Comments on: Is It Authentic to Delete Your Tweets?

By: Amy Stark

Amy Stark — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:26:01 +0000

Interesting post, Erik. I agree that social media is not ABOUT being authentic but I think it’s an ideal principle of social media… along with Transparency-having a clear purpose with no ulterior motives; Honesty-after all it is the best policy; Reciprocity-there is no religion in the recorded history of our species that hasn’t concluded, “what you put out comes back”; and Gratuity-in social media especially, the payment of time and attention can be MORE important than cash (I am giving you a gratuity right now by spending time writing this).

Ideals like perfection are things to which we aspire and occasionally fall short. I’ve never deleted a post (although there were a few times I was tempted to delete stuff while conversing with a certain Smoosier who will remain nameless ). I do backspace quite a bit, however, and write and re-write ad nauseum before hitting enter.
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By: Erik Deckers

Erik Deckers — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:20 +0000

@Bnpositive, you’re right that social media is not “about” being authentic, but rather it’s the expectation. And lots of social media people are beating the “transparent and authentic” drum over and over. I just think that if people preach being authentic, then deleting the tweets that make them look stupid is rather hypocritical.

I don’t think @SirDavid’s account was suspended because of language, but I don’t actually know. I just did a quick search for it when I was writing this piece, and found it had been suspended due to “strange activity.”

I don’t think I’ve ever deleted a tweet. Would I, if I needed to? Probably. I usually tweet out a correction if I misspell someone’s name, and I’ve sent a couple of tweets from the wrong account, but nothing major. I just go “meh” and move on..

By: Bnpositive

Bnpositive — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:41 +0000

I forgot to add, I have deleted my tweets before. It’s usually only when I misspell something and notice it immediately after I sent it. Or, sometimes if I accidentally tweet something out from the wrong account. Ooops!
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By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:00 +0000

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By: Bnpositive

Bnpositive — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:42:20 +0000

Interesting thoughts Erik. A couple of questions. Is “social media” about “authenticity”? I agree that the power of social media tools is that they provide the ability for people to be authentic. That’s for sure, but I’m not sure if that’s what social media is all about. I’d say generally that social media is about conversation and communication. Authenticity at all times would be nice perhaps, but probably not a reality. My next question is why this guy’s account was suspended? Was it the language? I’d be surprised. The personal attacks? Guess I should go re-read the Twitter TOS.
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