Comments on: Two Twitter rants for the price of one http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: isemann http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-2496 isemann Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:45:51 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-2496 #followfriday is borked - tweet after tweet after tweet stuffed full of names. The way to fix it, in my opinion, is to use a hashtag to recommend people that actually works. My pick is #worthfollowing. You can see why #followfriday & #ff & #ff2 are broken, alternatives and why I think #worthfollowing is best on my blog http://isemann.posterous.com (just scroll down a bit mkay!) R! @isemann #followfriday is borked - tweet after tweet after tweet stuffed full of names.

The way to fix it, in my opinion, is to use a hashtag to recommend people that actually works.

My pick is #worthfollowing.

You can see why #followfriday & #ff & #ff2 are broken, alternatives and why I think #worthfollowing is best on my blog http://isemann.posterous.com (just scroll down a bit mkay!)

R! @isemann

]]> By: Gordon http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1600 Gordon Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:17:34 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1600 @Janice I suggest you take a look at Group Tweet http://grouptweet.com/ (@grouptweet) for your working group. I have not used this service personally, but I definitely recall seeing positive commentary from long-standing Twitter members on several occasions. Hope this helps. @Janice I suggest you take a look at Group Tweet http://grouptweet.com/ (@grouptweet) for your working group. I have not used this service personally, but I definitely recall seeing positive commentary from long-standing Twitter members on several occasions.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Janice http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1598 Janice Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1598 This is a very usefule site. I have been using #hashtags for a working group, and we have just started getting non-related, non-member spam tweets. Is there a way to monitor #hashtag conversations to pull that comment out of our rss feeds? Do you think there is a better web2.0 system out there to have an rss feed of the tweets of a particular small, private-usage group? This is a very usefule site. I have been using #hashtags for a working group, and we have just started getting non-related, non-member spam tweets. Is there a way to monitor #hashtag conversations to pull that comment out of our rss feeds? Do you think there is a better web2.0 system out there to have an rss feed of the tweets of a particular small, private-usage group?

]]> By: Scotty Snacks http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1589 Scotty Snacks Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1589 <strong>A Few Food Friendly Folk For The #FollowFriday Fun.....</strong> With the popularity that the #followfriday hashtag has achieved and, more importantly, continued to maintain, I though it might be appropriate to include a blog post of my own, highlighting said food friendly folks and, hence, recommending the followin... A Few Food Friendly Folk For The #FollowFriday Fun…..

With the popularity that the #followfriday hashtag has achieved and, more importantly, continued to maintain, I though it might be appropriate to include a blog post of my own, highlighting said food friendly folks and, hence, recommending the followin…

]]> By: Matt http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1586 Matt Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:22:29 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1586 None of the people I follow have actually ever used #followfriday - I find if someone is worth following, people will recommend them anyway, and usually give you some context or a reason as to why they're worth listening to. I've thought about being able to opt out of particular hashtags also - I think that would be a great feature. Particularly in the example that you mentioned, #sxsw, I was receiving dozens of posts every hour during the conference, and I had no idea what was going on for most of it. Finally, Joel, your point about tabbed channels - you can actually implement this in some of the twitter tools such as Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop. They allow you to put your friends into different categories and view them in separate columns. I haven't actually implemented this for myself yet, but I was thinking something along the lines of 'Friends', 'Associates' and 'Noise'. /Matt None of the people I follow have actually ever used #followfriday - I find if someone is worth following, people will recommend them anyway, and usually give you some context or a reason as to why they’re worth listening to.

I’ve thought about being able to opt out of particular hashtags also - I think that would be a great feature. Particularly in the example that you mentioned, #sxsw, I was receiving dozens of posts every hour during the conference, and I had no idea what was going on for most of it.

Finally, Joel, your point about tabbed channels - you can actually implement this in some of the twitter tools such as Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop. They allow you to put your friends into different categories and view them in separate columns. I haven’t actually implemented this for myself yet, but I was thinking something along the lines of ‘Friends’, ‘Associates’ and ‘Noise’.

/Matt

]]> By: Andrew Lightheart @alightheart http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1584 Andrew Lightheart @alightheart Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:12:20 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1584 Yeah - I'm with you on FollowFriday. The only time I think it works is when someone does a tweet just for one person, and explains why. I'm never going to check out a naked list of people. Though, it is quite gratifying to be included. Hashtags are a total hangover from IRC. And I'm sure I've lost followers tweeting from a conference. Some kind of room/group/channel thing would work, I think. Yeah - I’m with you on FollowFriday.

The only time I think it works is when someone does a tweet just for one person, and explains why.

I’m never going to check out a naked list of people.

Though, it is quite gratifying to be included.

Hashtags are a total hangover from IRC. And I’m sure I’ve lost followers tweeting from a conference. Some kind of room/group/channel thing would work, I think.

]]> By: Jared O'Toole http://www.socializedpr.com/two-twitter-rants-for-the-price-of-one/#comment-1583 Jared O'Toole Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:16:45 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=508#comment-1583 i like followfriday but i agree with your 2 points on bad things about it. 1 more point to add to it. When you link up a group of people describe them! tell me they are business owners, marketers, jokesters...whatever but group people with similar traits so i can easily decide to check out the whole group. i like followfriday but i agree with your 2 points on bad things about it.

1 more point to add to it. When you link up a group of people describe them! tell me they are business owners, marketers, jokesters…whatever but group people with similar traits so i can easily decide to check out the whole group.

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