"We Follow" Needs Top Feminist Twitter Users

my first reaction is to ask why it's in our interest to help Kevin Rose succeed with yet another status/ranking system that favors guys.

wouldn't we be better off in setting up a system that favors diversity instead -- and gives the major benefits to women, not to a guy who's already been richly rewarded for creating a virulently sexist environment?

details TBD ... at the very least it seems worth discussing.

Posted by Jon Pincus on 03/15/2009 @ 02:33PM PT
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To clarify: I didn't mean my comment above to be an argument against infiltrating, leveraging, detourning and otherwise using @WeFollow to feminists' advantage. I just meant we shouldn't stop there.

I went on at somewhat greater length in a comment on a thread on Liminal States where I've been tracking gender biases on Twitter recommended and "top" lists. All of the ones I've looked at so far have been 75%+ male. Kevin's new effort currently is over 85% guys. And @WeFollow is currently following 0 people on Twitter. Ya can't make stuff like this up!

http://www.talesfromthe.net/jon/?p=363&cpage=1#comment-12482

Posted by Jon Pincus on 03/15/2009 @ 04:28PM PT
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I think we need to participate when we can and hope that our presence is noted!

Posted by Jen Nedeau on 03/16/2009 @ 10:10AM PT
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Agreed, it's all about how best to participate and making enough noise that it'll be hard to ignore our presence :-)

One of the things I'm wrestling with is the limit to 3 hashtags. Professionally I want to be known for technology and social media; as an activist, I want to be there as a blogger, in politics, and for #p2; and then there's the feminist aspect. How to fit this all in?

Danny Sullivan has some useful info at http://searchengineland.com/wefollow-new-twitter-directory-16940 ... it turns out that you can change your hashtags at any point. So maybe there's a way to take advantage of this to remove some of the limitations.

Anyhow after some thought I went with "#socialmedia #activist #feminist" for now. 15 feminists and counting!

Posted by Jon Pincus on 03/16/2009 @ 10:27AM PT
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Jen, if I were you, I'd also add a link to follow you on Twitter in your change.org bio (preferrably the short one that appears on this blog, but both here and on your main profile ideally). I didn't even know (or think to check if) you were on Twitter until I read this post.

Posted by Laurel Hechanova on 03/20/2009 @ 11:41AM PT
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Thanks for the 411!

Posted by Alice B. on 03/21/2009 @ 06:18AM PT
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The #feminist list is certainly growing at We Follow, 68 and counting!

I've always been a big fan of spreading the word through your online network, whether that word is about a hot new band or the urgent issues women face on a daily basis, to inspire action. After some great panels and conversations at SXSW, I'm especially convinced that social media represents the next frontier in mobilizing individuals. And I can't think of a better way to show your feminist pride.

Whether you declare it openly or express it through your actions, we need strong women and their supporters to be vocal online. We can all committ to using social media for social good: http://womensrights.change.org/actions/view/use_social_media_for_social_good.

Posted by Julie Neumann on 03/23/2009 @ 06:46PM PT
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Oh, and for those that are just getting into Twitter, Wednesdays are #women2follow day. Today I (@julie_anna) picked some women who Tweet about eating disorders and body image: @frozenoranges @loveyourbody @thefwordblog @illusionists @edrecovery. It's just another way to spread the word and support feminists on Twitter.

Posted by Julie Neumann on 03/25/2009 @ 12:18PM PT
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Agreed on #women2follow Wednesdays. The Eloquent Woman has some history about how it came about at http://eloquentwoman.blogspot.com/2009/02/twitter-helps-get-women-on-program.html

One thing to know about "We Follow" is that it automatically generates a message when you sign up. I agree with what @emergingtech said here http://twitter.com/emergingtech/status/1372955875 : "FAIL unauthorized broadcast" when signing up with wefollow.com ...

Posted by Jon Pincus on 03/25/2009 @ 01:32PM PT
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Thanks for sharing the link, Jon! The Eloquent Woman's my blog on women and public speaking, and the issues with "getting women on the program," whether at WeFollow or any traditional speaking venue, are real and persistent. Hope all the readers here will join Twitter and our #Women2Follow Wednesday effort (or any day, really!).

Posted by Denise Graveline on 04/21/2009 @ 07:27PM PT
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