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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:57:53 +0000

[...] the other day I was reading a post over at the Assault Blog titled Why Twitter Followers Are Worthless. The author argued that: 1. “If you can’t mobilize your followers for feedback, links, [...]

By: koelekoen

koelekoen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:22:16 +0000

i follow twice as much people,but that’s because 95% of the artist i follow don’t give a shit about me,so don’t follow me,i may only have 37 followers,but 98% of them give me feedback and are fun to talk to

By: hiteshthakur034

hiteshthakur034 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:37:01 +0000

There are many twitter applications through which you can know your position as twitter followers in number of tweets received.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:30:35 +0000

Thanks Captain Obvious!

By: Aida Azcuy Lazzarin

Aida Azcuy Lazzarin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:27:50 +0000

Good Discovery

By: BrimstoneRadio

BrimstoneRadio — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:14:44 +0000

Great insight and can be extended to other social media locations as well. For years this has been my rant regarding MySpace. Many bands are there to increase friend numbers but when asked how they are benefiting from these high numbers most cannot come up with an answer. Just having high friend/follower counts does not equate into more exposure or added benefit if you are not building an engaged, interactive fan base.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:13:38 +0000

Great post and point. Focusing on numbers is a hacks attempt to prove value of their efforts (like counting how many media releases you sent – big deal, did you get a story and did the story lead the readers to your site, etc.)

Bottom line, determining objectives is critical in any effort and evaluating social media just like any other communication tool is imperative for success. If only following 20 and only having 20 follow helps you achieve your objectives and goals then your job is done.