Psychological Ramifications of Using Qwitter
I find myself wasting time networking on Twitter on a daily basis.
It is fun to engage with people instantly; I can send out an appeal for someone to please Stumble! one of my articles, ask for advice, and celebrate victories and defeats in less than 140 characters.
I definitely want to use twitter as a tool, rather than allowing myself to be used by twitter (I would feel so ashamed…).
I signed up for Qwitter, a tool that sends on an email each time someone UNfollows you on twitter.
The email lets you know what the last tweet was that sent them over the edge and caused you to be unfollowed.
Now, I am a woman, and I’m also rather introspective (hence the blog). These factors combine to make my sense of self-worth very fragile.
When I get a Qwitter notice or an unsubscribe notification from my RSS feed, I could really use some words of affirmation to help balance the blow to my self esteem.
I allowed Brenden Wood to play the roll of my shrink as I worked through the emotions triggered by Qwitter unfollows on his podcast.
Luckily I haven’t tweeted anything unfollow worthy in over a week now.
But, the next time I get a notice in my inbox, I will be in deep need of supportive comments on my blog.
I will try to remember the good times, back when I held in esteem as a deep thinker, and given blog awards.
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14 March 2009, 6:16 pm
Qwitter, huh? I don’t think I could do that to myself since I look forward to the “good” mail :o)
15 March 2009, 1:50 am
I’ve never heard of that site before. I don’t tweet that often so I’m uncertain if anyone has stopped following me. It is highly unlikely that would happen due to the fact that I don’t tweet that often. Even if I did I don’t know if I would want to know that someone left. I don’t like disappointment. But that site sounds very interesting.
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15 March 2009, 2:20 am
That’s like looking in the mirror and asking, Mirror, Mirror….. you need to quit your Qwitter!
15 March 2009, 7:28 am
thats just psychological ‘tworture’ CC! lol. we need to send some sassy mamas after the un-followers! LMAO!! xoxo
15 March 2009, 12:53 pm
I sure am glad you gave those tips on being deep. I try to use those in my daily introspectives on Twitter. Thanks to you, I’ve got followers in the double digits.
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15 March 2009, 5:40 pm
I did not even know about Qwiter, I do not think I could handle the rejection.
16 March 2009, 4:09 pm
I’m afraid to sign up for that, even though it’s some cool technology. I’m too sensitive about people unfollowing me, and I hate seeing my subscription counter go down the day after a giveaway ends.
But on the flip side, I often unfollow people because I’m just not interested anymore, or have to trim some of the fat from my subscriptions, etc. Or the person has just gone nuts and posts weird, rambling tweets (this has actually happened!).