I wish they'd added groups instead, both for me to group the folks I follow (family, gamers, etc.), as well as to be able to send tweets to particular groups. That is, most of my family doesn't care about my tweets about MMOGs and Web 2.0, and most of my game friends don't care about the cute things my kids just did, though some folks belong to both groups.
George Maicovschi
· 10 months ago
To meet it looks more like a "Featured tweeple" than a real suggestion based on my own account since I wouldn't follow more than 2 tweeps from that list!
Drew Gneiser
· 10 months ago
Groups for Twitter. Not an original suggestion, but it would help.
I just use @MrTweet for suggestions. I've found it a great service and they are active in making it better.
josh
· 10 months ago
Next should be adding the functionality of Power Twitter, no question. Allows search right from the main page, allows scroll over views of recent conversations from individuals. Very unintrusive and useful. Since downloading it (its a firefox add-on) I've been using the web interface alot more.
Sean O'Steen
· 10 months ago
You must assume that your tweets will never be deleted. There are too many sites pulling from or receiving a firehose from Twitter. Once it's tweeted, you can never take it back.
A feature we really need is Drunk Tweet Protection. To take a page from Google labs, users should have to solve a moderate level math or logic problems after 11PM in their local timezone before they are alowed to post their tweet!
bob wan kim
· 10 months ago
Twitter will come out with a friend suggestion tool based on who else was or IS having lunch where you are. Am I right? @journik
Andy
· 10 months ago
Just gave it a try, doesn't seem to be terribly useful!?!?
RYK
· 10 months ago
it's clearly a monetization device, as all suggested people are public figures who's publicist has paid to have them features here
ListenToLeon
· 10 months ago
This kind of reminds me of Mr. Tweet, but I kind of like Mr. Tweet better so far. I'll give it some time before I pass judgment on the this new feature, because so far I don't have many twitter complaints at all, now have I even scratched the surface of half of the numerous twitter apps out there right now.
Sherry Main
· 10 months ago
@mrtweet does the job for me... tells me who I should be following, who else they follow, and which of my followers I should pay attention to. Very robust.
That said, I would def. like to be able to find a way to tag or group users into categories of my choosing.
@ScottWilliams
· 10 months ago
This will be good!
@ScottWilliams
· 10 months ago
This will be good my friends!
Jim Deitzel
· 10 months ago
I just checked out my suggestions. None were any good or related. Their algorithm needs some work.
Josh Fialkoff
· 10 months ago
I think a cool feature (not sure if it should be next) would be an email alert system built into Twitter for a specific topic or person (a la Google Alerts). I currently use Google Reader for this, but it would be nice to have it native in Twitter.
Todd Tate
· 10 months ago
MrTweet provides better more relevant choices. Only thing cool so far with this suggestion tool is when registering a new account it gave me Pete as the #1 choice to follow!
Now that's good suggestion!
I do not want to follow Shaq, nor MC Hammer I am sorry!
MrTweet has provided me with a few interesting people to follow but the majority of my interesting acquaintances have either been people whom I followed back or people recommended by existing tweeple in the Twitterhood, as I call the group of tweeters that includes me.
Periodically I will ask, in an open tweet (i.e. addressed to nobody in particular and everybody in general) for three suggestions of people whose tweets I might enjoy reading and I always find great people that way.
It would be nice if Twitter would resolve the suspended accounts problem at last. Currently there is a long-standing glitch which means that, on two out of three occasions, you keep returning to the 'mosey along now' page when trying to block a suspended acount, instead of being told you have now blocked whoever it is.
Craig
· 10 months ago
Sounds like a good start. I'm surprised there have not been more additions lately. So many apps coming out, why don't they acquire one or two of the big ones, or work on their own version. Does anyone know of what they will come out with next?
Kloche
· 10 months ago
It just seems to be a lot of celebs and so called internet celebs. And Mr. Tweet seems to be more effective with their suggestion service.
Feature creep is a terrible thing, especially in the absence of the business model.
I'd like to see Tweeter add the ability to organize whom we follow into custom groups, so we could filter streams of collective consciousness by friends, relatives, work, play, you name it.
The ability to group is essential to any communications, on- or off-line.
I would like to see a TWITTER app. educate consumers about simple conservation techniques and alternative energy options where the most is used; homes, transportation and industry. I believe the path to energy independence is largely an issue of educating users about these options so we can reduce consumption while creating the demand for alternative energy resources which new industries can satisfy. Can TWITTER lead at this its whats Matters most NOW
Guillaume
· 10 months ago
I am still wondering how is that going to end with twitter, especially as more people will use client such as tweetdeck or people browsr. Twitter has to evolve to that point if they want to survive.
Is this a way for generating revenues for Twitter? Since its an undisclosed algo & I could find only brands/business related suggestions for following them, I guess this might become a good way Twitter to get revenues. If people take to it to follow others.
lisaLJL
· 10 months ago
i, too, would like to see a grouping feature for outgoing tweets.
and i agree with Sean (way up at the top) re: "You must assume that your tweets will never be deleted." (but as per the post, the feature for bulk-deletes for account maintenance would be nice).
lh
· 10 months ago
that twittfit they launched is the first thing closet to a group I've seen, but it seems to be a whole separate site that synchs to twiiter...
lh
· 10 months ago
also I saw the suggested friends how do they reach the criteria what relevance are they to me?
Darren Tan
· 10 months ago
Might be helpful as i don't really know who might be on Twitter. :-D
CuCa
· 9 months ago
I like the "GROUP" idea!!
Tanafriti
· 3 months ago
How about a Twitter bird perched atop the What are you doing? box...(preferably adjustable)! Tweet tweet ♥♥♥
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I just use @MrTweet for suggestions. I've found it a great service and they are active in making it better.
A feature we really need is Drunk Tweet Protection. To take a page from Google labs, users should have to solve a moderate level math or logic problems after 11PM in their local timezone before they are alowed to post their tweet!
That said, I would def. like to be able to find a way to tag or group users into categories of my choosing.
I currently use Google Reader for this, but it would be nice to have it native in Twitter.
Now that's good suggestion!
I do not want to follow Shaq, nor MC Hammer I am sorry!
www.twitter.com/SSUP_MP3_Blog
Periodically I will ask, in an open tweet (i.e. addressed to nobody in particular and everybody in general) for three suggestions of people whose tweets I might enjoy reading and I always find great people that way.
It would be nice if Twitter would resolve the suspended accounts problem at last. Currently there is a long-standing glitch which means that, on two out of three occasions, you keep returning to the 'mosey along now' page when trying to block a suspended acount, instead of being told you have now blocked whoever it is.
So I have to agree with this Twitter Fail declaration - http://twitpic.com/135wl
RT this - also gets my vote.
And: make the top link of search.twitter.com back to twitter.com.
I'd like to see Tweeter add the ability to organize whom we follow into custom groups, so we could filter streams of collective consciousness by friends, relatives, work, play, you name it.
The ability to group is essential to any communications, on- or off-line.
http://www.relenta.com
I believe the path to energy independence is largely an issue of educating users about these options so we can reduce consumption while creating the demand for alternative energy resources which new industries can satisfy.
Can TWITTER lead at this its whats Matters most NOW
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21330122@N02/31996...
and i agree with Sean (way up at the top) re: "You must assume that your tweets will never be deleted." (but as per the post, the feature for bulk-deletes for account maintenance would be nice).