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January 21, 2009
Are Social Media Experts Ruining Twitter?
Over at Fanboy.com, Michael Pinto laments the volume of social media tweets and tweeple he's coming across on the popular social network, Twitter. He is frustrated about the constant stream of social media dribble that self-proclaimed social media gurus and experts put forth in their tweets. He says they autofollow and soon have upwards of 5,000 followers and followees alike.
I feel his pain.
However, there's a simple solution. Don't follow these people.
Pinto calls the social media gurus a "cancer" to Twitter. If that's the case, then Pinto should conduct a debulking surgery to remove as much of the tumor in his Twitter stream as possible. Then he should take preventative measures to avoid a recurrence in the future by not following these tweeple in the first place.
In fact, Twitter is nothing like having cancer (believe me!) and more like being in high school (believe me!). Pinto is sitting at the popular kids table and the conversation is shallow. The most popular people on Twittter are determined by vain methods found on grading websites that use things like number of followers as a crucial factor of someone's Twitter power.
I recommend sitting with the nerds instead. After all, the mind is a terrible thing to waste. And using "auto-follow" to participate on Twitter requires few brain cells indeed.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson on January 21, 2009 9:38 AM
Comments
Twitter's like TV or the radio. If you don't like what someone's saying, turn it off (stop following). Tweeples can tell who's just trying to promote themselves and who really has interesting things to say.
Nikki Flores January 21, 2009 1:47 PM
@Nikki - I agree - if you don't like what someone doing on twitter... for whatever reason... stop following them. Can't think of a simpler solution.
Matt McGowan January 21, 2009 3:36 PM
I'm sure that Fanboys posting was just for effect,either that or the author is a little deranged.
I aggree with all the points above, if you don't like it simply change it, hardly rocket science is it..obviously not very bright.
From an "SEO Zombie" (I kinda like that, think fanboyt will mind me borrowing this term??)
Pete Gronland January 22, 2009 5:04 AM
Most everything in life has an off button. Use it and your world improves. Maybe someone has to take him by the hand and show him how to use it. Guess he needs help to rid himself of something he doesn't understand.
Brenda Heisler January 22, 2009 7:32 AM
Surely, not everyone who has more than 5,000 followers on Twitter has become a self-proclaimed Social Media expert... or, is giving one's opinion on a subject (done daily by almost everyone using the internet) what makes them self-proclaimed?
Well, in my opinion, lol, I like to follow a diverse range of characters on Twitter because I believe that you never know who is going to say what... as they say, out of the mouth of babes...
@Gloson, Twitter's youngest user, is a prime example of someone to follow who might be overlooked by many because of his age, but his Tweets better than most!
Oh, and I have over 7,200 followers... so, of course, you must hold whatever I say, up with the utmost respect. *rolls eyes* yeah, right!
If you like what people have to say = FOLLOW!
If you don't = Duh?
Thanks to @MarkClayson for Tweeting this to bring me on over. I enjoyed the post!
Bradley
@OutsideMyBrain
OutsideMyBrain January 22, 2009 7:40 AM
Just "unfollowed" @Scobleizer after reading this. Thanks!
I never found any of his posts interesting and they seriously clutter up my Twitter inbox.
Lemmee get back to those I want to know about.
Seth :)
Seth Dickens January 22, 2009 7:50 AM
Simple solution - don't follow the social twits! I only follow those whom I see are interested in the same things I am, how hard is that?
I disagree with the concept that it's turning into High School though -- more like Grade School! "Billy said bad things to me!" Sheesh !!
PhilMB January 22, 2009 10:13 AM
@Seth - LOL I couldn't agree more :)
I think @Nikki hit this topic right on the head, its like TV turn it off if you don't like it:)
Justin - @JustinSMV
JustinSMV January 23, 2009 8:13 AM
