Follow Friday

I’ve always liked the concept of Follow Friday on Twitter. You mention a few people you think your audience would enjoy. It’s a great way to give props and help everyone make great connections.

But I’ve never been satisfied with the short list of names sent into the ether with, at best, a hashtag to let my friends know what makes these people interesting to me. Follow Friday has been an excellent curatorial tradition on Twitter, but I want a little more context.

The other part of Follow Friday is that it’s a Twitter tradition. Which is great for making your Twitter use better. But Twitter isn’t the only channel people use to share ideas. We’re all a little bit more than our 140 character tweets might let on.

I’ve been wanting a Follow Friday that is less about the channel and more about the actual person, and how my friends might get the most out of that person’s content.

So I’m doing Follow Friday a little differently. I’m going to only recommend one person at a time on Follow Friday and I’m going to put that person in a little bit of context.