Gurus Angry about How Many People YOU Follow on Twitter
There are “gurus” ranting about how you should manage your Twitter account. Some of these folks stand on a soap box and tell you to only follow a small number of people. They go on to say anybody following 100, 200, 500 or more people are liars, fakes or any number of insulting adjectives.
These gurus say if you are following this many, then the noise level in your tweet stream is deafening. There is no way you could possibly pay attention to anyone.
What’s the Real Motivation Here?
Stop and think about this before you dismiss it outright. Why do high-profile marketers want you to only follow a few people? Of course, they should be on your small list of followers. After all, they are providing useful, valuable content. The kind of content deserving your attention.
Twitter: How to Fix the Mikeyy Worm/Virus
Did You Get Hit By The Twitter Worm, Mikeyy?
Recently, Twitter has been hit by a worm that spreads when people check out the profile pages of the ones they are following.
Their account then gets infected and they too start spreading the seemingly harmless but infected tweets. Some of them include links to infected accounts.
How To Fix The Problem Fast
Here’s the fastest way to fix the problem at hand:
Go to your Settings and re-update your name, username, more info URL, one line BIO, password.
If you do that, it will stop your account from infecting other Twitter accounts when they visit your profile page.
