There are a three distinct groups of people on Twitter:
- The Followers: High following count, but nobody follows them.
- The Followed: Everybody seems to follow them, but they don’t care.
- The Balanced: Those who always shoot for the elusive 1:1 ratio.
To you, The Balanced, I’d like to introduce JustUnfollow. What is it? Simply, it’s a 3rd party manager for your Twitter account that will…just unfollow those who aren’t following you.
The concept isn’t exactly new, and there are still other services out there that will allow you to fully manage your Twitter account outside of the Twitter.com website. However, if all you want to do is attain the magical 1:1, then JustUnfollow is a good choice.
We have to wonder, though, how long it will be until Twitter gets wind of this service and throws an axe as it has in the past. For now, JustUnfollow is out in the wild and ready for use.
So far, things have been pretty successful for JustUnfollow. According to some information on the site’s blog, over 2 million Twitter users have been unfollowed since the service opened a few short months ago. With the ability to dump off 100 balls and chains on a daily basis, JustUnfollow is probably one of the fastest ways to rid yourself of unwanted baggage.
But look, I am internet clueless, why would I want such a tool? Isn’t it better to unfollow the spammers?
Just a thought….
charleymiller2010
Awesome Brad! Thanks a lot for the review :) Twitter won’t axe JustUnfollow because JustUnfollow does not let users do a bulk unfollow. You choose each user manually which adheres to twitter’s terms and conditions. The app was reviewed by a few members of the twitter team at the time of launch :)
@Charley Exactly! Spammers have been known to follow users and then once they are followed back, they simply unfollow you. You can easily find such users with JustUnfollow.
What about people who follow celebrities, news twitter accounts, and other accounts that don’t normally follow everyone who follows them? I would wan’t to be selective about whom I unfollow.
@RuthNH JustUnfollow let’s you ‘choose’ users to unfollow. Like I said, it’s not a bulk unfollow tool.
for business use, I disagree with un-following those that don’t follow you. With good interaction, retweeting, and relationship building, getting them to follow is the key. If after that, retweeting their info can still get you good visibility.
I agree with @ecarolinatech. With this tool there is no point for that whole “follow” / “unfollow” thing. It’s just one of the Twitter’s powers to follow someone and there is no need for them to follow you back, as long as you can profit from information they post.
You just don’t have to follow people back. You may.