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For those twitterers wondering which followers are leaving them and when, Qwitter will follow any twitter account and email when a follower leaves, along with the last message (er, tweet) that was made. Each email contains an unsubscribe link so you can stop the flow when it’s no longer desired. Basic service, but effective for those who believe strongly in and/or demand reciprocity. Receive one of these emails then off to Twitter to unfollow the person who unfollowed you. I care more about interactive twittering than reciprocity — after all, it’s a conversation and discussion tool, isn’t it? — but without the latter the former is more difficult using Twitter. If they aren’t following you then the hope is they are ego tracking their names but not everybody does. Have seen people complain that it’s lame to only follow those who follow you, and I might agree with that sentiment if that’s all there was to it, but given the nature of successful communication in Twitter, it kind of demands a two party signal. With tools like Qwitter, at least you’ll know when somebody leaves and breaks the chain. Additionally, it could provide a timely opportunity to drop the unfollower (quitter or ‘qwitter’ seems too strong) a line and ask them, why? What is it something said? Our interests don’t align? Just cutting down the flow? Hat tip to Luca who points out Qwitter is by Eoghan McCabe, an irish entrepreneur. If you are following me on Twitter and I’m not following you — and as long as you are a person and not a bot or website twitter account — feel free to let me know in the comments or via trackback. There are people that I’m not following and have been lazy about keeping current. I would like to keep our discussions two-way, especially with those who also find this important.