Everyone, most of us at least, tries to contribute valuable content – in the hopes of networking with other like-minded individuals.  Recently, Dave Peck followed me on twitter.

Dave is clearly someone who has been on twitter for a while, has a boat load of followers (nearly 12k) and over 10k updates. But, he only follows 300 or so. Wow.

To get a follow from a guy like that is very cool. But, he quickly unfollowed me. Damn. What did I do? I’ve heard how people game twitter to build insane follower numbers; I’ve seen it happen often. So, I called him out. (Was that wrong?)

Turns out, Dave’s account was hacked. Cheers to Dave for his prompt reply, the contributions within his blog and the social landscape in general.

Are you listening to what people are saying?

Dave is…

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