How can you follow thousands on twitter?

Thursday, 23 July 2009, 17:35 | Category : Social Media
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When I did the Intro to Social Media I was asked how many people I follow on twitter. I said over 1500 but the accurate count (today at least) is 1901.
“Impossible”, the man said, “how can you monitor over 1500 people?”
The simple answer. I don’t.
I know there [...]

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Sometimes credibility is more important than popularity

Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 18:09 | Category : Influence, Social Media
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I am so tired of listening and reading about the number of Twitter followers that Ashton Kutcher has.

How can I put this so that I am absolutely clear? Sometimes, it’s not about popularity, it’s about credibility. And having thousands of people follow your twitter updates does not actually mean that they believe everything you say [...]

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