Comments on: Following Conversations – Not People – On Twitter http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/ Author, Blogger, Speaker, Bad Driver Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/#comment-228402 Barbara Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:05:37 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2328#comment-228402 My issue with the whole deal is the fact twitter isn't the only time that people reach out to you and don't reach back. I have done it a couple of times here on your blog and I could never get a response from you. It's quite saddening and disappointing to read someones posts that wants people to follow her so bad, but yet doesn't spend the time to give the same to others-especially a church leader such as yourself. My issue with the whole deal is the fact twitter isn’t the only time that people reach out to you and don’t reach back. I have done it a couple of times here on your blog and I could never get a response from you. It’s quite saddening and disappointing to read someones posts that wants people to follow her so bad, but yet doesn’t spend the time to give the same to others-especially a church leader such as yourself.

]]> By: Amy @ My Friend Amy http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/#comment-228223 Amy @ My Friend Amy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:09:02 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2328#comment-228223 I wish I could use TweetDeck but it eats a lot of resources. I love Twitter. For my purposes, it has really connected me more tightly to the people who I want to be talking with. I generally don't follow people who don't follow me (I think you might be the exception along with a few author who will @reply) for the very reasons you mention in this post. If someone isn't following me, I think they don't want to engage with me. So why should I let their noise bury the people who do want to chat? <abbr><em>Amy @ My Friend Amy’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2009/04/twitter-friend-or-foe.html" rel="nofollow">Twitter: Friend or Foe?</a></abbr></em> I wish I could use TweetDeck but it eats a lot of resources. I love Twitter. For my purposes, it has really connected me more tightly to the people who I want to be talking with. I generally don’t follow people who don’t follow me (I think you might be the exception along with a few author who will @reply) for the very reasons you mention in this post. If someone isn’t following me, I think they don’t want to engage with me. So why should I let their noise bury the people who do want to chat?

Amy @ My Friend Amy’s last blog post..Twitter: Friend or Foe?

]]> By: Tiffany http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/#comment-228198 Tiffany Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:07:50 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2328#comment-228198 Good post Anne! I totally agree. I don't follow everyone the follows me on twitter (not that I have a gazillion peeps following me.....but truly I don't really need to follow everyone.) I follow those that I know, those I am interested in hearing from and those whose blogs I follow. I try not to use twitter as a popularity tool but mostly just to stay my, well, tweets! lol! BTW..praying for you and the rest of the team heading to India!!!! Can't wait to read up on all the updates and what God is doing over there. Blessings! <abbr><em>Tiffany’s last blog post..<a href="http://tiffluvslife.typepad.com/my_business_my_life/2009/04/has-anyone-seen-my-feet.html" rel="nofollow">Has Anyone Seen My Feet?</a></abbr></em> Good post Anne! I totally agree. I don’t follow everyone the follows me on twitter (not that I have a gazillion peeps following me…..but truly I don’t really need to follow everyone.) I follow those that I know, those I am interested in hearing from and those whose blogs I follow. I try not to use twitter as a popularity tool but mostly just to stay my, well, tweets! lol!

BTW..praying for you and the rest of the team heading to India!!!! Can’t wait to read up on all the updates and what God is doing over there. Blessings!

Tiffany’s last blog post..Has Anyone Seen My Feet?

]]> By: brandon http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/#comment-228162 brandon Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:28:02 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2328#comment-228162 All I can say is that befroe i ever heard of you, you found me through your fancy google mind reader adn emailed me. i just have to be careful not to use the author's name if I want to judge theri knowledge of cows. I still appreciate your honesty and words to me. All I can say is that befroe i ever heard of you, you found me through your fancy google mind reader adn emailed me. i just have to be careful not to use the author’s name if I want to judge theri knowledge of cows. I still appreciate your honesty and words to me.

]]> By: Craig Littlejohn http://flowerdust.net/2009/04/21/following-conversations-not-people-on-twitter/#comment-228120 Craig Littlejohn Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2328#comment-228120 Anne... I think you are doing well with your article. For me, and I don't claim to be an expert, I only follow those specific people that are of interest to me. If I followed everyone and their mom I don't think I would gain very much of anything from twitter. I also use "search" and have specific rss feeds the certain searches for tweets that interest me. If someone that I am not following wants to talk to me...pick up a phone or shoot me an email. Anne… I think you are doing well with your article. For me, and I don’t claim to be an expert, I only follow those specific people that are of interest to me. If I followed everyone and their mom I don’t think I would gain very much of anything from twitter. I also use “search” and have specific rss feeds the certain searches for tweets that interest me. If someone that I am not following wants to talk to me…pick up a phone or shoot me an email.

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