Comments on: Putting Twitter in a Headlock

By: bekahchristie

bekahchristie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:54:30 +0000

Yea I think some backend would do the trick. I’m assuming that’s how other sites are set up…like whoshouldifollow.com and mrtweet.com right?

Bekah
- keep on tweetin’ on

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:03:16 +0000

JuniorDimas, you really should start a blog. Seriously, enough lazy, this is good stuff!

BekahChristie, I’ve been thinking about it some more and feel that it wouldn’t even take an intern- if users selected a category for themselves according to profession or interest, a single coder can create a script that shows users in said category according to any number of variables- newest, most retweeted, rising stars, etc. Thoughts?

By: bekahchristie

bekahchristie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:04:37 +0000

Lani – I completely agree with you! Our society is already obsessively focused on celebs and other unedifying subjects…UGH

Why not have suggested users that are actually doing something to better our social community? Love the automated idea, even an intern could keep something like that going!

Bekah
- keep on tweetin’ on

By: JuniorDimas

JuniorDimas — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:55:24 +0000

I think this is a natural commercial rooting of the Twitter scene. Although it started slowly, coverage of Twitter has recently exploded (read ‘exploited’) since Twitter is a leading edge of communication. It’s a real time opt-in status of a cloud of people: no more having to send mass text messages to find out “What’s going on for happy hour today?” (as an example, of course;) )

And with the knighting of the Next Big Thing come the growing pains for those of us who are on it, the latency problems (oh boy), downtime, and what we feel is the equivalent of ‘selling out’ to MC Hammer and John McCain.

However, I’ve actually just traveled via this page just once (when you first sign up and import your GMail address book) and think that it’s not the normal flow of people’s Twitter experience. People will find their niche and unsubscribe from these Twitter-sponsored faces as they deem necessary.

Twitter: where keeping it real is expected.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:12:16 +0000

Paul, you’re on the same wavelength… really anything besides arbitrary butt kissing endorsement to those who thrive on it, expect it and sometimes don’t deserve it would suffice… this current list does the community no good.

By: Paul Schmitz

Paul Schmitz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:35:59 +0000

When I first saw that list, I thought to myself, “Why?” They might as well put up another useful list like those who have never been retweeted. BUT, a list with the most Retweets sounds fantastic! They have something that people want to hear if they’re getting retweeted. Basic economics. Demand and supply. @paschmitz

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:50:38 +0000

Loki, you’re speaking my language!

Jessica, it sounds like a coincidence, but who knows? It could be a targeted campaign or you happened to follow on the same week of her social media blitz?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:44:53 +0000

Slightly different subject but still on the same thread…I think it’s odd that as of three days ago I began to follow Demi Moore on Twitter. Coincidentally (I don’t think so), she is showing up on my FB as a sponsor “Demi Moore is now on FB. Become a fan to follow her….”? I do have the #fb application installed, but I follow other celebrities and their names are not showing up in my FB ad column.

By: Loki- SocialGumbo

Loki- SocialGumbo — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:44:26 +0000

I think that the idea of a static list is outdated. Now if they had put a small quiz about your interests and dynamically generated a list that would be one thing. This approach is a step backwards for Stone and Co.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:27:20 +0000

Alice, omg no joke!