About this comic
Oh, the new and different rules of new media and tech. I had a ball with this one. Not sure what it means when you laugh at your own comic, but I did, and I don’t care what it means. Enjoy.
Oh, the new and different rules of new media and tech. I had a ball with this one. Not sure what it means when you laugh at your own comic, but I did, and I don’t care what it means. Enjoy.
I get it. It’s funny. Who needs a reason. In fact, I’d call it a classic.
Does this has anything to do with a certain Felicia Day ?
I haven’t unfollowed anyone in a very long time, but I think it’s pettier to get annoyed that someone unfollows you. (The general you, not the Scott you) I don’t like feeling like I’m socially obligated to forever follow someone, or to give them a reason why I’m unfollowing them. And I have no hard feelings if someone unfollows me, especially a complete stranger. Maybe they wanted to see what my comic is all about for a little while and it wasn’t for them, you know? Or maybe my interests are no longer relevant to theirs. I love that twitter is so casual.
Love the smirk on the guy on the right.
If people endlessly tweet about inane daily tasks, they get unfollowed. If famous people get annoying and whiney, they gut unfollowed. If i generally don’t like the stream of whatever it is you’re tweeting, i’ll unfollow.
I only have so much time in my day, and scanning through dozens of “i walked outside today”, and “It’s raining here, i’m sad” type messages does not fall into my list of things i want to do. I also tend to unfollow people that like to have Text message type conversations via Twitter. Come on people, there are other tools for that kind of thing! It’s even worse when i don’t follow one or more of the participants, and miss some of the context to their replies.
I really think there are some people out there that are able to do good things with Twitter, and actually have something to say. As for the rest, just use freeking Text messages or IM!
“I also tend to unfollow people that like to have Text message type conversations via Twitter. Come on people, there are other tools for that kind of thing! It’s even worse when i don’t follow one or more of the participants, and miss some of the context to their replies.
I really think there are some people out there that are able to do good things with Twitter, and actually have something to say. As for the rest, just use freeking Text messages or IM!”
There’s a setting in Twitter (which is actually now the default) which will prevent you from seeing replies sent to someone you don’t follow. That way, you only see conversations between two people you’re already following, instead of strangers.
There are definitely rules about etiquette for social media that seem to operate on a different level and have not fully evolved. While it might seem horrible and petty to be unfollowed or to unfriend someone without reason or warning, one could also argue that not following or friending all of those that follow you can be equally off putting. For many, social media has become a ‘look who I know’ and ‘look how many know me’ form of status symbolism.
I think Mary has the right idea and attitude, and like Mozleron everyone will develop their own rules for following and unfollowing. Maybe in a decade or two these rules will become a more socialized standard, but with the rate at which things change, I doubt if people will even be using these services in 10 years. By that time we will all probably have become Borg….
Also….I forgot to say. I love the Triforce t-shirt.
This is one of life’s self-fulfilling prophecies Scott… the more you take to heart the cold things people do, the more people will unfollow you on twitter. Keep your cool man. Don’t let some punk girl take you down.
Diggin the Triforce tee. Didn’t get the comic right away, but after a few seconds of thought I giggled – you’re pretty damn awesome, Scott. Keep up the great work!
eeew i hate twitter and facebook they just suck … but nice comic it really shows how stupid twitter user are
Be careful, I might just START following you on TwitBookInSpace…
hmm would that be a business model? Like Coffin Henry from Discworld.
Give me money or I’ll follow you around on the web.
“I haven’t unfollowed anyone in a very long time, but I think it’s pettier to get annoyed that someone unfollows you”
This.
Scott has followed then unfollowed people before (as all twitter users have) so I’m pretty sure this isn’t just about the F.Day thing. Sheesh. It’s just a funny look at how seriously people take these social media connections- and how fragile they are.
Also, triforce shirts are fantastic.
Hahaha… I second that the smirk on the second guy is awesome. That’s something I would do. Of course 2 minutes later I’d probably be re-following the guy if he was a friend.
There are the people I have a two-way relationships with on Twitter, people I have conversations with. I would not typically unfollow them without at least some ceremony. Then there are the people I watch (a one-way relationship). I would feel no more guilty for unfollowing one of them than I would unsubscribing from their RSS feed.
So they’re playing cards right? And one guy farts?
I don’t follow many people, but I had to unfollow Roger Ebert because of the frequency and sometimes the content of his tweets. Not that I think he cares, but there are always reasons to unfollow. I does kinda hurt when it is someone you consider a friend though.
It’s ok, I laughed too.
Unfollowing someone from Twitter should carry less meaning then unfriending them on Facebook/Myspace. Honestly, people take this stuff way too seriously.
I don’t believe this is based on real people or events, ‘cos if it was, and the person was an actual freind, you would just talk to them right? You wouldn’t make a cartoon for everyone to see just for the sake of it. Or is that just me?
I’m with you and Tarp – It’s dangerous to assume that a character’s feelings are exactly those of the cartoonist. And I’m sure it takes more than an unfollower to rile up Scott and his great sense of humor.
I just unfollowed @extralife
Say it ain’t so!!!!
I only follow famous people like Scott Johnson on twitter
I see Filicia Day has left a scar on you.
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