Comments on: Are Twitter Friend Adders Okay?

By: Pyrogenic Media

Pyrogenic Media — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:57:34 +0000

Even though i am also a developer of a “twitter friend adder”, i see your point. But i dont think the automation of twitter is to blame.

I think even without them, it is still impossible to make sense of twitter. Rarely can i ever check my timeline without people babbling on. I think twitter needs to seperate out the “celebritys” and the “friends” timelines into two different sections.

I have a personal twitter account, and i still like to follow known people in my industry, even though they arent my friends. But if you follow anyone over 100, then twitter just becomes a waste.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:31:19 +0000

good question Jon, I would have to assume that a good portion of the followers in my accounts are real people.

By: Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:13:23 +0000

Thanks for the comment @twiogle … I guess the real question is why do you need 20+ accounts. But on another note, how can you be sure you are getting real followers if it’s automated … or does that even matter?

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:03:21 +0000

Sure, twitter friend adders are ok. I use them for over 20+ accounts and everything has been great so far.

By: Popular Technology

Popular Technology — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:09:43 +0000

I’m new to twitter and frankly I don’t like people who post messages like: Having dinner.. Petting my pet

I don’t know about you guys

By: Quote Catcher Website Design

Quote Catcher Website Design — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:19:35 +0000

I am a fan of twitter, I love to follow and see where it leads me. Spam is very frustrating though and I agree with the theory of quality over quantity.

By: Rem

Rem — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:12 +0000

I see no problem with people posting links to their products or services. Social networking alone doesn’t pay the bills. I don’t like blatant spam of crap though. If a twitter has a good product or service, I don’t mind looking at it, clicking on the link and seeing what they’re marketing. It might turn out that I like what they’re marketing and learn something new.

By: Devin Reams

Devin Reams — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:30:18 +0000

I agree with both of you, this largely devalues the 'followship' you bestow upon people. Obviously there have been spam accounts that have hurt things, too. But, as a twitter user I love getting new followers. Sooooo, I guess my ego isn't complaining. ;)

By: Seth Keever

Seth Keever — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:41:36 +0000

Amen to that!

If you’re only on Twitter to see how many “friends” you have (as many people I know do with Facebook), then what’s the point?

The whole idea of social networking is to connect with new people; not to make your following or follower numbers climb.

I completely agree that most people who use TwitterAdder will likely leave the Twitter service (and everything not Facebook or MySpace) very quickly.