I sent out a blog recently and published a split second after I noticed a spelling error. So quickly, I jumped back in to fixed the error. To my surprise, my Tweetmeme system said I already had one tweet.
I like when someone finds my articles interesting enough to tweet/retweet. Vaidhyanathan clearly has one of millions of Twitter scripts/sites that follow updates. This one (looks like Twitterfeed in this case) just syndicates through his account, building his tweets up to nearly 9k tweets.
Is this noise? Or is there value? Isn’t value what we all want?
I follow people in Twitter who do the same thing as this Tweeter. I end up scanning and ignoring the junk for the good stuff. If I don’t find it after a few tries, that Tweeter is history. I originally followed them because I was inspired by the wealth of information. But, in time, if it’s completely uncategorized, then it becomes noise. It’s taught me to be a little more particular about who I follow. The Twitter ‘newness’ isn’t there anymore. We’re becoming power users.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not knocking Vaidhyanathan – I’m having a little fun. I mean, hell, he has the right to do whatever he wants! Plus he is an SEO per his bio, so it’s not like he’s just aggregating any old junk (like some of the people I followed). I think he’s legit, and his intention for this account may be totally valuable in a way I just don’t understand. That’s very possible.
But I’d like to know… what is that benefit? More eventual followers? A better opportunity for sponsored tweets? A better Twitter grade? Granted, Twitter is what you make of it, but it’s frustrating seeing some spammers wasting the opportunity. I don’t assume he’s a spammer, but maybe he’ll tell me what his intention was.
I say this to clients about Twitter, “Don’t be static. Be Electric!” Yes. I wrote that. I’m clever like that. But it’s really true, especially a year after its original explosion. People put up with much less on Twitter these days.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Did he tweet it?
Yeah, he did. Kinda funny.
Hey bill,
I didn’t tweet your story just for fun! As I am an SEO Professional, I am excited to learn and share about the things that are happening in the SEM industry get to hear about on a daily basis in which many of us in the field are involved in.
Moreover, Social Media is dedicated for building our network with like-minded people in an effective way through active participation. So what’s wrong in it?
I had been making a name for myself in the social media space due to the amount of traffic I was able to send my own sites and to my clients, and was rewarded for my work.
Well, thanks for your assumption on me! FYI, I am not a Spammy or Tricky SEO. I have a vast experience and exposure in the field of SEO and I know what to do, what not to do and also how to do things right in the very first time itself.
“Well, thanks for your assumption on me! FYI, I am not a Spammy or Tricky SEO.”
He didn’t say you were. He actually said the opposite! He validated you.
But noise isn’t value in social media. Just sayin’.
Hey Vaidhyanathan. Please know that my assumption was that you were legit. I said that in the post!
What I was commenting on was the fact that within 2 seconds of hitting publish, my post was tweeted. That was surely a script. And then I went off on a tangent…
But please don’t misunderstand. I know you’re one of the good guys!!!
Hi Bill,
Thanks for your understanding!