Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: What is the most common reason you follow someone new on Twitter?know them from elsewhere4.4%famous person3.3%good tweet83.3%other (specify)9.1%735 votes·Final results4:42 AM · Jul 8, 20184 Retweets10 Likes
dan q. dao@danqdao·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgr25% famous 25% know them 25% good tweet 25% they’re attractive1
Tiago Forte@fortelabs·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrI want to integrate a little bit of their thought patterns into my thought patterns without expending any energy115
TrollColors@TrollColors·Jul 10, 2018Replying to @vgrUnique view not being followed by more then 3 people one already following: gives board net without echo chamber.
Ed Matesevac@ep3runs·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrI’m in the other camp and the most likely reason I follow a new account is to be expand my filter bubble by following people with almost no overlap to my personal experience2
Visa's in NYC until Mar13! @visakanv·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrGood tweet + interesting bio / stream of other tweets1
Keshav Zodey@kzodey·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrMostly if they are working in same domain or in a completely new domain which I haven't even heard of
Walt(We/Us) Just Enough to be Dangerous@WaltFrench·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrGood tweets lead me to look at their last dozen or two, to see if they reliably add new insight/perspective. Not just “my side.”
Nick Burns@nkburns3·Jul 8, 2018Replying to @vgrLately, it would be because they're a rust belt urbanist.1