Comments on: How do you choose your Twitter friends? http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Digidave http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207349 Digidave Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:13:21 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207349 Amy Funny -- I just read your Poynter post on twitter and now this one. Actually - I used Twitter last night to help me prepare for an interview - just as your post had described. I do find that it's easy to reach a point of saturation - there are only so many conversations you can really follow. I think I'm there right now. Amy
Funny — I just read your Poynter post on twitter and now this one. Actually - I used Twitter last night to help me prepare for an interview - just as your post had described. I do find that it’s easy to reach a point of saturation - there are only so many conversations you can really follow. I think I’m there right now.

]]> By: greenskeptic http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207326 greenskeptic Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:18:24 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207326 I have only 30 twitter "firends" (those I follow). And, actually, you are one of them. Mostly they are either real friends, people whose opinions I trust, or people I'm interested in. BTW, I have 44 followers. Some I know, most I don't. twitter: greenskeptic I have only 30 twitter “firends” (those I follow). And, actually, you are one of them.

Mostly they are either real friends, people whose opinions I trust, or people I’m interested in.

BTW, I have 44 followers. Some I know, most I don’t.

twitter: greenskeptic

]]> By: Mary ann chick white http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207325 Mary ann chick white Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:40:59 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1207325 I choose a variety of folks to follow depending on what I am doing. Most are people associated with online media. But I am also following people I do not know who live in my city. I am trying to figure out how to incorporate them into a geography blog. My own posts have changed. Right now I am recovering from surgery. I used twitter -which updates my facebook - to let friends and family know how I am doing. Usually I post urls or quotes I like. I also set up twitters for my employer. Those tend to be headlines That helps me find geo-folks to follow Another way I find folks is by visiting the sites of twitters I like and adding some of their friends especially if they are twitteding events I am interested in. (wish more people had better profiles. Sent by iphone I choose a variety of folks to follow depending on what I am doing.

Most are people associated with online media.

But I am also following people I do not know who live in my city. I am trying to figure out how to incorporate them into a geography blog.

My own posts have changed. Right now I am recovering from surgery. I used twitter -which updates my facebook - to let friends and family know how I am doing. Usually I post urls or quotes I like.

I also set up twitters for my employer. Those tend to be headlines

That helps me find geo-folks to follow

Another way I find folks is by visiting the sites of twitters I like and adding some of their friends especially if they are twitteding events I am interested in. (wish more people had better profiles.

Sent by iphone

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