I think how you use Twitter will effect frustration levels. If you read every tweet, then yes, it will iritiate you easily. I prefer to think of it like a party – I like everyone in the room, value what they have to say, but can't listen to every conversation at the same time.

Thanks for the comment, considering you not a fan of my tweets or writing, It's obviously taking a bit step to come and comment, so thanks for that.

Setting the thanks aside, I'll answer your points in the same tone in which you made them:

1. Firstly I'm not much of a ranter, so this isn't usual. And secondly, I don't see anything I've said being mutually exclusive with being a passionate Christian. Also being a Christian doesn't mean I'm a sucker, nor a passive wimp.

2. Saying that *recently* there has been a change in Twitter and a lot of the discussion and humanity seems to have gone does not mean that I don't still get a lot of value out of Twitter. What I am saying is, as a person who uses it a lot, I've noticed some change. I'm not the only person saying this at all either.

Nor am I saying that it is *all* trash. But I have put my hands up and gladly admit that often I just RT stuff. Some people take to doing this loads and loads.

3. I do unfollow people who completely change, or start spamming. And sometimes if they are someone I've interacted a lot with before I'll talk to them before I do. And I don't do this in a prescriptive “you're not doing it my way” way, but in a way that seeks to understand.

4. True, value is in the eyes of the beholder. But that doesn't nullify one's attempt to make a tweet more valuable. That logic is the same as saying “don't try and make someone feel valued, because value is in their eyes anyway” – doesn't work.

5. Very true observation that Twitter does get used by myself and others as an instant messaging tool – but that is a large part of it's use, and one of the uses by some of the best Twitter users that i know. Since Twitter changed it's @replies rules, you no longer see this discussion in your main feed if the person is talking to people who you don't follow – so in many cases, people won't see the discussion anymore.

You're point of trying to make each tweet self contained is a very good one, and one I have tried to stick too but unfortunately don't do at every turn. However, like real life, often people join the conversation late and don't understand what you're talking about till you explain it.

Twitter is “ambient”, the idea that you don't have to read every person's tweet. Taking a “I must read everything everyone I am following is saying” is a hard way to use Twitter, or Facebook, or anything, because there is so much information.

6. Thanks for the exaggeration of a previous comment and making a dig about telling people off in DMs being gratifying. Perhaps telling them off on their blogs in public is more gratifying? I haven't tried it – perhaps you could advise me?

7. Yes I follow a lot of people, too many. I tried an auto-follower back in March hence the number. And of course, I also seek out new people and talk to them. Believe it or not, however, I don't see the majority of those I'm following's tweets, they don't seem to tweet that much.

I don't use Tweetdeck. I use Tweetie on my phone and mac, hence I skim every tweet. And my rant wasn't about having 'tons of people' making lots of noise, it was about less people, but there wasn't much humanity. And if that's me too then people can tell me – constructively telling me probably helps, rather than plain criticism.

8. Humanity is starting to lack quite a bit on Twitter actually because tons of people believe that in order to be heard and gain more followers they have to turn their feeds into information streams, full of RTs etc.

Spam bots rarely tweet us, they just follow us. And as for me, I promote my blog every time I write a new article, as do all the top bloggers in the world. Are you going to take them on too?

9. I'm quite happy using twitter a few times a day when on Holiday, thank you very much.

Thanks for the comment, considering you not a fan of my tweets or writing, It's obviously taking a bit step to come and comment, so thanks for that.

Setting the thanks aside, I'll answer your points in the same tone in which you made them:

1. Firstly I'm not much of a ranter, so this isn't usual. And secondly, I don't see anything I've said being mutually exclusive with being a passionate Christian. Also being a Christian doesn't mean I'm a sucker, nor a passive wimp.

2. Saying that *recently* there has been a change in Twitter and a lot of the discussion and humanity seems to have gone does not mean that I don't still get a lot of value out of Twitter. What I am saying is, as a person who uses it a lot, I've noticed some change. I'm not the only person saying this at all either.

Nor am I saying that it is *all* trash. But I have put my hands up and gladly admit that often I just RT stuff. Some people take to doing this loads and loads.

3. I do unfollow people who completely change, or start spamming. And sometimes if they are someone I've interacted a lot with before I'll talk to them before I do. And I don't do this in a prescriptive “you're not doing it my way” way, but in a way that seeks to understand.

4. True, value is in the eyes of the beholder. But that doesn't nullify one's attempt to make a tweet more valuable. That logic is the same as saying “don't try and make someone feel valued, because value is in their eyes anyway” – doesn't work.

5. Very true observation that Twitter does get used by myself and others as an instant messaging tool – but that is a large part of it's use, and one of the uses by some of the best Twitter users that i know. Since Twitter changed it's @replies rules, you no longer see this discussion in your main feed if the person is talking to people who you don't follow – so in many cases, people won't see the discussion anymore.

You're point of trying to make each tweet self contained is a very good one, and one I have tried to stick too but unfortunately don't do at every turn. However, like real life, often people join the conversation late and don't understand what you're talking about till you explain it.

Twitter is “ambient”, the idea that you don't have to read every person's tweet. Taking a “I must read everything everyone I am following is saying” is a hard way to use Twitter, or Facebook, or anything, because there is so much information.

6. Thanks for the exaggeration of a previous comment and making a dig about telling people off in DMs being gratifying. Perhaps telling them off on their blogs in public is more gratifying? I haven't tried it – perhaps you could advise me?

7. Yes I follow a lot of people, too many. I tried an auto-follower back in March hence the number. And of course, I also seek out new people and talk to them. Believe it or not, however, I don't see the majority of those I'm following's tweets, they don't seem to tweet that much.

I don't use Tweetdeck. I use Tweetie on my phone and mac, hence I skim every tweet. And my rant wasn't about having 'tons of people' making lots of noise, it was about less people, but there wasn't much humanity. And if that's me too then people can tell me – constructively telling me probably helps, rather than plain criticism.

8. Humanity is starting to lack quite a bit on Twitter actually because tons of people believe that in order to be heard and gain more followers they have to turn their feeds into information streams, full of RTs etc.

Spam bots rarely tweet us, they just follow us. And as for me, I promote my blog every time I write a new article, as do all the top bloggers in the world. Are you going to take them on too?

9. I'm quite happy using twitter a few times a day when on Holiday, thank you very much.

I don't know you, but I don't think one needs to know you well to know what's been said in this video. You called out people who you're following and said that it's all trash with one breath, and then talked about loving people on Twitter with another.

Which is it?

Twitter is what you make of it, on multiple levels. If you're on vacation and it feels like a lot of work to go through your phone updates, then switch to the desktop or turn it off. If it feels like work when you're back from holiday, then think about taking more time off from Twitter or simply unfollow the people who's Tweets you're not enjoying.

If the people you follow have genuinely and truly and consciously changed what and how they use Twitter in a short span of time, maybe it's time to unfollow them.

On the other hand, if the people you liked a few months ago are going through a period of more promotion or Me Too Itis, maybe it's time to do the compassionate thing and give them a break.

For what it's worth, you've been on my radar on occasion so I've peeked at your Tweets every once in a while but I didn't follow you because a lot of the Tweets are the kind I don't enjoy reading.

I like your idea of adding — but isn't value in the eyes of the reader? Or follower? Your Tweets don't entice me (not a judgment, just sayin') because they're usually not self-contained.

I appreciate Tweets that lead me to a good resource, but also Tweets that are clear insights into an interesting point of view that I don't need to research by reading more Tweets you've written previously or tune into whole dialogs.

Your view, I'm guessing, with its focus on “relationships” seems to be more about public instant messaging. I think that's fine and I know lots of people use Twitter that way, but again, I don't see public chat as adding value if one considers the basic unit of communication the Tweet itself. When I chat within the confines of a Twitter stream, I try to make each chat comment self-contained. Not so much adding value as having its own intrinsic value.

As I mentioned, I don't know you or your writing well for the complete context of some of your video comments, but I don't really understand the value for anyone of telling each and every single person off that you're planning of not following.

I think it's simpler and clearer if you simply write an article or page or record a new video putting your follow/stop following policy out clearly and then anyone who wonders or asks can find it all there.

Unless telling a lot of people off in direct messages is gratifying. Maybe it is for you.

It currently looks like you're following a horde of people so I'm guessing a lot of your rant stems from your being on holiday without a desktop based screener like TweetDeck or Tweetie.

As for humanity on Twitter — almost all of it is humanity. The big exceptions are spam bots and people publicizing their post with automated tools, like Twitter Tools — you know, the tool that you used to promote this article on Twitter yourself!

If I were you, next time I'd turn off Twitter while on vacation.

I don't know you, but I don't think one needs to know you well to know what's been said in this video. You called out people who you're following and said that it's all trash with one breath, and then talked about loving people on Twitter with another.

Which is it?

Twitter is what you make of it, on multiple levels. If you're on vacation and it feels like a lot of work to go through your phone updates, then switch to the desktop or turn it off. If it feels like work when you're back from holiday, then think about taking more time off from Twitter or simply unfollow the people who's Tweets you're not enjoying.

If the people you follow have genuinely and truly and consciously changed what and how they use Twitter in a short span of time, maybe it's time to unfollow them.

On the other hand, if the people you liked a few months ago are going through a period of more promotion or Me Too Itis, maybe it's time to do the compassionate thing and give them a break.

For what it's worth, you've been on my radar on occasion so I've peeked at your Tweets every once in a while but I didn't follow you because a lot of the Tweets are the kind I don't enjoy reading.

I like your idea of adding — but isn't value in the eyes of the reader? Or follower? Your Tweets don't entice me (not a judgment, just sayin') because they're usually not self-contained.

I appreciate Tweets that lead me to a good resource, but also Tweets that are clear insights into an interesting point of view that I don't need to research by reading more Tweets you've written previously or tune into whole dialogs.

Your view, I'm guessing, with its focus on “relationships” seems to be more about public instant messaging. I think that's fine and I know lots of people use Twitter that way, but again, I don't see public chat as adding value if one considers the basic unit of communication the Tweet itself. When I chat within the confines of a Twitter stream, I try to make each chat comment self-contained. Not so much adding value as having its own intrinsic value.

As I mentioned, I don't know you or your writing well for the complete context of some of your video comments, but I don't really understand the value for anyone of telling each and every single person off that you're planning of not following.

I think it's simpler and clearer if you simply write an article or page or record a new video putting your follow/stop following policy out clearly and then anyone who wonders or asks can find it all there.

Unless telling a lot of people off in direct messages is gratifying. Maybe it is for you.

It currently looks like you're following a horde of people so I'm guessing a lot of your rant stems from your being on holiday without a desktop based screener like TweetDeck or Tweetie.

As for humanity on Twitter — almost all of it is humanity. The big exceptions are spam bots and people publicizing their post with automated tools, like Twitter Tools — you know, the tool that you used to promote this article on Twitter yourself!

If I were you, next time I'd turn off Twitter while on vacation.

I try and avoid looking at my feed on Fridays – I'm don't like reading endless FollowFridays that just contain a list of names with no clue as to why I should follow them.

99% of hashtag games bore me witless.

I don't @reply incessently and only do so when (I hope) my reply will be worth while.

I try and stick with answering the Twitter question “What are you doing?”.

If I do RT I try (like you suggest) to add my own comment so my followers have some idea why I think it's worth RTing the Tweet. BTW did you know there are plans afoot for Twitter to officially support RTs. They don't seem to have any way of adding comments to the original Tweet. Which is good in one way – the RTs will look a lot cleaner (see screenshot in link below) but on the other hand bad as it'll just be a straight copy of the original Tweet.

http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/project-retweet-...

It's always going top be difficult to keep up with one's feed if one is following more than about 50 active Tweeple. I need to go on a Twitter diet (Twiet?) at the moment.

I try and avoid looking at my feed on Fridays – I'm don't like reading endless FollowFridays that just contain a list of names with no clue as to why I should follow them.

99% of hashtag games bore me witless.

I don't @reply incessently and only do so when (I hope) my reply will be worth while.

I try and stick with answering the Twitter question “What are you doing?”.

If I do RT I try (like you suggest) to add my own comment so my followers have some idea why I think it's worth RTing the Tweet. BTW did you know there are plans afoot for Twitter to officially support RTs. They don't seem to have any way of adding comments to the original Tweet. Which is good in one way – the RTs will look a lot cleaner (see screenshot in link below) but on the other hand bad as it'll just be a straight copy of the original Tweet.

http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/project-retweet-...

It's always going top be difficult to keep up with one's feed if one is following more than about 50 active Tweeple. I need to go on a Twitter diet (Twiet?) at the moment.

Scott

Scott