This post was inspired by a blog post I read recently: 3.5 Reasons Why I am Sick of List Posts
It got me thinking about all the annoying blog posts people write about the Top People to Follow on Twitter.
Without writing some long diatribe …
Here are some general reasons most Twitter “people to follow” posts stink:
- Most of these lists are poorly researched, or not researched at all
- It’s clear the writer just listed their friends
- Or, it’s clear the writer identified “influencers” they want a retweet from and included them for that reason
- The writer just Googled “top people to follow on twitter” and copied someone else’s list — this is probably why so many of these lists are exactly the same when there are thousands of great people to follow
- It’s just a long list of Twitter handles and maybe avatars, but includes NO REASON to follow them or why you put them on the list (Do you even know why they’re on the list)
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