Quick, Who Are You? (in 160 characters)

It's 15° F here in Columbia, Missouri. I'm dreading to leave the apartment because getting to my car requires a 10 minute walk. Not to mention the frozen car keyhole problem. So I figured it might be better for me to stay at the apartment, sit by the heater while sipping a warm cup of roasted green tea, and blog for a while.

I've been wanting to talk about Twitter "followership". I've read online articles about how to gain more followers and such and such. But to be honest, I think the most effective weapon is your bio description. Indeed, to make your Twitter account become visible, you need to interact with other Twitter users and such. But once they click on your Twitter name, what makes them decide if they're going to follow you or not?

For me it'd be if the person is either: 1. someone I know, 2. someone I could learn from, 3. someone I share my interest with, or 4. someone famous.

And how do I find that out? Through their 160 character bio. Although I generally have the tendency to follow those who follow me.

I don't generally spend a lot of time scrolling through someone's Twitter page to find out more about that person when it comes to making a follow-him-or -not decision. That's just too much to do, isn't it? Of course if you're Conan O'Brien or Ashton Kutcher you don't need to explain that much about yourself. But if what you do defines who you are, that'd be nice if others could see that. For example if you're into marketing, social media, journalism, food, entertainment, or you actually have a job you'd like to brag about (or not really) such as cellular biologist (??) or writer for XYZ publication, etc.

But really, if you don't fall into any of the categories above, and your bio is filled with a cliche philosophy or how you're addicted to Twilight, you might want to do something about it.