Pots calling kettles black
by Stii
Twice I saw this yesterday. The first was by a Social Media “Rockstar” (really, this “Rockstar” meme makes me want to lick a red hot grill at a steakhouse) who was ranting about web celebrities who are clueless. Basically what he was referring to was popular people on Twitter who follows only a small group of people in their inner circle and has a huge following and how wrong and clueless it is to do that in his humble opinion:
You might think that non-reciprocation makes you look like an “influential thought leader,” but to me it looks like:
1. You’re kind of a noob. Your name might be “big,” but your social media interaction and filtering skills are small.
2. You’re kind of a snob. You’re more concerned with appearing “popular” than listening and learning from people.
I am referring to the “You’re kind of a noob” part.
See?
Pot calling kettle black?
Ever heard of Twitter search to filter? If they use it, they sure as hell don’t have to follow everyone back. God knows how the hell you are going to follow what 11316 people are blabbering on Twitter. Listening? Really? How? Sit the entire bloody day and night in front of Twitter reading?
Who is paying for that?
Pot calling kettle black?
The second time it happened was to myself at yesterday’s Nomadic Marketing session when I accused Dave, Chris and Kerry-Anne of being quiet and scarce. I was very quickly being told “Who are you calling black?!” :P Sorry chaps!
Yes, I read that too.
YATR (yet another twitter rant)
I REALLY wish everyone would stop lecturing each other on how to use Twitter … so tired of it!
Twitter is what it is and it’s success lies in the simple fact that you can turn it into whatever works for YOU.
Seriously, if I hear another person telling me what I can and can’t do with my own Twitter stream … grrrr.
I just wrote that post because I needed an axe to grind and I noticed this sentiment towards celebs who don’t follow… so I threw it out there and it worked.
You’re free to use Twitter however you like, and so are the celebs. I’ve got a more “useful” and less “ranty” post coming out this week that you might like better.
Cheers,
Brett
Yep, sometimes busy-ness is not good for business and friendships. Good to see you twice in one week though last week Mnr.
Completely agree with you regarding the Twitter followers thing – my best filters are the people I follow, I don’t follow everyone because I trust that my network will sort out the good stuff and share it back to me. I’m for quality over quantity.
Likewise Dave!