#FollowFriday or #FF is tomorrow as it is every Friday and personally I have chosen to no longer partake in it. There are many reasons why and my number one reason is IT ANNOYS ME! Yes I get frustrated seeing so many recommendations in my mentions column, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it because I do. I just find it so silly to post out names of individuals without any reason why. Another thing that bothers me about Follow Friday is that people that don’t follow me suggest that other people follow me. I find that a bit interesting because if you aren’t following me how do you know that I am a good Tweep to connect with? 
How can we make Follow Friday a better experience?
1. Make use of your Twitter lists and Tweet those out on Follow Friday.
Example: Looking to connect with some awesome Tampa Bay area Tweeps? http://bit.ly/dizOut #FF
I would bet that we could cut the #FF noise by 50% if people did this
2. Group people together with a short reason why they should be followed.
Example: @blahblah @soandso @yourname They are awesome #STLCards fans!
3. If you are going to suggest one person at a time use the .@**** method so everyone sees the Tweet.
Don’t forget to tell us all why we should follow them!
4. Don’t Retweet if someone #FollowFriday mentions you.
Instead of filling my stream with nonsense you can simply thank that individual person for the mention.
5. Stop trying to please everyone!
You do NOT have to #FollowFriday ALL of the people you are following! Don’t feel bad if you don’t mention someone. Twitter will not shut down, you will not be publicly humiliated I promise!
Most importantly, if you do not understand why you are recommending someone then don’t. Oh and quit spamming the Twitter stream 
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