Comments on: 11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter

By: Danette Berndsen

Danette Berndsen — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:48:40 +0000

Hi,Super post, Need to mark it on Digg

By: Philippa

Philippa — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:47:56 +0000

Two and a half years later, and sadly this post is still as relevant as ever, if not moreso! When will people learn?!

By: Lizzie Gilbert

Lizzie Gilbert — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:53:24 +0000

What are your thoughts on the frequency at which you tweet? How much is too much, and how often is just the right amount of content? Do you think it depends on the number of followers?
great post!

By: Mireille

Mireille — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:48:46 +0000

Thanks for the quick reply Irene. Love your post by the way. Very informative.

By: Irene Koehler

Irene Koehler — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:39:19 +0000

Hi Mireille. Tweetdeck and some of those other applications are used primarily by heavy Twitter users, many who are following a lot of people. It is one of many tools which make it easier to keep track of different groups of people more easily. If using Twitter.com is working fine for you, I wouldn’t worry about which tools others are using. It’s just preference.

The @ symbol is extremely important if you want to reply to someone’s tweet or send a tweet that you want them to see. If you include @irenekoehler in your tweet, it will come directly to me in my ‘mentions’ – which is the Twitter equivalent of an inbox. Otherwise, I may never see that tweet that you wanted me to see.

By: Mireille

Mireille — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:14:20 +0000

The only one I don’t use is the @ symbol, which you say is one of the NO NO… not too sure why this is so important???? People who follow me get my tweets & my retweets, right? I use twitter mostly to get information & relate information, but am not too savvy on twitter, so possibly I’m missing an important facet of twitter.. May be you can explain when & why I should use @ and to whom.
Another question: I find it time consuming. I see some people using tweetdeck or some other form to tweet. Went on those sites & couldn’t really understand????

By: Irene Koehler

Irene Koehler — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:11:43 +0000

I’m with you, Brian. I also try to be helpful and engage!

By: Brian H.

Brian H. — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:14:23 +0000

Great points. About the bots, porn stars and others who follow who are quite spammy, I do block them. Just don’t want them on my list.

But with true conversational tweeps, I do my best to engage and be helpful. Those are the kind of people I want following me.

By: Christine Ordze

Christine Ordze — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:41:29 +0000

Very good post Irene! I’ve felt #5 and 10 several times and am hugely disappointed. A few I’ve unfollowed just because there content is misleading. On the other hand I’ve gained great knowledge and tips from those worthy of following. Although slow to start a year ago once I got it I’ve become a big fan of Twitter.
Thanks!

By: Janis Miller

Janis Miller — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:23:28 +0000

Can I just say, “Ditto!”? There isn’t a point made in your post that I don’t agree with. The only thing I would add is profanity. Use a dictionary, seriously!

Thank you Irene, for a great post.