Comments on: Mind Your MeTweets

By: Patrick Haney

Patrick Haney — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:17:50 +0000

MeTweets are annoying, plain and simple. And they make you look like an egotistical asshole. If I want to know what people are saying about you after a presentation, or regarding a product you worked on, there’s a Twitter feature for that called @ replies.

And for those of you that say “well you can unfollow me if you don’t like it”, don’t worry. I already have.

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By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:46:50 +0000

Sharat: That’s a good question. I’m not sure I would do it, but you can argue that a photo of a celeb is “interesting media content”. I suppose if that celeb’s fans were interested enough in photos like that, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Simon: I think the key difference is “does it inform or is it self-aggrandizing”? Are you trying to tell your followers about something new that you may be involved in that they may be interested in? Like a new book, for instance? I think that’s fine. Or are you trying to point out the level of approval that others have of you and/or your work? That’s not fine. They can do that on their own.

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By: khaled

khaled — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:13:00 +0000

I never retweeted any tweet about me I just reply to it

By: Collier

Collier — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:57:10 +0000

Interesting back-and-forth here. I had never considered the inappropriateness of the practice. I will re-think my Tweeting now. Thanks.

By: John

John — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:54:21 +0000

So many people have poor manners on twitter I don’t think it makes much difference.

By: tom mclaughlan

tom mclaughlan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:47:37 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. And let’s add something else – when people report other peoples’ views and use it to say that they themselves have been saying the same thing for a while. “Nice to see Fred Bloggs agreeing with what I think” or “It’s good that Freda Bloggs is joining with me to say that…”

A quick question, though: can I retweet my own tweets if – as happens occasionally – I agree with myself? :-)

By: Vineet

Vineet — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:30:00 +0000

True. More the MeTweets, easier for me to unfollow you

By: martcol

martcol — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:16:16 +0000

Look, I’ve been following this conversation and so far so good. Only thing is, I have changed my opinion three times now and that’s not good for me.

By: David Szymakowski

David Szymakowski — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:03:22 +0000

My rule of thumb has always been if you wouldn’t say it or do it in person, don’t post it online.
P.S. Good to see you blogging again.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:19:57 +0000

I agree. And another thing that “irritates” me is when a couple of people tweet stuff back and forth when they would be better DMing (or even emailing).

By: Simon Pioli

Simon Pioli — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:23:49 +0000

I have to admit I’ve never really consciously thought about this particular practice but thinking about it I’ve always just @replied to such tweets. Kudos to my mother it seems….

I would say though that this is incredibly subjective. The examples you’ve given are merely back-pats and there’s no real substance to them. In those particular cases, I agree. What if there was something more substantial along with the compliment such as picking out a particular point in @lisasmith’s speech and commenting (be a concise comment within a tweet granted)? Retweeting that may encourage debate.

Your discussion with Mr Zeldman was intriguing though I found it hard to follow as the thread was all broken up….
How did you market Newsvine before it was bought? How has that changed?
(I’m not in the US so I wouldn’t see any advertising for it)

I don’t think Mr Zeldman’s retweeting methods are supposed direct marketing, rather a way of communicating his brand values and the pride he takes in the products he puts his name on. The fact that negative comments are retweeted too is pretty powerful too.
I’ve just written all that and I don’t even know why he was brought into this, doesn’t strike me as an egotist at all.

Would it make a difference if a company account retweeted rather than a personal one?

By: Sharat

Sharat — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:26:48 +0000

One question I have. If, for example, you are a well-followed person, such as Neil Gain, is it poor etiquette to re-tweet a link to a picture someone took of you at a con? Or is that a value add for his rabid fans?