Comments on: Does Size Matter?

By: Linsey

Linsey — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:50:48 +0000

I have different feelings about different platforms.

I really want to know the people that I’m friends with in Facebook. I hate to say – I’ve ignored a few friend requests there. In that specific medium, I think that less is more in terms of friends. I can interact much more easily with my friends because I really do know them. The fan pages may be the place to fill that gap.

Twitter is a little different. But I will say if someone I am following feels too spammy and there’s no authentic interaction – I cut them off.

Do I seem a little cold hearted?

By: George Hitz

George Hitz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:31 +0000

Bill, like all new forms of communication, it takes time before it becomes an effective tool. Think of a newborn baby. They make a lot of noise but very little useful back and forth ideas. Perhaps in the not too distant future this form of chatter will become a valuable source. In the meantime, its just noise

By: Ken Jansen

Ken Jansen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:12:09 +0000

Excellent post. Thank you. Very insightful and well presented. I like the all hat not cattle phrase.

I agree on the camera lenses comment too. hah.

Thanks again!

Ken Jansen Realtor Overland Park KS

By: Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:53:02 +0000

yea Twitter has gotten “noisy”…I still like it. I had to set up a folder in Mail with a rule to deal with the emails.

I try and follow interesting people but it has gotten out of hand, now I am more selective.

In the Tipping Point, Malcolm says acquaintances are important and I agree. They can turn into friends and make good Connectors.

By: Marilyn Urso

Marilyn Urso — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:38:36 +0000

I too agree with your comments. I have only been on Twitter for about a month, more learning & listening and not Tweeting very much yet.
I am very involved with GREEN – the NAR designation, Certified EcoBroker and all other forms of it, so I have been following a lot of GREEN participants and learning from what they post.
There is so much content here, learning how to use it and become an active participant adding value, not just another advertiser, is the key.

By: Charles McDonald

Charles McDonald — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:07:42 +0000

Excellent and a good reminder for all of us. I agree with the above… SM reminds me of High School…

you have made me rethink the value of these different medias…

thank you

By: Jim Gatos

Jim Gatos — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:34:02 +0000

Bill, size DOES matter. Don’t you watch the late night informercials? LOL, I do!

Just kidding… however, I’ve gone through my Twitter and Facebook and ended my relationships with so many.. I don’t need THAT many friends!

Jim

By: Bill Lublin

Bill Lublin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:13:58 +0000

@Elaine I think you find the size that works for you- I like to get my twitter news too!

@Matthew – I agree that quantity and quality do not need to be mutually exclusive – I just think we shouldn;t sacrafice one for the other!

@Kathy Thank Yew veddy much – You must be really smart – you agree with me

By: Bill Lublin

Bill Lublin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:11:27 +0000

@Danilo I agree with you that in life our acqualntances are not always the friends we title them as –

Your analogy is really apt – When I first got on twitter I was watching @sarahstelmock, @bryanpenman and @drewfristoe talk on twitter while they were in a class – I tweeted “so twitter is liking passing notes in class” and got the response “twitter is totally liking passing notes in class!”

By: Kathy Stilwell

Kathy Stilwell — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:54:24 +0000

Thank you for your post. I completely agree with you and this statement..

“You need to overwhelm them with what you know not who you know.”

I believe in the quality over quantity theory
Developing the relationships is what matters.

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:10:10 +0000

Bill,

I long for the early days of twitter when it seemed we all had less than 50 friends or so. A matter of fact, if you recall early on we gave each other sub-titles like “e-Twit” if you reached 100 followers?

Gone are those days and I miss them.

There’s a benefit to large networks. When I ask for help with a project or advice, all I had to do it twitter it and without fail there are plenty of folks to help…

Having said that i remember a few years ago at church, while greeting and welcoming a “new” couple; having them turn around and say “We’ve been coming here a year thank you..” That is when I realized that bigger is not always better. But that large church can certainly do much more than a small one, because of the enormous resources available to it – it all comes down to where you want to be.

By: Elaine Reese

Elaine Reese — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:36:28 +0000

I’ve only been on Twitter maybe 3 wks. I prefer to keep it a small select group. I do really like it for the local & nat’l news feeds.

I do the same with LinkedIN, preferring to link with former corporate friends and clients.

By: Danilo Bogdanovic

Danilo Bogdanovic — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:12:38 +0000

Social media reminds me a lot of high school.

Some kids kept to themselves and had a small core of really good, loyal and quality friends that stuck with them and were there for them through thick and thin.

Other kids were “popular” and “friends” with everyone. But, when $^&! hit the fan, they found themselves fending for themselves while their “friends” were nowhere to be found.

By: Bill Lublin

Bill Lublin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:45:05 +0000

@T Thanks so much

@Paula This is a DM from my robot- but thanks

@Kelly You are the community that you want to be – and I appreciate your being part of this one.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:14:08 +0000

ha ha @Paula, I agree the auto responses that my friends have when I follow that say, “thanks and make sure to check out my site” make me mad. I don’t think you should follow me if you don’t have the time to visit my site beforehand and ask a question about my website or have some type of feedback. Same goes for me, if I’m interested in following you, I should send you a dm or @ to tell you why you’re interesting to me.

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By: Paula Henry

Paula Henry — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:52:08 +0000

Bill – I have been on Twitter less lately and really do despise the auto generated respnses, especially from people I already know through other sites. It’s impersonal!

I prefer a small group of people and am including more local people into my sphere of online friends.