Why You Should Never Follow More Than 3,625 People On Twitter

Every now and then I'll come across a Twitter user who's following an insane amount of people.  I've seen people follow anywhere from a few thousand to more than 50,000 people.  And I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg. Personally, I've never understood the point of this.  It would be akin to standing in a room with 50,000 TVs.  The activity level so high it would be nearly impossible to filter the interesting and important tweets from the boring ones.  And tuning in at any one time would give you a short, inaccurate view of what's been happening.Now, I...