Comments on: Filtering Your Tweets

By: Vin Thomas

Vin Thomas — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:38:57 +0000

Always a good idea to keep this in mind. I have posted way too many tweets only to go back and delete them. I am starting to get a little better now at filtering those out.

By: Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:49 +0000

Great. I know I'm a twitter newbie, and I am seeing where it has value, and where it doesn't. I'm getting harsh on all the stupid followers who just follow to add another number to their list. I'm now replying to them with: "Thanks for following me...how did you come to know about me and FreeAgentAcademy.com & what is your interest?" And I forget about them unless I get a personal reply. I sure as heck don't follow them. I wonder how many followers anyone would have, if they never, ever followed anyone else they weren't truly interested in.

By: @mollybermea

@mollybermea — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:26:26 +0000

… I think I should have just said that I really think Steve got it right. … in a LOT less words…

By: @mollybermea

@mollybermea — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:24:44 +0000

I liked the post, I got the point. I think @lessallan might have taken it a little too much into left field with his opinion, but everyone is entitled to say what they want and that’s cool.

I might regret saying that. I don’t really want to involve myself in this discussion. I have too much to do today!

I will say though that I think that being on twitter is about your own purpose. Don’t treat it like a blind date and lie about who you are though. Tweeting for a company, for example: John tweets for @SomaGames sometimes and that “hat” involves issuing tweets relevant to SomaGames goals for being out in the social sphere, NOT John’s goals directly.

I think most of all, the biggest point is that Twitter could occupy more people using filters – to filter out the garbage that no one wants to hear. And I don’t mean making everyone a people pleaser. I think filtering out things like “hello everyone”. … well I could go on and on but I need to get focused!

By: Jon Dale

Jon Dale — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:07:29 +0000

And that’s why it was so wonderful…I got so many responses from people who actually thought I’d done it.

My wife @amydale direct messaged me right away and and said even our kids didn’t fall for it.

By: Johnflurry

Johnflurry — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:01:55 +0000

Jon, I think it was the shock of your dropping mac that made me hit the rt button.

Yes Steven, the grandma mode should never come into play. Thanks for all the comments.

By: Steven Bristol

Steven Bristol — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:31:39 +0000

Allan has a more in depth response here: http://b.lesseverything.com/2009/4/17/filter-yourself-into-being-lame

By: Jon Dale

Jon Dale — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:16:28 +0000

What? Comment moderation? I think someone needs to read this post: http://bit.ly/NtqbH

By: Jon Dale

Jon Dale — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:14:43 +0000

I think its important to be brave. Take risks. Not worry about what everyone else will think.

Twitter is a great place to do this because the beautiful thing about twitter is nobody has to follow anybody else. If you don’t like the way someone’s using twitter just unfollow them.

Is it good to actually look at a link before you retweet it? Sure. Just ask @johnflurry about his retweet of my April fools gag – (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=jdale+mac+pc, sorry John twitter search still shows deleted posts …is that how you learned lesson #1 above?)

I think Steven nails it when he says we should filter but make sure the filter’s not set to grandma mode.

I have to wonder what happens when my grandmother gets on twitter.

By: Steven Bristol

Steven Bristol — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:06:07 +0000

@Johnflurry,

The point isn’t to not have a filter, it’s to not keep your filter set to grandma mode. Be real, be yourself. Unless you’re talking to your grandmother.