Reclaiming #ff in the name of feedback
Posted on 14 October 2009 by LunaWeb
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Do you have one of those people on your Twitter feed who only ever tweets about having a bad day? Or stuff going wrong? Or maybe one of those people whose every tweet is a hardly legible string of @ symbols and Twitter handles and long, unruly hyperlinks? Or perhaps someone on your list commits the greatest crime of them all – answering literally the question “What are you doing?”
Wouldn’t you like to tell them that you don’t care?
We don’t claim to be Twitter experts. In fact, that’s kind of the point of this whole expedition thing – we’re all figuring it out and exploring social media together. And with that in mind, we think there’s a more constructive use of our Fridays than just another long list of Twitter handles of people whose only commonality may be that you follow them. So we’re going to reclaim the #ff and transform it from “follow Friday” to “feedback Friday.”
We think there’s a more constructive use of our Fridays than just listing people we follow. Feedback Friday.
During the week, post a tweet when you see things that make you crazy. Then on Friday, let your followers know that you’re willing to hear some feedback on your social media presence. If you want it, say you do, and commit to give constructive feedback to at least two people. Then tweet that you gave feedback to a friend as part of #feedbackfriday and let’s see if we can make the trend of becoming better Tweeters catch on.
To really get the ball rolling, we’ll be hosting a PodCast on Friday to talk about the concept and the ideas behind it. It’ll be a call in show on Blog Talk Radio so we’ll want to hear your thoughts, too.
Tags | Feedback Friday, Social Expedition, Twitter
October 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
In general I’ve found it’s just easier to unfollow people who annoy me… and avoid being inundated with multiple tiny annoyances throughout the day.
It’s my opinion that if you’re going to use twitter, you should embrace the 140 character format. Otherwise, if you are going to post a lot of info, BLOG IT and post the link in a tweet.
I’ve tried to offer feedback to other twitter users, saying that i didn’t appreciate a string of several tweets in a row. I got blasted by one guy for mandating how to use his technology. It’s hard to make everyone follow guidelines when twitter has been the wild-wild-west of social media.
Nashville’s BarCamp this weekend is an example of an entire population coming down with twitterreah: Even if i could go, i don’t want my feed being clogged up with everyone saying “I’m in [room] listening to [person] come check it out!”
I loved http://twittersnooze.com/ because I could just put someone’s feed on a temporary “mute”. I don’t need to know every infinitesimal detail about their (dentist appt/vacation/illness) but it’s down for the time being.
My only alternative is to un-follow everyone, and then follow them again on Monday.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Joanna – Enjoyed your response. It’s great that you’ve extended some helpful suggestions. I’ve been blasted as well. In an attempt to avoid some blastiness this Friday, we’re thinking it best to let people know that you’re open to the feedback.
In regards to #BCN09, I’ll be there and appreciate your comment. I think we met at BCN08 in the “Make Google your Bitch” session. I can’t wait to try http://www.twittersnooze.com