Well one day later, already a little wiser. Yesterday I was wondering whether someone has a way of knowing when I stop following them on Twitter. And it turns out they do. I came across an app called Quitter that not only lets you know if someone gives up on you, it also tells you when they quit… that is, after which post. So if you’d just written something about hating dogs, and you get a stampede of people abandoning you, it might very well mean they no longer want to follow the dog-hating person you have revealed yourself to be. Or not. You can find the free Quitter app here
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