Comments on: Fleet Thinks Scoble is ‘Dead Wrong’ About Twitter

By: Shey Smith

Shey Smith — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:35:40 +0000

I agree with zoe,

I’m getting annoyed with Twitter edicate rules and others prescribing how Twitter should be used. I say to each his own! There so many different reasons why people are on Twitter; let each person decide what works best for their purpose.

If you don’t like how I’m tweeting, simply unfollow and move on.

By: zoe

zoe — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:28:42 +0000

geez! what’s with the ‘things-hafta-be-a-certain-way’ attitude in this space? if scoble likes trying to talk/listen to 16000+ people then let him. If you like talking to 15 people, then do it.

i thought the beauty of this world was that we can customize things (blogs, twitter, SMPRs etc) to how we like them and according to what we get out of them. who cares what the other guy is doing?

colin, your advice is the best – be yourself.

By: Colin Fast

Colin Fast — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:26:31 +0000

I like the pub metaphor, but I think it only points out the folly of Scoble’s approach. He’s walking into the pub and trying to talk to EVERYONE. Actually, as he’s currently following 16,000+, it’s more like he’s walking into an arena.

His claim that he’s learning more, meeting more people and becoming a better listener while following so many others is ridiculous.

By: Dave Fleet

Dave Fleet — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:57:25 +0000

Hi Colin,

You’re absolutely right – the answer is somewhere in the middle. That’s what I was trying to get at with my points. Followers are important. The people you follow are important too. However, other things are equally important, like providing value to the people you’re connected to. For most people (the non-so-called ‘A listers’) that’s what enables you to get real value out of Twitter.

However, I strongly disagree that the secret to Twitter is how many people you follow.

Thanks for the great response!