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I've really come to hate the phrase "you should follow me on Twitter". It might have been effective when Dustin started using it in 2009, but I see it everywher

by kylec 14y ago

I've really come to hate the phrase "you should follow me on Twitter". It might have been effective when Dustin started using it in 2009, but I see it everywhere now. I wrote about my feelings on it yesterday for my personal blog: http://kylecronin.me/blog/2012/5/26/i-hate-you-should-follow-me-on-twitter.html http://kylecronin.me/blog/2012/5/26/i-hate-you-should-follow... My post is a bit less diplomatic and a bit more of a rant than the post from visualwebsiteoptimizer.com, but I attribute that to how much the increased proliferation of the phrase grated on me since that article was published in 2010.

iamgilesbowkett 14y ago
I wrote about it on my blog a couple years ago too. I'm just glad some voice of reason finally surfaced on here. Besides the cargo-cult idiocy of it, the other thing I don't like is the idea that Twitter's goal is maximizing follower count in the first place. I often block followers from communicating with me because what they have to say is inane or negative. If you're going to count any number, I think it should be the number of worthwhile conversations. Product people should keep in mind that any time you show your users a number, you're turning your site into a video game. There's a lot of accidental gamification out there.