Comments on: Why Less (Friends on Twitter) is More http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/04/why-less-followers-is-more/ The World of Twitter and Microblogging Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:12:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/04/why-less-followers-is-more/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 Kevin Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:00:30 +0000 http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/02/why-less-followers-is-more/#comment-5655 Mark, I'm glad that you liked my comment and took it in good humor. Your entry was a good reminder to me that sometimes the painfully obvious to we that keep up on these things is not always obvious to everybody else. Mark, I'm glad that you liked my comment and took it in good humor. Your entry was a good reminder to me that sometimes the painfully obvious to we that keep up on these things is not always obvious to everybody else.

]]> By: markevans http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/04/why-less-followers-is-more/comment-page-1/#comment-5654 markevans Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:25:06 +0000 http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/02/why-less-followers-is-more/#comment-5654 Kevin,<br /><br /><br />Thanks for the feedback. I've never been called Captain Obvious so thanks for that too. :)<br /><br /><br />Mark Kevin,

Thanks for the feedback. I've never been called Captain Obvious so thanks for that too. :)

Mark

]]> By: Kevin http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/04/why-less-followers-is-more/comment-page-1/#comment-5649 Kevin Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:33:10 +0000 http://www.twitterrati.com/2009/08/02/why-less-followers-is-more/#comment-5649 At first glance, my reaction to this entry was, "Gee, I didn't know that Captain Obvious had moved to Canada." :-) Then, I started to think about it and remembered the many people I know that have gotten into Twitter and become overwhelmed or gave it up after getting "TMI disease" before finding its delights and usefulness. At least for people that tweet on non-commercial subjects (as I do), here's my three basic beginning rules of thumb for getting the most out of Twitter for those that don't spend a lot of time thinking about these communications-related matters. 1. Don't feel obligated to follow everybody that follows you. 2. Take the time to block obvious spammers. 3. Always remember that the size of one's genitals does not increase with the amount of one's followers. At first glance, my reaction to this entry was, "Gee, I didn't know that Captain Obvious had moved to Canada." :-) Then, I started to think about it and remembered the many people I know that have gotten into Twitter and become overwhelmed or gave it up after getting "TMI disease" before finding its delights and usefulness. At least for people that tweet on non-commercial subjects (as I do), here's my three basic beginning rules of thumb for getting the most out of Twitter for those that don't spend a lot of time thinking about these communications-related matters.

1. Don't feel obligated to follow everybody that follows you.

2. Take the time to block obvious spammers.

3. Always remember that the size of one's genitals does not increase with the amount of one's followers.

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