,

I agree, following choices are, a thought stream, I spend more time on choosing who to follow and my own content, to insure added value, and fun.

Thanks for the inspire and peace. jim

By: Misca Mihaela

Misca Mihaela — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:36:17 +0000

I think that both are important,but I agree with you Dave.I don’t broadcast as much as you do,but when I do I like to find things and people that have something to say like you,like the other friends I have.

By: stezton

stezton — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:17:20 +0000

Interesting post, David. At first I was like “Holy cow! You follow 885??!”, but after reading the whole post I see your point.

And my opinion as far as followers is that I honestly don’t care. I don’t think I’ve ever even looked at any of them. I just enjoy keeping a little “blog” per se of the junk going on in my life.

Thanks for the link to Twellow. I’ve been looking for a site like that because I’d like to follow some game industry people. Right now all I follow is Major Nelson, but now I can find some others. Yay!

By: Louis Gray

Louis Gray — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:19:22 +0000

The answer of course is neither. The most important things on Twitter are: 1) What you say. 2) How you behave yourself. 3) How well you listen.

For me, I would say who is following me is more important, because I tend to broadcast and then respond. My Twitter consumption is almost as much through the search interface as the standard interface on keywords and the like.