Social networking: sorting the wheat…
I’ve read many colleagues’s concerns about who’s following whom on Twitter, and how seriously all this networking can be taken at the end of the day. In other words, does “n followers” necessarily mean better if higher? I’ve just learned about Twittersheep, and how by just entering my Twitter username I can find out what kind of followers I have:
TwitterSheep via kwout
Just took me a second, and has definitely helped me see what kind of “tweet”my followers would be interested in! And there’s no doubt of this: the better you know your audience, the more motivated you’ll feel to write for them, and the more effective your writing will become!
Here’s the article that taught me about this tool:
What Kind of People are Following You on Twitter
- written by Amit Agarwal on Feb 1, 2009
If you try Twittersheep too, let me know what you think of it!
And now that we’re at this, see what you can get by entering your twitter name at Twitter mosaic (also reviewed by Amit Agwaral, this time on Jan 29, 2009 – here):
Unbelievable to me!
Gladys
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