Comments on: Data Shows that Negative Remarks Lead to Fewer Followers

By: Corporateinklings » Don’t Tweet that the Sky is Falling. Tweet How to Not Get Crushed.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:48:17 +0000

[...] shows that negative remarks on Twitter will lead to fewer followers, according to HubSpot’s Dan Zarella. This can be expressions of fear, anger, sorrow, [...]

By: Tweeting as @JoeIntegral

Tweeting as @JoeIntegral — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:43:33 +0000

[...] To keep #Twitter followers, keep your tweets positive, upbeat, optimistic! – Damn, I HATE that news! bit.ly/bg1a5X [...]

By: On my first day tweeting as @PerezAware | Joe Perez - Blogging Awareness

On my first day tweeting as @PerezAware | Joe Perez - Blogging Awareness — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:29:53 +0000

[...] To keep #Twitter followers, keep your tweets positive, upbeat, optimistic! – Damn, I HATE that news! bit.ly/bg1a5X [...]

By: 5 Ways Facebook and Twitter Can Make You Happier – And Even Healthier « Things of Interest

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:39:42 +0000

[...] place. No one wants to read 140-character rants about your petty annoyances. (Really, they don’t; data show that negative remarks yield you fewer followers.) Try to contribute something meaningful to your followers’ feeds, and avoid the temptation to [...]

By: F-Bomb Tweet? Who Cares? — 7 Veils

F-Bomb Tweet? Who Cares? — 7 Veils — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:10:44 +0000

[...] have been done to show that negative tweets are no good. They can cause you to lose followers or slow your network growth. Despite what people say about [...]

By: Social Media Marketing HQ | Learn Social Media From the Industry's Brightest Minds » Get More Twitter Followers by Treating Your Profile Like a Landing Page

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:00:35 +0000

[...] follow for different reasons. What I can give you, however, is this tip on negative remarks by Dan Zarella which basically [...]

By: Get More Twitter Followers by Treating Your Profile Like a Landing Page

Get More Twitter Followers by Treating Your Profile Like a Landing Page — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:01:34 +0000

[...] follow for different reasons. What I can give you, however, is this tip on negative remarks by Dan Zarella which basically [...]

By: Online u offline, en el trabajo o en twitter: si eres negativo… | Control Efe

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:26:15 +0000

[...] estudio guiado por Dan Zarrella demuestra que las personas negativas son las menos seguidas en twitter. Esto significa casi [...]

By: cyberROTH Interactive Solutions | Tweet Timing and Frequency: Best Practices

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:22:05 +0000

[...] Keep tweets positive to avoid losing followers. [...]

By: Tweet Timing and Frequency: Best Practices | Future:Media:Change

Tweet Timing and Frequency: Best Practices | Future:Media:Change — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:05:45 +0000

[...] Keep tweets positive to avoid losing followers. [...]

By: How to Grow a Strong Twitter Network Through Great Content, Human Voice & Blocking the Bums « Adam P. Coulter: Conduit for Young Communicators

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:18:34 +0000

[...] Tweet positive. Being negative on here doesn’t fly too well and will scare people away. Also related to this is to practice being altruistic. A great example [...]

By: Manjunath D S

Manjunath D S — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:25:25 +0000

It is not a surprise how online behavior follows offline behavior. Most do not like negative response and put people away from those making negative personalities. Thanks for sharing.

By: July 2010 | In this issue | Wylie's Writing Tips

July 2010 | In this issue | Wylie's Writing Tips — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:13:40 +0000

[...] Be positive. Writing about sadness, aggression, morbid thoughts and negative emotions and feelings correlates with fewer followers. (What a shock!) So if you want more followers, cheer up. [...]

By: john143

john143 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:58:50 +0000

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By: john143

john143 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:58:44 +0000

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By: Launching a site? Five tips to get you off on the right foot » Nieman Journalism Lab

Wed, 26 May 2010 18:02:15 +0000

[...] clickthroughs and retweets. As it turns out, some evidence supports our anecdotal data: Dan Zarella tracked 100,000 Twitter accounts and discovered that negative comments, sad, aggressive or morbid, resulted [...]

By: Creative Concepts - Is Your Brand a Good Friend?

Creative Concepts - Is Your Brand a Good Friend? — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:04:56 +0000

[...] you need some statistics to help us prove that point, check out what Dan Zarrella discovered about the power of negative tweeting. (Hint: it’s not [...]

By: Maciej Stachowiak

Maciej Stachowiak — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:48:43 +0000

we did platform that analyze Tweets constantly for certain phrase – like company name. Our analytical model takes into consideration 4.800+ sentiments describing emotions [not only bad ].

I do publish analysis for phrase 'Buzz' in my Google Buzz profile:
http://www.google.com/profiles/maciej.stachowia…

By: kara

kara — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:49:00 +0000

common sense applies again…??

By: Promotional Products

Promotional Products — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:36:27 +0000

I'm in the same boat on this one… I like the idea and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, but almost too much sense. Of course no one wants to be peppered by negative ideas all the time. But I am appreciative of the information to back it up.