Comments on: Out With #FollowFriday, In With Connected Communities http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:52:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mueller & Co. » Followfriday is Sabotaging your Twitter Experience – A New Model for Community Building Recommendations http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-3984 Mueller & Co. » Followfriday is Sabotaging your Twitter Experience – A New Model for Community Building Recommendations Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:11:31 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-3984 [...] Topics: Social Media, Twitter Everyone who has used Twitter for more than a couple weeks has surely seen, and likely participated in, #followfriday — Don’t!    The once productive and effective way to recommend to people to follow has turned into an unsustainable self promotional orgy that is clogging the arteries of twitter.   Although this has been percolating in my mind for some time, Seth Simonds opened my eyes with his blog post, Out With #FollowFriday, In With Connected Communities [...] [...] Topics: Social Media, Twitter Everyone who has used Twitter for more than a couple weeks has surely seen, and likely participated in, #followfriday — Don’t!    The once productive and effective way to recommend to people to follow has turned into an unsustainable self promotional orgy that is clogging the arteries of twitter.   Although this has been percolating in my mind for some time, Seth Simonds opened my eyes with his blog post, Out With #FollowFriday, In With Connected Communities [...]

]]> By: Going Beyond the Bubble: How to grow your social media circle http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-2578 Going Beyond the Bubble: How to grow your social media circle Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:59:59 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-2578 [...] created. With little time to go searching out new names, and things like #FollowFriday making it difficult to separate the noise from the potential, it is easy to see how some of us can grow complacent with our social media [...] [...] created. With little time to go searching out new names, and things like #FollowFriday making it difficult to separate the noise from the potential, it is easy to see how some of us can grow complacent with our social media [...]

]]> By: Jesse Friedman http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-2564 Jesse Friedman Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:33:59 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-2564 Another Great Post! I only ever did one #followfriday post. I think you hit the nail right on the head, about it being spammy and a hope of reciprocation. This is exactly why I built tweams. A place for people to recommend their favorite tweeps in specific web industry categories. However I have haven't gotten it to pick and get moving yet. I have to make some adjustments to get it to pick up and become more popular. Another Great Post!

I only ever did one #followfriday post. I think you hit the nail right on the head, about it being spammy and a hope of reciprocation.

This is exactly why I built tweams. A place for people to recommend their favorite tweeps in specific web industry categories. However I have haven’t gotten it to pick and get moving yet. I have to make some adjustments to get it to pick up and become more popular.

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-2457 sethsimonds Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:23:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-2457 Your two cents sound a lot like sense that would work well in real life,<br>too! I'm glad you've found a way to use Twitter that works well for you.<br>Best of luck! Your two cents sound a lot like sense that would work well in real life,
too! I'm glad you've found a way to use Twitter that works well for you.
Best of luck!

]]> By: Eline Walda http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-2446 Eline Walda Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:09:26 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-2446 My two cents: Twitter is great, but don't take it too seriously. I occasionally recommend people on #followfriday, when I feel like it. I have no set of rules in my mind as to whether I will recommend people or not, other than the fact that I enjoy someone's tweets myself (funny, interesting or otherwise worthwhile). My two cents: Twitter is great, but don't take it too seriously. I occasionally recommend people on #followfriday, when I feel like it. I have no set of rules in my mind as to whether I will recommend people or not, other than the fact that I enjoy someone's tweets myself (funny, interesting or otherwise worthwhile).

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-1430 sethsimonds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:28:54 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-1430 Sorry about the delayed response. If this were a brand-in-crisis situation...I'd be bankrupt already. <br><br>I liked your FollowFriday, it was concise and offered value without asking for anything in return. <br><br>I followed @SirKenRobinson because I saw him suggested yesterday evening. That's the first time I ever remember following somebody because of a FollowFriday mention. It was a pleasant and uneventful first. Sorry about the delayed response. If this were a brand-in-crisis situation…I'd be bankrupt already.

I liked your FollowFriday, it was concise and offered value without asking for anything in return.

I followed @SirKenRobinson because I saw him suggested yesterday evening. That's the first time I ever remember following somebody because of a FollowFriday mention. It was a pleasant and uneventful first.

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-1789 sethsimonds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:28:54 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-1789 Sorry about the delayed response. If this were a brand-in-crisis situation...I'd be bankrupt already. <br><br>I liked your FollowFriday, it was concise and offered value without asking for anything in return. <br><br>I followed @SirKenRobinson because I saw him suggested yesterday evening. That's the first time I ever remember following somebody because of a FollowFriday mention. It was a pleasant and uneventful first. Sorry about the delayed response. If this were a brand-in-crisis situation…I'd be bankrupt already.

I liked your FollowFriday, it was concise and offered value without asking for anything in return.

I followed @SirKenRobinson because I saw him suggested yesterday evening. That's the first time I ever remember following somebody because of a FollowFriday mention. It was a pleasant and uneventful first.

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-1429 sethsimonds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:17:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-1429 Hi Marcie! <br><br>Categories are fun but certainly not necessary to successfully recommend others. You're always welcome to ramble here. Everybody knows that's pretty much all I do. =) Hi Marcie!

Categories are fun but certainly not necessary to successfully recommend others. You're always welcome to ramble here. Everybody knows that's pretty much all I do. =)

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-1788 sethsimonds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:17:23 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-1788 Hi Marcie! <br><br>Categories are fun but certainly not necessary to successfully recommend others. You're always welcome to ramble here. Everybody knows that's pretty much all I do. =) Hi Marcie!

Categories are fun but certainly not necessary to successfully recommend others. You're always welcome to ramble here. Everybody knows that's pretty much all I do. =)

]]> By: sethsimonds http://sethsimonds.com/connected-communities-episode-1/#comment-1428 sethsimonds Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:15:39 +0000 http://sethsimonds.com/?p=863#comment-1428 You should have written my post. That would have saved everybody the time they spent reading my long version of what you said perfectly with only a few sentences! =) You should have written my post. That would have saved everybody the time they spent reading my long version of what you said perfectly with only a few sentences! =)

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