Comments on: Quit Following Me! http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/ Collaborate, Create, Communicate. It's an alliteration thing. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: The ER is for Special Occasions | Motherhood, Marketing, and Medical Mayhem http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-779 The ER is for Special Occasions | Motherhood, Marketing, and Medical Mayhem Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:37:41 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-779 [...] been distracted this week. Normally, I’d blame it on excitement about my birthday, but those that have known me a long time realize that special occasions frequently require a trip to the Emergency Room (ER) so it may not [...] [...] been distracted this week. Normally, I’d blame it on excitement about my birthday, but those that have known me a long time realize that special occasions frequently require a trip to the Emergency Room (ER) so it may not [...]

]]> By: Sharon Mostyn http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Sharon Mostyn Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:59:03 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-70 Coree, congrats on your 22K+ Twitter followers - I'm in awe because I know that you actually communicate with them! Thanks for taking the time from keeping up with everyone to comment on my post. I've also tried <a href="http://twitter.grader.com/" rel="nofollow">TwitterGrader</a> and <a href="http://klout.com/" rel="nofollow">Klout</a>, but <a href="http://www.postrank.com/" rel="nofollow">PostRank</a> was a new tool for me. Thanks for sharing! Coree, congrats on your 22K+ Twitter followers – I’m in awe because I know that you actually communicate with them! Thanks for taking the time from keeping up with everyone to comment on my post. I’ve also tried TwitterGrader and Klout, but PostRank was a new tool for me. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Sharon Mostyn http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Sharon Mostyn Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:53:12 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-69 Marc, thanks for your comment. Please keep me updated if you determine the "perfect" correlation between followers, following and number of Tweets. I'm sure there's an algorithm used by Twitalizer, Klout and others to determine the most influential mix, but I think you're right in your formula of hundred of followers + just a handful of Tweets = Twitter spammer. Marc, thanks for your comment. Please keep me updated if you determine the “perfect” correlation between followers, following and number of Tweets. I’m sure there’s an algorithm used by Twitalizer, Klout and others to determine the most influential mix, but I think you’re right in your formula of hundred of followers + just a handful of Tweets = Twitter spammer.

]]> By: Sharon Mostyn http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Sharon Mostyn Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:44:20 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-68 Blogging Handbook - Retweets (and comments) matter. You bring up a great point - retweets let you know that your subject matter and/or opinions resonate with your connections. Thank you for yours! Blogging Handbook – Retweets (and comments) matter. You bring up a great point – retweets let you know that your subject matter and/or opinions resonate with your connections. Thank you for yours!

]]> By: Coree Silvera http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Coree Silvera Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:28:50 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-64 I would rather have a community of engaged followers than a super huge following that never finds my tweets or conversation interesting enough to talk about. I do have a fairly large following on Twitter which grew very fast. It's not always easy to keep up with everyone, but I like to use TweetDeck to sort into groups and lists that are easier to monitor and communicate with in "chunks" of time. Some of my favorite tools are TwitterGrader and Klout, but recently I have been checking PostRank which measures how involved your community is. It's really got me working harder on finding ways to increase comments. Thanks for this excellent post. I totally agree it's not about the numbers, but influence, signal, generosity, velocity, and clout all combined. I would rather have a community of engaged followers than a super huge following that never finds my tweets or conversation interesting enough to talk about. I do have a fairly large following on Twitter which grew very fast. It’s not always easy to keep up with everyone, but I like to use TweetDeck to sort into groups and lists that are easier to monitor and communicate with in “chunks” of time.

Some of my favorite tools are TwitterGrader and Klout, but recently I have been checking PostRank which measures how involved your community is. It’s really got me working harder on finding ways to increase comments.

Thanks for this excellent post. I totally agree it’s not about the numbers, but influence, signal, generosity, velocity, and clout all combined.

]]> By: phototakeouter http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-57 phototakeouter Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:33:42 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-57 There is probably a useful correlation to be made by someone more mathematically inclined than I am between a person's followers, following and the number of tweets they've made. I rarely even look at a new followers people if I see hundreds (or thousands) of followers and fewer than 10 tweets. To me that's an almost certain sign of a spammer. There is probably a useful correlation to be made by someone more mathematically inclined than I am between a person’s followers, following and the number of tweets they’ve made. I rarely even look at a new followers people if I see hundreds (or thousands) of followers and fewer than 10 tweets. To me that’s an almost certain sign of a spammer.

]]> By: Blogging Handbook http://sharonmostyn.com/2009/11/24/quit-following-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Blogging Handbook Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:50:17 +0000 http://sharonmostyn.com/?p=171#comment-55 I agree with you 100%, the amount of followers is not a way to measure the success of twitter. For me the greatest measure is the amount of retweets I get. Some may argue, that it is not a good measure, because the content also matters. Truthly the thing is that if you do not have any connetions, then you will not get any retweets. Friends and connections matter. :) I agree with you 100%, the amount of followers is not a way to measure the success of twitter. For me the greatest measure is the amount of retweets I get. Some may argue, that it is not a good measure, because the content also matters. Truthly the thing is that if you do not have any connetions, then you will not get any retweets. Friends and connections matter. :)

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