Hi Richard.

Good thoughts here. Everyone has their own unique way of using Twitter, which I have heard called "shaping your Twitter stream." I agree, following 1000s of people is pretty much useless on Twitter, but being followed by 1000s without having to resort to "gaming" may just be a result of being interesting and informative.

That is the purpose of my article. To let people know of another way they can get value from Twitter. I am not proposing people follow only the Internet Celebs. I don't follow all of them. I don't even think I follow many of the top ten on Twitter (based on followers) because of the reasons you mention above (no engagement, not interesting on Twitter).

The article outlines my personal list of people that I follow who I get a ton of value from - the equivalent of a higher education regardless of whether I engage them or converse with them or not.

Anyway thanks for engaging me here on your blog about my post. Always interested in other people's opinions, especially when they are the opposite of mine.