Twitter: Where Ignoring Happens
If Twitter is supposed to be a two-way conversation (like everybody says it is), then how come you aren’t following me?
More specifically, how come, according to FriendorFollow, I am following 268 people who aren’t returning the favor?
Celebrities and busy journalists aside, I try to only follow people who (a) might benefit from what I have to say and (b) would probably follow me back. I want there to be some interaction, not me talking at nobody.
Yet, some of the people I’ve targeted in my given field are apparently too busy to join me in conversation, even if I’ve taken the first step.
So I wonder: am I really that boring? Do I provide so little value that you absolutely can’t add me? Is your time so valuable that you cannot possibly click ‘Follow @bradmarley’ in the drop-down menu? We all know you’re notifed by e-mail when somebody new follows us, so what’s the deal?
This is Twitter we’re talking about; I’m not asking you to opt-in to a direct mail campaign, or provide a monetary donation to your alma mater.
At the end of the day, this is merely just another way to communicate on the Web, so let’s communicate.
