Is the Twitter Friday Follow (Hashtag FF) Still Credible or Has It Died?
Your Twitter feed should be full of posts and mentions by users recommending you either #followfriday,(or #ff), other Twitter users they have been mentioned by or like, or a combination of both.
This trend used to be something which was almost viral at one time a few years ago, but it appears that it is has slackened right off.
In the past (especially during my first round with Twitter in early 2007) have not only followed and recommended people for Follow Friday, but each time I have done it I have given a reason why I did it, to make it more credible rather than simply creating an elongated list.
I also thought that others would see me do this and that this would increase my authority.
I also used to appear in Twitter trends sometimes -Not any more! I believe this trend has lost some momentum and (as well as this) actually the FollowFriday website has disappeared! This surely spells the end of any reality that this is going to help me in my social media scoring with Google - actually the real reason I came back to Twitter in 2009.
I think that the idea that you #FF a lot of people in a list within your 140 character limit could cause the engine to think that it is a spam-led activity, and therefore the authority and substance of it has completely disappeared.
Now, there appear to be little or no benefits in sending out #FF's, other than someone is telling others that they should follow you.
The viral nature of this activity has recoiled and left #FF somewhat devoid of meaning in my opinion.
That said, I appreciate that someone (or a company) has taken the time to #FF me.
I would never say otherwise.
This is not a slur against those that do this but #FF had its rules - No more than 10 #FF's in a day, more substantial, individual #FF's, and a reason for the whole thing in the first place.
This delivers something far beyond a formulaic, nee systematic, approach to the whole #FF experience - and indeed makes it more of an experience in my view.
I would love to know what others think about this and how they receive a benefit from it.
Did it lead to new followers, better interaction, or did you actually begin a "face-to-face" relationship from the #FF you either created or received?
This trend used to be something which was almost viral at one time a few years ago, but it appears that it is has slackened right off.
In the past (especially during my first round with Twitter in early 2007) have not only followed and recommended people for Follow Friday, but each time I have done it I have given a reason why I did it, to make it more credible rather than simply creating an elongated list.
I also thought that others would see me do this and that this would increase my authority.
I also used to appear in Twitter trends sometimes -Not any more! I believe this trend has lost some momentum and (as well as this) actually the FollowFriday website has disappeared! This surely spells the end of any reality that this is going to help me in my social media scoring with Google - actually the real reason I came back to Twitter in 2009.
I think that the idea that you #FF a lot of people in a list within your 140 character limit could cause the engine to think that it is a spam-led activity, and therefore the authority and substance of it has completely disappeared.
Now, there appear to be little or no benefits in sending out #FF's, other than someone is telling others that they should follow you.
The viral nature of this activity has recoiled and left #FF somewhat devoid of meaning in my opinion.
That said, I appreciate that someone (or a company) has taken the time to #FF me.
I would never say otherwise.
This is not a slur against those that do this but #FF had its rules - No more than 10 #FF's in a day, more substantial, individual #FF's, and a reason for the whole thing in the first place.
This delivers something far beyond a formulaic, nee systematic, approach to the whole #FF experience - and indeed makes it more of an experience in my view.
I would love to know what others think about this and how they receive a benefit from it.
Did it lead to new followers, better interaction, or did you actually begin a "face-to-face" relationship from the #FF you either created or received?
