I'd just like to throw out there that in addition to following those
who follow you, there are some interesting ways to find new people to
follow. In Tweetdeck, I have columns for search terms -- some very
general, like "museum," and some more specific ("treehouse") -- and
every once in a while, I'll see something surprising and interesting
flow through that larger volume, someone I wouldn't have found
otherwise.
Aaron Schmidt, who runs the DC library twitter account, only follows
DC people (and consciously not professional librarians) because he
wants that account to be focused on conversations with locals. His
personal account is different...
Nina
Nina Simon
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On Mar 13, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Perian Sully wrote:
> I also don't follow everyone who follows us. I look for the following:
>
> - People (general public) with an interest in history, museums,
> culture,
> Jewish content, and sometimes technology. I follow a lot of folks here
> from MCN and elsewhere using the Magnes feed (@magnes), instead of my
> personal one - mostly because I don't use my personal one very often.
> - Museums, archives, libraries, and various cultural centers
> - Certain news feeds that relate to our content
>
> I do NOT follow:
> - spammers
> - individuals who post nothing but really mundane thoughts (the "I'm
> in
> the bathroom," "making a sandwich for dinner" sorts)
> - individuals who are following 20,000 people
> - people who lock their posts (I come across some museums or cultural
> centers who do this. WHY???)
> - people whose content or interests have nothing to do with ours (they
> might have a fascinating set of posts, but I don't need to read about
> the minutia of hedgetrimming or aquarium maintenance on my
> institutional
> feed).
> - people or institutions who only post marketing materials
>
> When it comes to following individuals, I like knowing what our public
> might be thinking about, and so try to direct my tweets to coincide
> with
> their interests. But there are only so many hours in the day, and so I
> can't afford to be exceptionally liberal with who I choose to follow.
>
> ~P
>
>
> Perian Sully
> Collections Information Manager
> Web Programs Strategist
> The Magnes
> Berkeley, CA
>
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2009, at 3/13/0912:50 PM, Christina DePaolo wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I set up a twitter feed for SAM recently @iheartSAM. I am loving
>> tweeting for SAM, but there are still a couple of things that I am
>> fuzzy about. I am following everyone who is following us, but it is
>> a bit overwhelming. How do you chose who to follow? Looking at
>> museum's feeds I see a variety of solutions.
>>
>> I am curious about those of you who don't follow everyone, but
>> follow a targeted group of individuals and institutions. This looks
>> like a good option for a somewhat targeted dialogue/community. How
>> do you decide which individuals to follow? Not so concerned about
>> institutions because that is easy to do/resolve.
>>
>> Thank you. Christina
>>
>>
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