When he sent out that initial tweet, Micah simply wanted to recommend a couple of his friends. As he recalled the experience in a blog post, Micah wrote: “I started thinking about how proud I was to be friends with Danny and Jeffrey, and more people should follow them on Twitter.”

Shortly after his tweet went out, Mykl Roventine suggested he add a hashtag to his Follow Friday and from there #FollowFriday began. By the end of that first day, tweets were going out with the hashtag of #FollowFriday nearly every half second.

Many people have found #FollowFriday to be very useful, but recently the trend has received a lot of criticism. We went out and asked few people first-hand how they feel about #FollowFriday. While some were fans of the trend early on, they believe #FollowFriday has turned into name recommendations with no reasons. In response to the negativity, Micah believes #FollowFriday has gotten away from his original intention. He says a #FollowFriday should consist of a name(s) followed by a short reason for the recommendation.

What do you think about #FollowFriday? Do you find it useful? Could it be improved? What do you think is in store for the future of #FollowFriday?