Comments on: Following on Twitter: Quality vs Quantity

By: Quantity not Quality?

Quantity not Quality? — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:54:16 +0000

[...] Here’s another nice blog post about the same thing; nice blog post. [...]

By: Kitty Kelso

Kitty Kelso — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:07:52 +0000

Quality vs Quantity – great article. I thought it applied to fitting the most thoughts into 150 words when shouting out in twitter to a friend. It is fun to say hi to old friends and new friends whenever you pick up the laptop.

What I don’t like about social media, is that it is written across many, many sites – and they don’t always include the words you wrote, or they do include words you didn’t write.

Because of that, I am backing out of the “link” business until I have some control over it. It has affected my life and the people in it.

By: Could Twitter Impact On Social Relationships? « The Amazing World of Psychiatry: A Psychiatry Blog

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:13:56 +0000

[...] that disagree. Strategies for using Twitter vary. For instance how many people a Twitterer follows has been dichotomised into low relevant numbers versus high non-relevant numbers. With so many uses of this technology it [...]

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:46:05 +0000

I agree that having quality is what’s important. However, I think the quickest way to acheive that quality is by following mass amounts of people to start. Then weeding through the imposters to those you enjoy communicating and sharing info with.

For more on me check my lastest article: http://www.ryanhanley.com/2009/10/16/insurance-concerns-for-domestic-partners-part-i/

Thanks,

By: barnoah

barnoah — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:35:55 +0000

AS a writer of Allegories,Teacher of scripture,.I’M interested whats on the mind of my fellow man;How to encourage,make them think,,bring humor to the moment,how to do deeper meaning,,& GODS gift of inter-action with & caring;;

By: Social Media Tips for Car Dealers | BOALT Blog

Social Media Tips for Car Dealers | BOALT Blog — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:20:26 +0000

[...] people on Twitter, remember that the rule quality over quantity applies. Soshable’s post, “Following on Twitter: Quality vs Quantity,” offers great insight to the science of building a following on Twitter. “Twitter is not a [...]

By: keif

keif — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:26:33 +0000

I said something very similar back in July:
http://ikeif.net/2009/07/02/twitter-niches-follower-counts/

So I agree – the race for quantity relates to Scoble’s recent mass unfollowing (and the mass reciprocated unfollowing of Scoble) that indicates how many people are in it for the numbers – a rat hitting the feeder bar for a pellet, if you will. As people learn Twitter, they start to grasp that “quality” and “niches” are what count, and not massive amounts of followers.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:00:46 +0000

Successful people (not all, but a lot) on Twitter, I’ve noticed, have less followers but are more engaging. It’s true – about having tons of followers but nobody’s really listening. Now, you have to weigh what’s more important to you.

By: eHarbor

eHarbor — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:31:15 +0000

Quality tweeps are better than Quantity tweeps… for some. It totally depends on what you are using Twitter for: connecting with friends, just for fun, marketing your business, etc. This article does a great job explaining the nuances of a complex and emerging issue.

By: Harrison

Harrison — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:11:00 +0000

I have been trying to talk about this a lot with my customers. I think they are trying to go back to the old “funnel down” theory that they use in standard marketing. You can still see some great sales results by having a ton of random followers but you will create more long lasting relationships with your customers and followers if you try and truly connect with the people interested in your product. Great topic.