Do you block Twitter followers?
So today I got yet another follower on Twitter. Whenever I see one that is following a few hundred people and who has tweeted less than 5 times, I go take a look. I usually find that they’re an attractive young lady who uses their favourite bikini beach shot for their profile picture, and that their only tweet is something like:
Need strong man to keep me satisfied all night every night.
Of course, that’s paraphrased a bit, but you get the idea. They’re young, attractive, and horny for Excel knowledge.
While I’m flattered that these people think I’m a “strong man”, they obviously haven’t done much research. I’m a bony armed accountant for crying out loud! All my muscle mass comes from moving around packages of paper, pushing a pencil, and typing. Not exactly a body builder… unless you consider developing a belly is “building”.
The second thing that amuses me about this is that, while I do talk a lot, I think I might run out of things to say about Excel after a couple of all nighters. Yeah, it’s my favourite app… and I do like to think I know a lot about it, but still… I have limits.
Now I’d hate to not be able to perform, and I’m worried it would damage my confidence. So with thoughts of protecting my self esteem from being ruined, I block them from following me.
But now I’m stopping to think about it… am I hurting my chances at getting that Best Buy job? Should I leave them on my list? Or maybe I should just tweet them a link to Mike Alexander’s blog?
So question to you… when you get one of those do you block them, or no?
on August 7th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Block away, good man. Just hope you can keep up!
on August 7th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Funny, but if you really think those are half-naked girls friending you, don’t be deluded. Those accounts are auto-generated using fake pictures. It’s definitely a guy on the other end.
on August 7th, 2009 at 5:08 am
JP, next you’re going to try telling me that they’re not after me for my Excel prowess…
on August 7th, 2009 at 5:10 am
I block anybody who looks crazy or spammy. Unless, of course, it’s an Excel friend.
on August 7th, 2009 at 5:14 am
I’m not sure if your Index can Match up to their expectations.
on August 7th, 2009 at 5:39 am
@ Debra, because they are all, by default crazy.
@JP < groan >
on August 7th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Is that the same lady that followed me … oh man, are you stealing my twitter followers?
I once saw a follower notification which reach something like “following 1232 people, followed by 32 and tweeted 1 times” out of curiosity I went to find this half naked chick profile with one tweet that had an affiliate link…
on August 7th, 2009 at 6:59 am
By the time I get around to blocking them, half already have their accounts suspended.
on August 7th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Don’t feel bad.
All my blog subscribers have jobs selling Xenical and Paxil.
Which is a wierd combination. I imagine the slogan for these people is:
“I have diarrhea, but I’m pretty happy about it.”