Comments on: FOLLOW PEOPLE http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: BeverlySchmitt http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7906 BeverlySchmitt Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:43:46 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7906 Well said!<br><br>Excellent!<br><br>Thank you! Well said!

Excellent!

Thank you!

]]> By: If no one follows any one « Douglas and Main http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7905 If no one follows any one « Douglas and Main Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:16:14 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7905 [...] March 24, 2009 · No Comments Then Twitter becomes unworkable. [...] [...] March 24, 2009 · No Comments Then Twitter becomes unworkable. [...]

]]> By: cherp http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7904 cherp Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:17:21 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7904 First, the dialogue is healthy so thank you for disagreeing and taking the time to post. We think that the benefits of Twitter are magnified by using it for 2 way communication - otherwise it's just a microblog. If anyone with 10K followers or more can't find 10% of them interesting, then use Facebook. Twitter is awesome because it's open, or transparent, which Facebook is not. <br><br>We suggest if someone takes the time to tweet to you, at least follow them (unless it's completely worthless.) If they are really funny or insightful, tweet back. Otherwise, it's not really a participatory medium and then...why Twitter and not Myspace or blog. First, the dialogue is healthy so thank you for disagreeing and taking the time to post. We think that the benefits of Twitter are magnified by using it for 2 way communication - otherwise it's just a microblog. If anyone with 10K followers or more can't find 10% of them interesting, then use Facebook. Twitter is awesome because it's open, or transparent, which Facebook is not.

We suggest if someone takes the time to tweet to you, at least follow them (unless it's completely worthless.) If they are really funny or insightful, tweet back. Otherwise, it's not really a participatory medium and then…why Twitter and not Myspace or blog.

]]> By: Brett Schulte http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7903 Brett Schulte Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:17:56 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7903 I completely disagree. Just because you find someone interesting and want to follow THEM doesn't in any way imply they'd necessarily be interested in YOU.<br><br>I am sure Ashton, John, and LeVar, etc. follow the people THEY know or find interesting, and perhaps more importantly, the people THEY want to receive direct messages from.<br><br>I think you have the misconception that participating in Twitter somehow implies a two way communication. Most celebs, like most people, don't want to DON'T want to follow people they don't know and have never heard of anymore than they want to give them their cell number... they just want to share with their fans who are interested. I completely disagree. Just because you find someone interesting and want to follow THEM doesn't in any way imply they'd necessarily be interested in YOU.

I am sure Ashton, John, and LeVar, etc. follow the people THEY know or find interesting, and perhaps more importantly, the people THEY want to receive direct messages from.

I think you have the misconception that participating in Twitter somehow implies a two way communication. Most celebs, like most people, don't want to DON'T want to follow people they don't know and have never heard of anymore than they want to give them their cell number… they just want to share with their fans who are interested.

]]> By: cherp http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7902 cherp Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:29:52 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7902 Thanks Missy, and I don't want to sound like I'm railing on celebs - I couldn't respond to 300 thousand @replies. I just believe now that there is this huge rush of people to Twitter, they need to be thinking about it as a 2 way medium. Just think, using Twitter we could go from 6 degrees of separation to 3 or 4. :) Thanks Missy, and I don't want to sound like I'm railing on celebs - I couldn't respond to 300 thousand @replies. I just believe now that there is this huge rush of people to Twitter, they need to be thinking about it as a 2 way medium. Just think, using Twitter we could go from 6 degrees of separation to 3 or 4. :)

]]> By: Missylew http://cherp.us/blog/2009/03/18/follow-people/#comment-7901 Missylew Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:56:58 +0000 http://cherp.us/blog/?p=387#comment-7901 Great post. You got me curious about the other celebs I follow and how many people they follow. The big winner is MC Hammer, with 242,116 followers and following 25,561. Go Hammer, Go Hammer...Will Wheaton is 253,546 to 97, Soliel Moom Frye is 29,754 to 23, ABCDude (cant remember his real name) is 3,070 to 62, but I give him a break cause he is kinda new and I like his video clips. Brent Spiner is the biggest slacker with 71,914 followers and he follows back, ready for this.. 4 people. Yep 4!! Oh Data, I am dissapointed. Levar Burton has 149,471 and follows 78. The best ratio I can find is my favorite funny lady, Paula Poundstone has a following of 6,382 and follows 5,954. So it seems that with few exceptions the poor celebs of the world are missing out on all the fun us normal people get to have. I also enjoy their postings and try to keep up with them. If any of my celeb crushes ever show up on Twitter at all, much less write back to me, I too will be a puddle of mush, so enjoy your man crush and drop sexy John a note. :) Great post. You got me curious about the other celebs I follow and how many people they follow. The big winner is MC Hammer, with 242,116 followers and following 25,561. Go Hammer, Go Hammer…Will Wheaton is 253,546 to 97, Soliel Moom Frye is 29,754 to 23, ABCDude (cant remember his real name) is 3,070 to 62, but I give him a break cause he is kinda new and I like his video clips. Brent Spiner is the biggest slacker with 71,914 followers and he follows back, ready for this.. 4 people. Yep 4!! Oh Data, I am dissapointed. Levar Burton has 149,471 and follows 78. The best ratio I can find is my favorite funny lady, Paula Poundstone has a following of 6,382 and follows 5,954. So it seems that with few exceptions the poor celebs of the world are missing out on all the fun us normal people get to have. I also enjoy their postings and try to keep up with them. If any of my celeb crushes ever show up on Twitter at all, much less write back to me, I too will be a puddle of mush, so enjoy your man crush and drop sexy John a note. :)

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