My Twitter Rules of Engagement

April 17th, 2009 | twitter | Matt | 8 Comments

Some of my rules for Twitter. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.

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If you don’t fit the bill, you can follow me here.

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  • Those are the same exact 'rules' I follow when I get people following me. I automatically check their page and see what they are about plus check their website…if they have one.

  • Other classics – Zero Updates, Account Open for 6 months and 3 Updates, Hot semi-naked babe photo that's obviously a spam trap, accounts open for 5 days and already following 12,500 people…

  • Matt,

    Laughing, rolling, shaking head in agreement. My rules EXACTLY! One you left off – bio pic of you with no shirt on (man) or your boobies hanging out (duh) … NO FOLLOW.

    Brilliant! Love it.

    @shellykramer

  • Genius = follow!!

    @balmeras

  • Ditto – I also have a “not a person” (mostly) nofollow filter.

    @tomob

  • Great rules!

    This trend is considering me to add another nofollow condition…

    1) Person X follows me on FRIDAY
    2) Person X unfollows me over the weekend (unknowingly to me) guess I didn't follow fast enough
    3) I respond to twitter follow email and follow Person X on Monday
    4) Yay! Person X is now following me… wait… I didn't know they unfollowed until I see the duplicate email & profile
    5) Unfollow?

    @jbryanphillips <– doesn't always follow on weekends, days off, or vacations :)

  • I totally agree! This should be the rules of engagment for twitter.

  • Thanks everyone for your support! I feel like these are things that can resonate with a lot of people. Hopefully if more of us adopt this attitude publicly, the spammers will calm down.

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