What to do when you reach the Following 2000 Limit on Twitter

I reached my limit on Twitter last week.  There is some odd formula that limits you to following 2000 people until you get your followers up.  In other words, you need a ratio of followers (those following you) to following (those you follow) that’s close to one-to-one; I think you can get close but I have not tested the exact limits.  I guess I was following too many people who were not following me.  What do you do when this happens?

First, though I hated to do it, I stopped following those who were not following me.  This is not easy for me — I like to follow various news organizations that do not follow me back.  An alternative might be to wait until enough people follow you, so you can get your ratio back to one.  Otherwise, you might have to start “unfollowing” people who are not following you back.

There are sites or applications that allow you to unfollow people.  Try Twitter Karma for starters, or TwitIn.  Among those you’re following, you can see who is — and isn’t — following you, and unfollow them all at once (in bulk).  Also try Qwitter — it does not unfollow people, but it notifies you by email when someone unfollows you.

Now that I have reduced my following, I’m back to following more people.  Only this time, I know there’s a limit to those you can follow, so I’ll have to watch who I follow and see if they follow me back.  You cannot follow just anybody: it’s best to stick to people you’re interested in who have a reciprocal interest.  That’s what Twitter is really for.

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Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 under Social Media

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