Comments on: My Twitter Rules http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/ I use my blog and the podcast as a therapeutic release. If friends and nice people read or listen cool, I guess, but I'm not asking you to. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rick Yaeger http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1826 Rick Yaeger Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:58:37 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1826 How about this: http://twittersnooze.com/ It allows you to unfollow someone for a period of days. It's not a perfect solution, but it might help a bit. It also allows you to announce that you're taking a hiatus from following someone on Twitter…I hardly think that's necessary. People are who they are. If they tweet a lot, that's what they do. There's really no reason to "put someone on notice" that you're going to stop following them for a day in protest of their Twitter verbosity. Just unfollow them, you don't have to be mean about it. How about this: http://twittersnooze.com/

It allows you to unfollow someone for a period of days. It’s not a perfect solution, but it might help a bit.

It also allows you to announce that you’re taking a hiatus from following someone on Twitter…I hardly think that’s necessary. People are who they are. If they tweet a lot, that’s what they do. There’s really no reason to “put someone on notice” that you’re going to stop following them for a day in protest of their Twitter verbosity. Just unfollow them, you don’t have to be mean about it.

]]> By: Sean Cavendish http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1528 Sean Cavendish Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:23:24 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1528 There's a question I've been meaning to ask since reading this. Actually, I did ask Cali, but she insisted that I direct it to you. What do you mean when you say that you're "missing God"? I don't care whether you answer, but I just had to ask. I don't guess I've ever heard that expression before. Intrigued me. -Sean There’s a question I’ve been meaning to ask since reading this. Actually, I did ask Cali, but she insisted that I direct it to you. What do you mean when you say that you’re “missing God”?

I don’t care whether you answer, but I just had to ask. I don’t guess I’ve ever heard that expression before. Intrigued me.

-Sean

]]> By: Sean Cavendish http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1345 Sean Cavendish Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1345 Just an idea -- haven't tried this. What about a 2nd Twitter account with which you track only these loquacious friends of yours? Hook it up to a 2nd free Gmail account, which you then add to iChat, and you could have a rolling ticker tape of these folks' replies, etc. That you never have to log into Twitter to see. Think I'll try that myself, actually, as I have the same dilemma. I'll let you know whether it works for me. Hi to Cali... Sean Just an idea — haven’t tried this. What about a 2nd Twitter account with which you track only these loquacious friends of yours? Hook it up to a 2nd free Gmail account, which you then add to iChat, and you could have a rolling ticker tape of these folks’ replies, etc. That you never have to log into Twitter to see. Think I’ll try that myself, actually, as I have the same dilemma. I’ll let you know whether it works for me.

Hi to Cali…
Sean

]]> By: Steve http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1262 Steve Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:58:06 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1262 I agree 100%. I was just telling my wife today that Twitter needs the ability to group. I finally stopped following all the news like CNN, Ars, etc, because it drowned-out all my IRL friends, and other people who don't clog my page. I agree 100%. I was just telling my wife today that Twitter needs the ability to group. I finally stopped following all the news like CNN, Ars, etc, because it drowned-out all my IRL friends, and other people who don’t clog my page.

]]> By: Jeff McCord http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1165 Jeff McCord Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:24:32 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1165 I agree Neal. I've had to unfollow Scoble and a few others too. Sadly, I'm probably one you've unfollowed too since I do tend to over do it in replies. I'm learning to direct message more as it is really more appropriate. Great post, friend! Jeff McCord I agree Neal. I’ve had to unfollow Scoble and a few others too.

Sadly, I’m probably one you’ve unfollowed too since I do tend to over do it in replies. I’m learning to direct message more as it is really more appropriate.

Great post, friend!

Jeff McCord

]]> By: Chris Farley http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1158 Chris Farley Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:48:40 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1158 I definitely agree with your frustration. Twitter is treated by a lot of people as a sort of instant messaging client, which it isn't. I think I may follow your "un-following" strategy. Twitter is an excellent idea, but people need to go back to the basics of Twitter. I want to know what people are doing, not find out that they're spending their lives Twittering by the sheer magnitude of Tweets they issue. I definitely agree with your frustration. Twitter is treated by a lot of people as a sort of instant messaging client, which it isn’t. I think I may follow your “un-following” strategy.

Twitter is an excellent idea, but people need to go back to the basics of Twitter. I want to know what people are doing, not find out that they’re spending their lives Twittering by the sheer magnitude of Tweets they issue.

]]> By: Chris Luckhardt http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1156 Chris Luckhardt Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:05:57 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1156 Man, no kidding about Scoble. He's out of control! :) Man, no kidding about Scoble. He’s out of control! :)

]]> By: Eric Susch http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1141 Eric Susch Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:49:59 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1141 Yea, I'm frustrated too. Sometimes the most valuable things come from the people who get drowned out. Yesterday I missed a whole bunch of tweets from my wife. It was embarrassing. (She's in Germany on business and I'm trying to pay close attention to her tweets.) There really needs to be more controls at the "following person" level so you can compensate for the different ways that people use the service. Yea, I’m frustrated too. Sometimes the most valuable things come from the people who get drowned out. Yesterday I missed a whole bunch of tweets from my wife. It was embarrassing. (She’s in Germany on business and I’m trying to pay close attention to her tweets.) There really needs to be more controls at the “following person” level so you can compensate for the different ways that people use the service.

]]> By: ChiliMac http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1135 ChiliMac Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:05:47 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1135 Grouping would be a great feature. There are some people I follow who's tweets I don't want to miss but they get lost in the clutter. Grouping would be a great feature. There are some people I follow who’s tweets I don’t want to miss but they get lost in the clutter.

]]> By: Klaus http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/04/09/my-twitter-rules/#comment-1134 Klaus Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:30:41 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=91#comment-1134 Good post - I think it would be nice to have groups too - at the moment I guess the fix is to have a few Twitter accounts. Another thing that would be nice would be to follow pre-sets of interest, so new (or existing users for that matter) could follow people with similar interests with one click. Good post - I think it would be nice to have groups too - at the moment I guess the fix is to have a few Twitter accounts.

Another thing that would be nice would be to follow pre-sets of interest, so new (or existing users for that matter) could follow people with similar interests with one click.

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