…or is Twitter really broken?

I am fairly¬†new to Twitter, but¬† I am not new to marketing. I have been posting regularly, trying to add value and trying to contribute to the community. When people started following me, I was honored. I would carefully examine their Bio, their latest tweets and links to see if they added value. If they did add value I would follow them back. If they were not in my space or a space I was interested in, I wouldn’t follow them.¬†Throught the day I would notice my follower stats would rise and fall. What was going on? Were they not interested in what I had to say or did I¬†say something that was offensive?¬†I have to admit I felt a little self-conscious. Well, it turns out that a lot of people on Twitter will only follow you if you follow them back–they are gaming the system. Continue reading →