A Twitter experiment — part 2
Posted on February 15, 2008
Filed Under Effective Websites, Flash, Twitter
I started with 20 names—people whose books and sites had some influence on my own development as a Flash and website developer. Just over half of them were Flash people. Of the 20, how many would I find on Twitter?
The results surprised me:
- 13 of the 20 are currently on Twitter. Of these, only 1 has his updates “protected”, meaning that his updates are only accessible to his selected group.
- The 7 who are not on Twitter are all from the Flash side of the group.
- Of the 12 whose updates are publicly accessible, 11 had posted something on Twitter in the previous day. So almost all of the 13 are currently active.
What does it mean? If nothing else, it shows significant participation by people whom I’d describe as knowledgeable and influential in the world of website design and development. God knows there are many more options online than any of us have time for. A lot of folks might play with Twitter for a few days or weeks, but most of my test group who are on Twitter seem to be regular users.
I’d call it a pretty strong show of support from a group that knows the Internet intimately.
And, yes, I did sign up as a “follower” to the 12. A few of them are now following me. The experiment continues.
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If I was the “protected” tweeter, you found my old account. The new one’s at http://twitter.com/meyerweb/ . And if it wasn’t me, then, um, never mind!
No, it wasn’t you, Eric. But thanks for visiting and especially for all the excellent CSS guidance in your books and on your site. You’ll see me following your tweets.