Comments on: Taking Back Twitter: An Experiment http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/ The out-of-context contextuality of a foolish sage Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: trappermark http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125881 trappermark Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:15:27 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125881 Apparently Topify is still in beta and sending out invites "as available," so I'll have to wait until mine show up.<br><br>And Facebook lately seems like they might need to use some of their recent income boost to purchase the Fail Whale logo from Twitter ;-) Apparently Topify is still in beta and sending out invites “as available,” so I'll have to wait until mine show up.

And Facebook lately seems like they might need to use some of their recent income boost to purchase the Fail Whale logo from Twitter ;-)

]]> By: facebook-607663752 http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125880 facebook-607663752 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:58:20 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125880 It takes a humble man like yourself, a true Twitter expert, to admit they have more to learn:)<br><br>Report back on how Topify is working for you or if you find something better.<br><br>P.S. FB Connect is not notifying me of follow-up comments either. I checked back after seeing your tweet. It takes a humble man like yourself, a true Twitter expert, to admit they have more to learn:)

Report back on how Topify is working for you or if you find something better.

P.S. FB Connect is not notifying me of follow-up comments either. I checked back after seeing your tweet.

]]> By: Mark Traphagen http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125879 Mark Traphagen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:30:35 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125879 After a week of trial and feedback from a number of followers, I've decided to discontinue the TruTwit service. It is a nice idea, but at the end of the day I agree that it is too big a barrier, therefore keeping away too many legitimate would-be followers. <br><br>I do so with a sigh, as between personal and professional accounts, I now manage six Twitter accounts, several of which get dozens of follows a day. I'll give Topify a try to see if that helps as I go back to hand-managing my Twitter followers. After a week of trial and feedback from a number of followers, I've decided to discontinue the TruTwit service. It is a nice idea, but at the end of the day I agree that it is too big a barrier, therefore keeping away too many legitimate would-be followers.

I do so with a sigh, as between personal and professional accounts, I now manage six Twitter accounts, several of which get dozens of follows a day. I'll give Topify a try to see if that helps as I go back to hand-managing my Twitter followers.

]]> By: facebook-607663752 http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125878 facebook-607663752 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:09:39 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125878 Interesting experiment. The only problem I would have is the TruTwit service. I automatically delete and often block anyone sending me a DM that I do not know well on Twitter. A new follower would most likely fall in this category. Personally, I would definitely, ignore or block any DM from a Tweet requiring me to click a link, confirm my identity - frankly do anything.<br>What has worked well for me is Topify. It emails me when someone new follows me with basic stats (linking, conversation, tweets per day, followers/follower ratio, date started Twitter, profile pic, etc.) and their last 10 tweets. I can tell at a quick glance if they are real, if they are interesting, if it's worth my time and if it's worth the stream space. I can then follow, block or report to spam all with one click.<br>Now I don't have over 1,000 followers like you:) But I do think the 600+ I follow (900 or so follow back) are real and to me interesting. If they are not real I've chosen to follow the feed for a particular reason. I can thank Topify for making this easy. Interesting experiment. The only problem I would have is the TruTwit service. I automatically delete and often block anyone sending me a DM that I do not know well on Twitter. A new follower would most likely fall in this category. Personally, I would definitely, ignore or block any DM from a Tweet requiring me to click a link, confirm my identity – frankly do anything.
What has worked well for me is Topify. It emails me when someone new follows me with basic stats (linking, conversation, tweets per day, followers/follower ratio, date started Twitter, profile pic, etc.) and their last 10 tweets. I can tell at a quick glance if they are real, if they are interesting, if it's worth my time and if it's worth the stream space. I can then follow, block or report to spam all with one click.
Now I don't have over 1,000 followers like you:) But I do think the 600+ I follow (900 or so follow back) are real and to me interesting. If they are not real I've chosen to follow the feed for a particular reason. I can thank Topify for making this easy.

]]> By: trappermark http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125796 trappermark Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:15:27 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125796 Apparently Topify is still in beta and sending out invites "as available," so I'll have to wait until mine show up.<br><br>And Facebook lately seems like they might need to use some of their recent income boost to purchase the Fail Whale logo from Twitter ;-) Apparently Topify is still in beta and sending out invites “as available,” so I'll have to wait until mine show up.

And Facebook lately seems like they might need to use some of their recent income boost to purchase the Fail Whale logo from Twitter ;-)

]]> By: facebook-607663752 http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125795 facebook-607663752 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:58:20 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125795 It takes a humble man like yourself, a true Twitter expert, to admit they have more to learn:)<br><br>Report back on how Topify is working for you or if you find something better.<br><br>P.S. FB Connect is not notifying me of follow-up comments either. I checked back after seeing your tweet. It takes a humble man like yourself, a true Twitter expert, to admit they have more to learn:)

Report back on how Topify is working for you or if you find something better.

P.S. FB Connect is not notifying me of follow-up comments either. I checked back after seeing your tweet.

]]> By: Mark Traphagen http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125794 Mark Traphagen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:30:35 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125794 After a week of trial and feedback from a number of followers, I've decided to discontinue the TruTwit service. It is a nice idea, but at the end of the day I agree that it is too big a barrier, therefore keeping away too many legitimate would-be followers. <br><br>I do so with a sigh, as between personal and professional accounts, I now manage six Twitter accounts, several of which get dozens of follows a day. I'll give Topify a try to see if that helps as I go back to hand-managing my Twitter followers. After a week of trial and feedback from a number of followers, I've decided to discontinue the TruTwit service. It is a nice idea, but at the end of the day I agree that it is too big a barrier, therefore keeping away too many legitimate would-be followers.

I do so with a sigh, as between personal and professional accounts, I now manage six Twitter accounts, several of which get dozens of follows a day. I'll give Topify a try to see if that helps as I go back to hand-managing my Twitter followers.

]]> By: facebook-607663752 http://foolishsage.com/2009/10/06/taking-back-twitter-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-125793 facebook-607663752 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:09:39 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1735#comment-125793 Interesting experiment. The only problem I would have is the TruTwit service. I automatically delete and often block anyone sending me a DM that I do not know well on Twitter. A new follower would most likely fall in this category. Personally, I would definitely, ignore or block any DM from a Tweet requiring me to click a link, confirm my identity - frankly do anything.<br>What has worked well for me is Topify. It emails me when someone new follows me with basic stats (linking, conversation, tweets per day, followers/follower ratio, date started Twitter, profile pic, etc.) and their last 10 tweets. I can tell at a quick glance if they are real, if they are interesting, if it's worth my time and if it's worth the stream space. I can then follow, block or report to spam all with one click.<br>Now I don't have over 1,000 followers like you:) But I do think the 600+ I follow (900 or so follow back) are real and to me interesting. If they are not real I've chosen to follow the feed for a particular reason. I can thank Topify for making this easy. Interesting experiment. The only problem I would have is the TruTwit service. I automatically delete and often block anyone sending me a DM that I do not know well on Twitter. A new follower would most likely fall in this category. Personally, I would definitely, ignore or block any DM from a Tweet requiring me to click a link, confirm my identity – frankly do anything.
What has worked well for me is Topify. It emails me when someone new follows me with basic stats (linking, conversation, tweets per day, followers/follower ratio, date started Twitter, profile pic, etc.) and their last 10 tweets. I can tell at a quick glance if they are real, if they are interesting, if it's worth my time and if it's worth the stream space. I can then follow, block or report to spam all with one click.
Now I don't have over 1,000 followers like you:) But I do think the 600+ I follow (900 or so follow back) are real and to me interesting. If they are not real I've chosen to follow the feed for a particular reason. I can thank Topify for making this easy.

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