Comments on: 6 Reasons Why I Unfollowed You on Twitter

By: Elijah

Elijah — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:57:55 +0000

good article. I cull my list every night. i hate it when people follow me and wait for me to follow them back and then they vanish so that they can get a free follow. it doesnt work like that with me. so i like to delete them.

By: Online House Cleaning « JessicaRandazza

Online House Cleaning « JessicaRandazza — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:56:36 +0000

[...] Setting up more lists on my Twitter stream. While I was inspired by my friend Micah’s post about unfollowing folks that aren’t contributing to your needs, I’m of the belief that I followed those [...]

By: please dont follow me.

please dont follow me. — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:37:33 +0000

[...] wrote about the six reasons why I unfollow people. Perhaps it would be interesting to list the 6 reasons why I follow people. (Sort of a ying to the [...]

By: Its the Bounce not the Ball

Its the Bounce not the Ball — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:56:32 +0000

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By: LKnerl

LKnerl — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:39:00 +0000

Very interesting. If I was more motivated, attentive, or confident in my choices to unfollow, I'd probably do the same thing. Maybe in the near future.

Note: I see I didn't make the cut. *sigh* Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.

By: LKnerl

LKnerl — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:39:00 +0000

Very interesting. If I was more motivated, attentive, or confident in my choices to unfollow, I'd probably do the same thing. Maybe in the near future.

Note: I see I didn't make the cut. *sigh* Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.

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Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:03:38 +0000

[...] pointed to this excellent piece from Micah on unfollowing people on Twitter, and I must say that I subscribe to most of it. [...]

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Around the web | alexking.org — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:31:26 +0000

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By: Ryan Peterson

Ryan Peterson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:57:36 +0000

Well, I do wish Twitter didn't show follower count. It would make it Twitter so less pretentious and could truly change its dynamic and the way its used.

By: David Cohen

David Cohen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:06:54 +0000

You've almost exactly described how i use twitter. i can't imagine following tons of people that i don't know just for marketing purposes. good call. i think you'll be happier with it.

By: Kath

Kath — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:54:23 +0000

Sorry! I had no idea you were a veggie.

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:54:34 +0000

Completely empathize with you here, Micah. I did the exact same thing last week with both my Twitter and my RSS reader. As for with Twitter, I also unfollowed a bunch of people and created a group in Tweetdeck. Like you said, it's not just about only paying attention to the people in your group, there's something about doing the right thing with your list. There are people that are just not relevant at all anymore, they were followed on a whim or similar.

And wow, how much more wonderful is Twitter now that almost all the posts I read are by the few I'm closer with or interested in their insight.

I hope some others will follow your lead to help keep Twitter relevant.

By: mlewis106

mlewis106 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:12:13 +0000

I'm with Ryan

If you are using Tweetdeck, why on earth would you want to unfollow so many people, if you're going to make categories anyways? It's not that you'll miss a whole hellova lot, but now there's an empty tub with a baby and the bathwater on the floor.

By: micah

micah — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:40 +0000

Again, I think an oversimplification. Its not a question of quality
over quantity. Its the question of the right quality. Hearing the
right voices. I was missing the people I wanted to hear.

By: micah

micah — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:02:39 +0000

I think you are over-simplifying it. The truth is that my following
and follower list is dynamic. I would rather it manage itself.