It never gets old reading comments, or in this case a whole blog post coming from people who are unable to grasp how Twitter is actually one thing but is repurposed for a myriad of others, much to the enjoyment of many of its users.
I just don't understand the blog post anyway. "It's dumb to try to rack up followers just for a number" right after "I can't get any followers".
Find a way to use Twitter to get content from people you like. My Twitter is a combination of an RSS reader and a way for my friends to share quick thoughts or links. There is overlap with Facebook and overlap with Google Reader, but there is lots of content that I get from Twitter or discover on Twitter... that I can't find elsewhere.
I feel like if people spent more time following people they knew or developers they like or project/product managers, etc, they would actually see the value in Twitter, rather than trying to take this ivory tower approach.
I think I now know what my problem with Twitter is. I'd like to follow some developers I like, but I just don't feel like reading about their personal life or random thoughts. And this seems to be a big part of any personal Twitter stream.
that's the benefit of being able to quickly (and silently) unfollow someone. Personally, I use a "3 tweets in a row that are annoying = unfollow" rule. It works well for me. And anyways, you'll often be surprised at how someone you respect professionally can be ver entertaining in their personal life.
