Comments on: You are Free to Choose Who You Follow on Twitter http://marketingconversation.com/2009/04/19/you-are-free-to-choose-who-you-follow-on-twitter/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing by Abraham Harrison LLC Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Abraham http://marketingconversation.com/2009/04/19/you-are-free-to-choose-who-you-follow-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-5027 Chris Abraham Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:59:46 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/?p=3446#comment-5027 I totally agree. Lots will join for the celebs. Most will not follow more than 25 celebs and maybe check in once in a while to see what @oprah is up to. Most will grow bored and leave. That said, there will be a few amazing folks who really take to it and drink the Kool Aid and end up becoming Twitterati themselves! I totally agree. Lots will join for the celebs. Most will not follow more than 25 celebs and maybe check in once in a while to see what @oprah is up to. Most will grow bored and leave. That said, there will be a few amazing folks who really take to it and drink the Kool Aid and end up becoming Twitterati themselves!

]]> By: Chris Abraham http://marketingconversation.com/2009/04/19/you-are-free-to-choose-who-you-follow-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-5024 Chris Abraham Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:20:05 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/?p=3446#comment-5024 Well, I don't think it is frustrating. I think the hype associated with the Twelebrities will simply drive awareness! At first, EVERYONE will join, but most people will surely just follow 25 celebs at most. A magic percentage of the people -- who "we" would love to have as members, followers, and friends -- will stick, dig on Twitter, and then start interacting. Think about it like this: lots of club promoters hire celebs like Paris Hilton ($100k+ for one night hanging out) to drive lots of new people to the club. Most people will never return after Paris leaves the club, but a few will love the club (I had never head of this place before, have you? This place is great!) so after the celebs become bored with Twitter, there will be millions of new Tweeps who will stay, engage, follow-back, and even learn about and use hashtags and TweetDeck! That's why I am not frustrated! Well, I don’t think it is frustrating. I think the hype associated with the Twelebrities will simply drive awareness! At first, EVERYONE will join, but most people will surely just follow 25 celebs at most. A magic percentage of the people — who “we” would love to have as members, followers, and friends — will stick, dig on Twitter, and then start interacting.

Think about it like this: lots of club promoters hire celebs like Paris Hilton ($100k+ for one night hanging out) to drive lots of new people to the club. Most people will never return after Paris leaves the club, but a few will love the club (I had never head of this place before, have you? This place is great!) so after the celebs become bored with Twitter, there will be millions of new Tweeps who will stay, engage, follow-back, and even learn about and use hashtags and TweetDeck!

That’s why I am not frustrated!

]]> By: Adam Cohen http://marketingconversation.com/2009/04/19/you-are-free-to-choose-who-you-follow-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-5006 Adam Cohen Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:59:45 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/?p=3446#comment-5006 Chris - Thanks very much for the commentary on my post. I agree about 'hiding in plain sight' - but I don't look at it as competing for followers. I am hopeful, honestly, that the wave of celebs joining twitter brings along more folks who are looking at it as a conversational tool and make the content more relevant. We'll see. Chris – Thanks very much for the commentary on my post. I agree about ‘hiding in plain sight’ – but I don’t look at it as competing for followers. I am hopeful, honestly, that the wave of celebs joining twitter brings along more folks who are looking at it as a conversational tool and make the content more relevant. We’ll see.

]]> By: Brandi http://marketingconversation.com/2009/04/19/you-are-free-to-choose-who-you-follow-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Brandi Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:10:26 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/?p=3446#comment-4990 Good points! I especially find it frustrating since some of the celebs are using it as a contest to do something good (i.e. CNN vs Ashton). My hope is that it brings more laggards that have interesting things to contribute to the conversation! Good points! I especially find it frustrating since some of the celebs are using it as a contest to do something good (i.e. CNN vs Ashton). My hope is that it brings more laggards that have interesting things to contribute to the conversation!

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