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An hour or so ago, I Tweeted a question, "Am I a Twitter Snob?"
People then asked me how would I define a Twitter Snob. Well, here is how I would define a Twitter snob, and please don't take offense (I classify myself in some of these categories):
- Very hesitant to follow others
- Tries to not reply to people with @name
- Rarely ReTweets
- When you have a Twitter convo going, they will use methods off of Twitter to give you their thoughts
- They have a rule on the number of times they Tweet per day
I might classify myself as a Twitter snob because I sometimes think twice before following people and replying to people.
Maybe "snob" is a strong word. More about "hoarding" Twitter followers, like one would with Google PageRank.
Are you a Twitter snob?
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I'm pretty hesitant to follow new people. Because there are so many spammers on Twitter these days, I don't follow everyone who follows me. But, other than that, I don't seem to meet your criteria for a Twitter snob.
Posted by: Adam Snider | May 13, 2009 1:04 PM
I only follow those I personally know, mostly to keep down on the noise level of incoming twwets. I do however respond to @ replies from time to time if it makes sense to do so. ;)
Posted by: David Wallace | May 13, 2009 1:14 PM
The only thing I'm "hoarding" is my own time/attention - because I don't get more of that. So I only follow those who add value. I don't know that this makes me a snob so much as resistant to noise.
Posted by: MikeTek | May 13, 2009 1:21 PM
Hmm, good point. Maybe the reason why you do or don't follow people is what makes someone a snob or not. I don't think you would be classified as a Twitter Snob.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | May 13, 2009 1:23 PM
I hear that if you insult people on Twitter then you get more followers. Just look at @sugarrae
Posted by: Bill | May 13, 2009 1:25 PM
So true Bill. ;-)
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | May 13, 2009 1:26 PM
Chris Brogan follows 68,951 people.
Some might say, "wow, what a nice guy he is to follow everyone back."
But doesn't that indicate that he's not listening to anyone?
Posted by: MikeTek | May 13, 2009 1:29 PM
I also choose to follow people selectively. Don't want Twitter to become a huge task to filter through - like my Google Reader that I now ignore. I am a snob in that I've been unfollowing lots that I think are just innane or BS artists. I understand if people unfollow me for being too noisy or uninteresting, though. Sometimes I am.
Posted by: Ann Donnelly | May 13, 2009 1:31 PM
I guess I naturally viewed twitter as a simple alert tool with links. Logically, I only followed people who post links and alerts that are relevant to my work. Twitter to me was an efficient way to get a heads up on items my peers felt worthy of exploring. Peers I didnt always have direct access to.
It's not a popularity contest to me, I follow those who create value for me and fully expect others will handle my posts the same way. Yes, that sounds pretty selfish and in a way I guess it is.
I certainly I admit it's nice to know that others find my posts useful and follow me,not because I want to be Mr. Popular or a self proclaimed guru, but because it's nice to know that I am giving back as well as taking in.
Barry you are far from being a twitter snob, fanatic and over worked perhaps, but not a snob.
Cheers,
Jerry
Posted by: Jerry Nordstrom | May 13, 2009 2:08 PM
The majority of Twitter profiles that I've seen have a disproportionate amount of "followed" vs. "following". Based on that, I'd say the Twitter-masses can be generally classified as snobs! Myself included. : )
Posted by: John Lee | May 13, 2009 2:28 PM