Twitter Questions: Should I UnFollow that Douche?
By Tracy on November 3rd, 2009Posted In: Blog
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So hey, Twitter is great for a lot of things; Advertising, Marketing, Promotion, Ramble-Rousing and just plain Hanging Out, be it with friends and or associates; the latter being exactly what I use my account for. How you use Twitter is entirely up to you.
Today’s post is for the user who complained that he was “finding too many webcomic artists, and frankly people on Twitter, not as friendly as they initially seemed.” To you Sir, I say, “You’re right”. Your observation is unfortunately true and very disappointing. But before you hit ‘unfollow’ or quit Twitter all together, there are a few reasons why your favourite tweeter may not be responding to you:
For one thing, the more popular a tweeter is, the harder it is for them to respond to 50 tweets or more zinging in all at once. For another thing, too many of the tweets a tweeter may get are either troll attacks (YOU SUCK!), shameless plugs (CHECKOUT MY WEBSITE! / MAKE $$$ NOW / VIAGRA 50% OFF!) or incoherent fan-mail (OILUVUILUVUOMGURGR8ILUVUX) that you yourself probably wouldn’t prioritize on your list of tweets to answer either. And sometimes the cold hard fact is that maybe your favourite Tweeter is quite simply a ‘douchebag’. My regrets if that is the case.
If this is the situation you think you have found yourself in please take heart. There ARE great tweeters out there who DO respond to tweets, do follow back and are actually interested in interacting with the people who follow them. The simple fact is, if your “Following” list makes you unhappy then by all means unfollow the people who make you miserable and keep following the ones who fill you with joy.
Life is too complicated to be grieved by Twitter.
Conversely, if you find yourself being unfollowed, please don’t let that bother or dishearten you. It’s cliché but true to say that the person who unfollowed you was probably wasn’t a REAL follower, friend or fan to begin with. Thus if they feel that you are not worth following then you are allowed to perceive them as not worth worrying about.
Now is a great opportunity for you to be introspective about your Twitter experience. Are you being adequately congenial to your followers? Are you prioritizing mazimum number of followers over quality, and if so, why?
In short, Twitter is alot like the real world with its cliches and attitudes and its self-absorbed and sensitive people. Yep, just like the real world except when it gets too complicated for you, you can log off.
Keep twittering, uncomplicatedly.
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