Comments on: My retweet/digg/reddit policy

By: TheDudeDean

TheDudeDean — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:40:01 +0000

Very amusing reading. I'm going to have to come up with my own policy like this. LOLz

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:33:37 +0000

i think you're missing the point. i didn't say someone had to promote me first. its all options. i'm not popular on digg or reddit. i was talking about votes, asking me to submit is useless as my accounts aren't popular.

By: nope

nope — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:54:37 +0000

Why would anyone want you submitting their stuff to digg? According to your profile, you don't have any submissions w/ more than 18 diggs (and I can guarantee you're even less popular on Reddit). And someone has to first promote you “You’ve retweeted my stuff in the recent past”?

Just another spammer trying to make a name for himself without any real value. Keep Tweeting!

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:27:14 +0000

David,
I consider a community event a good cause. If the event's purpose was solely for people to line your pockets, then it'd be another story. But one typically does not make a profit from barcamp/wordcamp/devcamp stuff.

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:53 +0000

so what is smarterthanpalin.com gonna be? i say make it a tumblr of animals using tools. like monkeys using forks, etc. in a lolcats style

By: Josue Rodriguez

Josue Rodriguez — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:26:48 +0000

I'm with Davide, i completely agree too and have said the same before in my tweets last year.

By: Bruno Miranda

Bruno Miranda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:21:02 +0000

Can you retweet this? LOLOLOL

By: davidbisset

davidbisset — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:57 +0000

Yes, that's my general policy too. I generally do not retweet upon request unless it's truly interesting, or that person rarely makes the request. Some people, who will go unnamed, want me to retweet their digg or digg-like links. I find that if you retweet that too often then that lowers the value to your own followers.

I did ask people to retweet some WordCamp Miami stuff in the last few months. I'll admit to that. But maybe that falls under Brian's “good cause” line.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:39 +0000

I agree. Social media is for connecting, not spamming. If you're doing the latter, I'll opt for one less “follower.”

On a side note, I own “SmarterThanPalin.com” Wanna collaborate?

By: Davide Di Cillo

Davide Di Cillo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:57 +0000

I completely agree. I generally RT for people if what I'm retweeting is something I would retweet anyway if I found it myself