>Follow Friday – RIP
on February 18, 2011 at 8:22 pm>I’ll be on Twitter for two years in April. I will admit that I don’t do the #FollowFriday or #FF tweets on a regular basis, so perhaps this viewpoint is skewed.
When I DO the #FF tweets, I assume it is designed to tell YOUR followers about who YOU follow and then others can connect with THEM, and YOU, etc. etc. So I was told at tweet ups.
In my reality, I only gain about a dozen new followers from my #FollowFriday tweet participation. And I’m not sure if that’s from other’s recommendations. It may be from recent tweets.
And I’ve checked out some of the “social media guru” types on Twitter… at least the ones I looked over are NOT participating in the #FF party anymore.
May I assume that the #FollowFriday tweets are for tweet folk who are sticking with tradition? Or they’re new to Twitter, following the train? Or no longer have anything of value to tweet on Fridays? These questions are not my attempt to be an ass, just truly wondering if it brings any connection value since it began about 5 years ago.
I’ve even had a few Twitter connections tell me they stay off Twitter on Fridays because of “all the noise”.
I think I may have tweeted my last #FollowFriday tweet today. Your thoughts/feedback would certainly be appreciated.
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>I do #FF's for those who I actually have contact with as a thank you for sticking by me from my first account on Twitter @DawnMarie to the current one @_LadyMarie. I don't just tweet the names I express my feelings for those people through personalized #FF's. Some of them that have really put up with the aggravation of me I always give a follow recommendation every day. A lot of times I do it to return the favor to someone who has done the same for me. *hugs*
>I still do #FF thank you's & sometimes mention friends who have been w me for a while on Twitter. I think there are some groups that do nothing but follow. My wife says she prefers to develop friendships w a few rather than just do a lot of #FF's. I usually follow back those who do a #FF w my name in it.
>Perhaps Jared Castle above may be talking about tweets like: http://twitter.com/AndyCrash/status/38765552054833152 ??
>I rarely do #FF but I will occasionally if someone has been particularly nice, i.e., they retweeted a post of mine or something along those lines.
I do think #FF can build connections but by the same token you shouldn't expect too much. That's kind of how Twitter is all-around anyway, at least to me. Sometimes I am surprised by people's kindness or the way they connect and then other times I will go for days with nobody connecting directly.
On the other hand, Andy, if I see YOU recommend someone you know I will check them out. 🙂
>If Tweets become noise it defeats the effort. My #FF lists change weekly to avoid the sensation of blowing out the same birthday candles again and again. I don't plan to stop marketing quality people who run the best Twitter accounts. However, I will adapt to stay fresh and relevant.
>I always stuck to Follow Friday thank yous. Same with Music Monday and Writer Wednesday. At least those two have a specific purpose in mind ("Follow these awesome musicians/writers!"). But Follow Friday lost its novelty long ago. So I agree.
I may do a #MM or #WW eventually. But I agree with the social media gurus (and, of course, you): #FF is over. Goodbye, #FF, it's been real…