Who Do You Add To Twitter
April 4, 2008I’ve noticed a massive influx of people on Twitter again this last week. Grum has a feeling that it’s because of the after-SXSW-glow: a bunch of press about the event has highlighted Twitter again. So we have another wave of people “following.” But it’s got me thinking, how to I decide who to “follow” in return.
Here’s my current screening process:
- Are they spamming? If yes, don’t add.
- Who are they? Do they have a profile/blog? If no, don’t add.
- Are they in my industry? If yes, then add.
- Are they in Australia? If yes, then add.
It’s also not definitive, as I’ll almost always add people outside of Australia if they pass the other criteria. But it gives me a loose guide to follow.
How do you decide who to follow?
April 4, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I’m very picky..
Have they updated, If no, don’t add.
Are they spamming? If yes, don’t add.
Do they have a profile/blog? If no, don’t add.
Is the ratio of follows double the followers? If yes, don’t add.
Have I met them F2F or they are recommended? If yes - add.
Are they web industry people? If yes - add.
Its not a hard and fast set of rules..
April 5, 2008 at 1:34 am
I also look at their ratio of follows to followers and then at who else they are following. If they are following similar people to me then I have no troubles adding them. If they are following a whole different set, then I have a look at their timeline with others and assess it from there.
April 7, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Much the same as you, Gary and Fiona
If meet F2F or know them online, add
else
Don’t add if:
They are spamming.
They have not updated.
They do not have a profile/blog?
They following lots of people, 1,000+.
Most of their tweets are not in English.
If they get this far, then it gets subjective:
Location, WA more likely than the rest of Oz, which is more likely than rest of world.
Do they work in web, libraries or education?
Do they follow some of the people I do?
Am I in a good mood?
But most important
Are their tweets interesting?