The Twitterverse Collectively Gasps: John Mayer Deletes Account

I wouldn't mind if he went away altogether.

I just started Tweeting maybe a month or so ago, in a way to add another level to my blog persona and network. I love getting local new and events quickly on it, and getting to know my favorite bloggers a bit better. I used to follow a lot of celebs but over time I have dropped many (like John Mayer) because I realize I don't care too much about what they had to say.

I did this with MySpace, I completely deleted my account. Having the account go dormant is nice, but it's possibly too much temptation to return, to lurk, to get back into the drama of the social networking site. I understand his desire to completely cut all ties.

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He has said he's going straight into the studio since his Battle Studies tour just ended. That album process was an experiment in social media where he kept his fans very closely involved through Twitter, You Tube, etc. He has said that he found the constant awareness of his fans and what critics would think/say of his output, affected his creativity in a way he did not like.
Hopefully, this reining in of his "sharing" the album process will help him to create a stronger album this time.

I don't follow celebrities unless they follow me back. (Thanks, Guy Kawasaki and Yoko Ono!)

I'd miss my fellow travel writers and photographers, web geeks, and journalists and other folks I interact with.

Ashton Kutcher? I'll catch him in reruns of That 70s Show.

Lanora
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Considering I wrote John Mayer off awhile ago for his racial-based comments, I hope the door hit him in the doopa on the way out. (Side note: I was never a follower. Radio or twitter.)

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The only famous tweeter I would miss is Dane Cook cause he is funny as hell.

Otherwise there aren't many I would miss enough for it to affect my life. There are some people I look forward to tweeting with and reading what they have to say. Most of those are local bloggers.

It would be hard to delete with that many followers. However if it was ruining my personal life in some way I would. If not, then no way!

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that's 3.7 million potential album sales.

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I would have a tough time leaving 3.7 million followers; but I am not even close to that number so no need to worry yet! Tweeting can get overwhelming so you do have to come up with some type of organized tweet system to stay sane!@RunningGarlic

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Why would you delete your account? You can simply NOT TWEET for awhile. It's just overly dramatic.

Christy

@morethanmommy

Melissa,

You flatter me by mentioning me in this posting!

Guy

I love following the news media on Twitter. Even the local news reaches me quickly on Twitter with important updates on topics such as the nearby wildfires, local sports, weather, etc.