The Twitter Cull Why its Necessary
Each and every month, normally around the beginning of the month, I run a Cull on the people I’m following on Twitter. Why? We’ll, to cut to the chase, I like to rub out those that just don’t do it at any sort of level. I guess, what i am trying to say, is that perhaps after a certain period of time, no matter what another individual is posting (tweeting) to yourself and many others that they have also befriended, you just don’t want to hear their crap no longer.
Undoubtedly, the more you use Twitter, then the more people latch onto yourself, not always in a bad way, I must add. However, the noise level does increase, and sometimes the noise that is created is not alaways to your taste. In fact, scrub that, sometimes the noise is downright all about some self-centered individual who thinks that everything they have to say is of some imporatance… Sorry, but it ain’t. If I want self-centered importance, I’ll go and spend 5 minutes talking with my teenage daughter. Not you!
Scrubbing someone from your Twitter profile is a digital kick-in-the-gonads, to some, especially, if they are constanly checking their favouritism levels (i.e. see followers). However, a Twitter Cull, is only borne from ones own dislike to anothers posting. If they continously post about thtemselves, their own website, their own tates etc … why would you want to even attempt to communicate in such a one-sided conversation.
In real life, if you were approached by such internal, self-obsessed individuals, who wanted to ‘hang-oot’ with you, but their conversation always consisted of them, them only and then more of them — you would either politely take yourself away from their company — or, like ME, you would just CULL them … don’t take crap, don’t take their ignorance … CULL them in the first instance, failing that, CULL them monthly, BUT CULL them all the same, Twitter and you will thank me for it later 
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I agree. I do this as part of #unfollowfriday . I was stunned when #followfriday became so popular.
I have many friends who I followed but stopped following because they were too active, they retweeted everything that I had already heard first hand. I don’t dislike them as people and they don’t usually get offended.
Mind you, if you intend to make a living out of social media consulting (and I don’t mean you personally) then the size of your following counts for a lot.
I’m still stunned that @BarackObama hasn’t tweeted a damn thing since getting in, having used it to such great effect. He should be having mass culling taking place.
This is a question I’ve been struggling with so the advice is very helpful.
I want to be open to and with everybody but it’s easy to get swamped so I’ve started to only reciprocate follows with interesting people.
Now I need to follow your advice and get tough with the unfollows
Steve
So I came across this site from seeing it on Top Ranked, and I must say, I understand why. You speak the truth. I like the sense of humor you toss and the sarcastic cries is great. I will be back on a regular basis to read these great posts.
@ Jim – there are guys out there that do interact with their many followers, even if they have thousands of followers, I’m not talking about them, its the ones that just use Twitter as an online diary for them, don’t interact with anyone … those are the ones that get my goat!
@ Steve, you’ll find the level of communication go up if you consistently keep a lid on things, its your account, you handle how its run.
@ KJ, welcome , hope you hang around some, we do like to have a laugh on here, from time-to-time