Reasons why I may have just unfollowed (or followed) you

2013-09-16

In no particular order:

Because I’m not absolutely sure who you are Because you haven’t tweeted in over a year Because I didn’t recognise you from your twitter handle Because you’re famous now and too busy to chat Because I know you socially on Facebook Because that’s not really you, it’s your news stream Because I reached out a couple of times, but… no Because you don’t follow me, and I just noticed Because you “follow” 100,000+ people – really? Because you do come across as a little bit of a knob Because we met and we got on, but we don’t share much Because my interests have drifted from your topic area Because I made a mistake – kick me!

Reasons I will follow you, if I don’t already:

Because I unfollowed you by accident and just noticed Because we have met and I enjoyed your company Because you are interested in having a conversation Because you have interesting or funny things to say Because I value your opinion and want to engage Because your areas of interest overlap with mine Because I have worked with you, or may do

But most of all, because I see Twitter as a place for conversations, not a listening post, and I want to engage better with the people I do follow.