Comments on: My Own Filter Failure

By: pcsweeney

pcsweeney — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:29:19 +0000

If you defriend, unfollow, or otherwise disconnect yourself from me Andy… We’re gonna have some words at some conference somewhere and I’ll be forced to buy you beers until your are drunk enough to refriend and refollow me.

By: clnelson

clnelson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:17:15 +0000

Using the lists feature in Twitter to to hone in on types of conversations when it all feels cluttered or chaotic. Lists and specific streams (i.e. tlchat, edchat, sc peeps, scasl friends, geektribe, etc.) Of course those lines become frequently blurred too. Not sure what the solution is. I cant bring myself to end twitter friendships. But something had to go, and for me it became Google plus for now….

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:59:50 +0000

I should have plugged a whole post I wrote as part of my time management/how-I-do-it-all series on how I use Twitter that includes some great tools and other Twitter resources and info about lists.

http://librarianbyday.net/2011/04/25/my-favorite-tools-in-ten-installments-2-twitter/

By: Amelia Rodriguez (@LitJrzyGrl)

Amelia Rodriguez (@LitJrzyGrl) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:55:59 +0000

I have this problem with the twitter feed I run for my Jane Austen group. I tend to follow everyone, but I use Tweetdeck and make lists for the people that I really converse with or find they post useful stuff for me to share with our group.

By: Lindsey Meyer

Lindsey Meyer — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:54:48 +0000

It’s OK if you want to unfriend me, although I hope you won’t! I won’t take it personally. I’ve intentionally kept my FB friend level at a manageable number and have hidden posts from certain people, such as old classmates who looked me up (especially the ones I didn’t even have a crush on – sheesh!)

I see “friends” as analogous to my physical address books. Every few years as I migrate names to a new book, some names don’t make the leap and that’s OK. The problem with ether is that we never run out of space and the “pages” never get worn out, so the natural culling doesn’t take place.

So cut if you must. Now that you’ve announced your intentions, I’m sure we’re all going to be watching. Merry Christmas!

By: William Seligman

William Seligman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:23:40 +0000

I’ll offer a perspective based on the connection you and I share: Mystic Realms.

On Facebook, I occasionally get friend requests from folks I knew in MR. Yeah, I walked the trails with them, made them perform in the game pretend rituals, perhaps even made them jump through the hoops to satisfy the whims of my character’s role as head of the Wizard’s Guild. That was more than seven years ago.

There are a few with whom I want to sustain a connection, especially if I connected with them in some other context outside MR. Otherwise, I’d like to say “I haven’t seen you since 2004 and even then we didn’t know each other; our characters knew each other.”

I accept their friend request, so their feelings aren’t hurt. Then I immediately add them to a Facebook list such that they can’t see my posts. From their perspective, I’m silent.

So when I unfriend them a few months later, they don’t notice.

You know, now that I think of it, I never see any posts by you in Facebook…

By: John Kirriemuir

John Kirriemuir — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:38:18 +0000

Having said that, it’s tactically not wise to unfollow someone who might give you a nice present or card shortly before Christmas or your birthday.

(You’re getting neither from me, if it helps makes that Unfollow decision up )

By: jenwaller

jenwaller — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:59:34 +0000

Lists, lists, lists. I would suggest that the list making process doesn’t have to be an ordeal at all. You can do it slowly, because it’s simple to add people to lists one at a time and/or every now and then. You’re right – it’s much more daunting to sit down and all at once try to categorize all your friends into different lists for each service you’re using. But it really doesn’t have to be an “all at once” thing. Doing it “on the fly” works too. You’ll get there eventually, and you’ll probably hit a point where it naturally makes sense to stop.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:23:27 +0000

One of the best things to recently happen to Facebook is how you can unsubscribe from someone’s feed without unfriending them. Sometimes I feel passive-aggressive when I unsubscribe from someone, but usually I think it’s brilliant.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:16:40 +0000

The funny thing about following 1,200 people is that the majority of the people really don’t tweet very much. It’s a huge number but in the context of my actual stream it doesn’t really reflect it. However, even then it’s just too much. I need to bring it down under control. Also, I should point out that you can make lists of people you want to still follow but not have in your main stream. I think it’s the list making process that has me feeling overwhelmed by the process.