Comments on: 10 Annoying Things People Do On Twitter

By: ellafreeman_

ellafreeman_ — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:41:49 +0000

#when #people #hashtag #EVERYTHING

By: tess

tess — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:11:05 +0000

It’s an old post, I know, but I definitely agree with this list (tho I do say “Good morning” but add something else to the tweet).

I also find really, really annoying something one of the people I follow does: he RT every single message that contains his username. And the thing is, his username is a common word, lets say, “playback”. So every time someone else (doesn’t even have to be someone he knows/follows) write “playback” in their message, he RT and comments about it. First 2-3 times it was funny, cause it was totally unrelated, but what the hell, he does it on a daily basis.

Oh, and when they add crap to “funny” hashtags. So much spam and so few laughs

By: Samer Forzley

Samer Forzley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:10:45 +0000

I have to say i am guilty of that sometime but not because i have bad intent, i just think a) the conversion now needs to go off line or b) if there is a lot of @’s going back and forth then i think it may annoy other followers

Another thing that makes me smile is when someone tweet the following

Hi @personA, i just Dm’ed you

By: Devin Ritchie

Devin Ritchie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:30:06 +0000

It also bugs me when I tweet @ someone and then they DM me a response. I feel like they are trying to hide that they are talking to me. Its petty. but whatevs. great list!

sorry for posting twice!

By: devin3

devin3 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:27:09 +0000

It also bugs me when I tweet @ someone and then they DM me a response. I feel like they are trying to hide that they are talking to me. Its petty. but whatevs. great list!

By: monicahamburg

monicahamburg — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:47:30 +0000

Great list! This matches pretty much all the things that annoy me, except the people who only tweet about their business “Going to a meeting about [Special Product X]“, “[Special Product X] is going to blow all the competition out of the water”, “I can’t believe [this company] – they need some help from [Special Product X]“

By: Samer Forzley

Samer Forzley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:43:11 +0000

The point of followfriday i think is to recommend someone, maybe 2, maybe 3. Maybe you know someone is new to twitter but has a lot to offer and needs a kick start. or someone you really enjoy reading. but it has become way too much, friday i look at my twitter feed and its full of @ this and @ that. It has lost its value. If i got the “what about me?” it would drive me insane.

I have to say, i have not yet seen a #followfriday @chrisbrogan, so if you are good, you really dont need the boost after all.

Dare you recommend anyone for #unfollowmonday?

By: faryl

faryl — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:22:07 +0000

I’m definitely guilty of a couple of these (maybe more than a couple) and many of them are on my pet peeves list as well!

I’ve been guilty of number 9, mostly because I’m finding following too many people is a bit overwhelming for me – I lose out on feeling connected. So I may stop following someone for a while (it could also be because they were guilty of #’s 3, 5, or 6) then have our tweet streams cross again, and re-follow. (That said, I’m dead set against those who do it to game the system and get more followers!).

It’s interesting that you included #7. I agree that it’s become more of an opportunity for a shout out, than a useful way to connect with new people. In a warm fuzzy way, I *do* like that it’s become a way to show appreciation to people you like following. But I do feel a bit obligated to participate/reciprocate. Even worse – people who respond to my #followfriday tweet with a “what about me?” tweet!!! THAT is tops on my top 10 list!!

What I’ve started to realize is that at the end of the day, I can overlook most of my peeves if the “violating” person is someone whose tweets I generally enjoy or that I’ve made a connection with.

Fun post! Thanks for letting me ramble with my two cents!

By: SoloRunner

SoloRunner — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:15:12 +0000

#9, This is the biggest one for me, read my profile and don’t keep asking to re-follow.

#10 and don’t send me your links. Say hello first.

People who don’t reply when you tweet them.

People who all they do it RT and never say anything on there
own.

by the way I do say ” Good Morning” and I really mean it.

By: Shea Sylvia

Shea Sylvia — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:12:21 +0000

Brightkite updates. They are torture. I really don’t care what precise geographic location someone is currently at. I don’t care that you’re at Target pharmacy or your office or the city where you live.

Not that I feel strongly about it or anything…

Good list!