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Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero: Twitter following practices

  • Adam · 8 months ago
    Why don't you use Twitapps.com, which emails you when someone uses @chrispenn ..I'll check out FriendorFollow as well.
  • Steve Loopipe · 8 months ago
    One thing to consider: A lack of profile pic isn't necessarily a good candidate for instanuke. I've got several people who I follow who don't have profile pics, because they're sight-impaired. So unless they have someone add a pic for them, they won't have a pic, and legitimately so. Yeah, it may be a small percentage of people without pics, but something to keep in mind in any case.
  • Stuart Foster · 8 months ago
    I'm still sorting through the unfollowing that occasionally happens when Twitter decides to die from time to time. I do use Friend or Follow quite a bit...but it's annoyingly time consuming. Especially when you see people that you know were following you...no longer doing so.
  • Aaron Hughling · 8 months ago
    Thanks Chris, appreciate the helpful tips. With all the options out there I tend to get overwhelmed and wait for someone like yourself to recommend something. I'll try this method out, also trying out the Skitch/Evernote apps you suggested on a podcast recently.

    Appreciate it all!
  • Catherine · 8 months ago
    Very helpful especially 4 a neebie on twitter
  • swbuehler · 8 months ago
    I like to use Tweepler.com to sort through users who have recently started following my updates; offers me a quick view of their last few tweets and lets me decide which to follow and which to ignore.
  • Mark Gibson · 8 months ago
    Great advice Christopher. The auto replies are disengenuous and dont feel right. I see a lot of stuff come past and just pick the stuff thats relevant, but dont have a lot of time. At the end of the day I look at my favorites...this means Im probably following many people who are of no relevance and have no common interest.

    There is a whole lot of automated/multilevel follower-building going-on. Im interested in in your take on tools like Hummingbird as I came across is yesterday in one of those get to 10,000 followers overnight posts.

    Appreciate the insight.
    all the best,

    Mark
  • blancastella · 7 months ago
    Thanks. This was helpful. Going to try now.