I won't, but all of the drama that has resulted from Twitter putting out a featured list of users has really put me off.  It's even worse that the most vocal voices are coming from those that are already super users on Twitter.  Leo Laporte?  Sarah Lane?  I have no beef with them but come on, you guys already have so many followers and you're upset you weren't featured so you could get more?

It's all just a popularity contest.  It seems like a lot of these people are more concerned with their own notoriety rather than the community, and not just from a followers standpoint but from a content standpoint.  Twitter is NOT about how many followers you have or how many people you're following, it's about the content.  To see these big names in the tech industry be so upset because they weren't featured and Whole Foods was...it kind of makes me sick to my stomach.  Get over it guys.

If you pay more attention to getting actual value out of Twitter you'll be much happier.  Focus more on who you're following rather than who's following you.  There's no question that Twitter will be a powerful tool not only to normal users like myself but businesses and corporations, and part of that is the potential for direct connections to followers.  Still, even if I love a company I'm not going to be following them if they're just trying to advertise to me instead of providing useful content.  Not only that but I think people are giving this featured users thing a little too much credit.  If a user comes to Twitter and follows a bunch of recommended twitterers they won't be experiencing the site the way it was meant to be.  If you ignore that stuff and only follow those who you're legitimately interested in you'll find yourself in love with the site.

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