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By: Randall Fink

Randall Fink — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:41:11 +0000

You can use untweeps.com to find tweeps you are following that haven't tweeted in 30 days, or whatever number of days you want. Then you can check the ones you want to unfollow, and click, they're gone.

By: Danita Becker

Danita Becker — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:07:12 +0000

I get what you're saying. I would love to see excess spam on Twitter removed as well, though that will be a daunting task. The spam filter would have to be carefullydefined so respectful business related accounts and activities aren't unfairly targeted.

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:49:51 +0000

I agree with your perspective, Danita. At the same time, I think the concern you've expressed is already a focus of Twitter's team. They're ramping up their staff, and bringing some quality experience leads on board, so I expect the newbie onboarding to improve over time.

What I see on the other hand is a dire lack of focus on removing spam. It has been a “besides the point” issue, but what I'm highlighting in my post is if Twitter's social graph is ever to become meaningful, they need serious focus on clean up.

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:47:07 +0000

Hey Rah! So nice to see you here.

Absolutely agree with what you've said.

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:46:36 +0000

Thank you. Yes, there are several 3rd party apps that help clean up your Twitter follows. I have found TheTwitCleaner to do some unique filtering in this area.

By: Danita Becker

Danita Becker — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:48:11 +0000

I think getting the 73% of users who have less than 10 tweets to come back to Twitter is the biggest issue. Twitter has a fairly high learning curve and many people sign up to follow their favorite celebrities but get overwhelmed trying to keep track of tweets using the basic interface on twitter.com. It would be great if new Twitter uses could be introduced to apps like HootSuite or TweetDeck upon registration, but of course the biggest question is: Why won't the folks at Twitter upgrade the web interface to be as personalized as the most popular apps?

Again, focusing on Twitter spammers is really besides the point, those people will always exist anywhere internet users can socialize, its bringing the Twitter newbies up to speed that's the most serious challenge to Twitter's reputation and longevity.

By: Rahsheen

Rahsheen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:32:21 +0000

Absolutely agree, Mahendra. It's something that I rarely see mentioned directly, but has been my primary concern for a while. The fact that things like follower counts are still held in such high esteem is just the tip of the iceberg. As Twitter continues to become more relevant and valuable as a social graph, these black hat tactics you mention just make it all seem even more laughable.

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Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:20:13 +0000

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