I’m not obsessive about keeping track of my Twitter followers, but I do tend to keep an eye on the total number. If I see a big jump all at once, it’s likely that the spammers are out in force again, and I go check to see who I need to block. If I see a big drop all at once, it might be that Twitter is cleaning out the spammers that I didn’t catch… or… was it something I said?
I may regret this, but I just signed up with a service called Qwitter.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The correct URL is UseQwitter.com. If you try to go to Qwitter.com, you’ll end up on a soft porn page.
You don’t need to give your password, just your Twitter ID and your email address. Qwitter watches your followers list and sends you an email like this when someone unfollows you:
John Gruber (gruber) stopped following you on Twitter after you posted this tweet:
What’s the difference between Arial and Helvetica?
I say I may regret it because it might crush my ego that people don’t like me (sniffle), but on the other hand, it could be good information about who thinks I am boring or offensive (although I’m not nearly as potty-mouthed as some of the bloggers I know. Okay, I’m not really potty-mouthed at all. Don’t want to raise false hopes either). This could help me post more useful information for those who do like what I write.
I’ll report back after I’ve had a chance to collect some data. In the meantime, do you keep track of your followers, or let ‘em fall where they may?
