Tomorrow is Friday, and as is typical, Twitter will be a spam land of #followfriday Tweets.
I will never forget the lady who spammed me all day long, with seemingly all 6,000 people who follow her.
It was a horrific offense, and I immediately quit following her.
Then it got me to thinking, why is the herd so quick to think that a large number of followers is the key to the kingdom?
After all, is not the whole premise of social media found in relationships? Inbound marketing?
Then why am I being spammed to death every Friday? Huh?
So, in revolt, I have created my own little Friday tradition:
A Random Tweet of Kindness!
Today, before all the spam start flowing tomorrow, I would like to give a hearty high five to Chris Brogan, and throw a Random Tweet of Kindness his way.
Chris is well know in the blogosphere, and has been a tireless evangelists for all that is Social Media, and blogging. He has been in the trenches longer than most, is willing to be more transparent than most, and subsequently is enjoying the fruits of his labor.
Congratulations Chris! You have earned the admiration, and following of many thousands.
If you are not a follower of Chris Brogan, and you desire to gain understanding of Social Media, Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and the coming tidal wave of change in the main stream media, then Chris Brogan belongs in your RSS Feed.
We break for an important news update! Friday, May 22 @ 6:15 AM - Now that I am using Seesmic Desktop, to manage my Twitter stream, #followfriday is no longer the annoyance it was. Prior to Seesmic, I was using TwitterFox and the constant interuption in my browser was driving me bonkers. Therefore, I take back my disdain for #followfriday. However, I still like the idea of a Random Tweet of Kindness, and will continue the practice.
