Let’s just get this out straight up: I’m no Twitter power user, but I’ve been using it effectively so far to either stay in touch with pals, or pick up info about the tech world. Now, you may have read some of these tricks before, but it’s just observations of mine on the wonderful world of Twitter.
1. Just because someone follows you, doesn’t mean you have to follow them back. You can always check out their twitters to see if what they post are suitable for you before you decide to click on the follow button.
2. Don’t get sucked into the power user hype. The “Number 1″ twitter user in Singapore is a 15 year old kid with 80,000 followers, but follows 77,000 other people. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but anything more than 50 follows with folks constantly updating will basically leave you with no time to read anything. He’s not a power user, he’s just a bot wannabe. Keep your followed list to a 100ish or so, and it should be fine.
3. Don’t spam your tweets – seriously, it annoys the shit out of other people if all you’re tweeting is going to the toilet. That’s retarded and I will almost certainly unfollow you if you keep it up.
4. Lastly, Twitter isn’t a race to get the most number of followers. It’s about engaging other people differently. Leave the race to the top to celebs who have nothing better to do than collect “ego points” . Just use it as a tool for communication and you’ll be fine.
And that’s my blog update for now. June’s a bitchy month for me, so my attention here will be limited.
Goodness! I thought I was the only one who thought that the thou-shall-follow-he-who-follows-you unspoken rule is nonsensical. Funny how everything is a popularity contest to people lately huh.
Your favorite Rogue. Well twitter isnt for me, facebook is bad enough, Long time no see bud I heard Rum spoke to u ><.