Why Your Friends Don’t “Get” Twitter – Hint: They Follow Lame People

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4 points·joshagogo··6 comments

I think it would be cool if new users could enter their interests when signing up, and be presented with a random list of 10-20 people whose Twitter profiles have been categorized with those interests. That would be a pretty cool and effective way to "quick start" one's usage of Twitter.

The article also made me wonder if the same thing could be said of Facebook, where people who find Facebook shallow do so because they simply have shallow Facebook friends. My initial hunch is yes, although Facebook has much bigger problems with regards to the kinds of "look at me!" behavior it encourages. But that's probably another conversation. :)

Twitter currently takes new users through the process of selecting interests and suggesting who to follow but in my experience they don't do a great job. Even with the implementation of those suggested accounts, the discover tab and verified accounts, finding accounts to follow can be infuriating. A directory would make a huge impact as it gives user,new or old, an instinctive way to locate and discover better accounts.

would be great if social friends were choosen through interest only, migh take away from the lack of indless page clutter of dule conversations

Or at least a better way to view ones followings.

people usuely follow family, friends, and duel famouse people promoting there shows.

Exactly but there is so much more to Twitter that a directory would bring to light. Twitter brings people closer to brands and other people. The likelyhood of being contacted directly from customer servie or your favorite celeb is greater on Twitter than any other social media forum however most people don't realize this or use it to their advantage.

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