The 2011 Most Innovative Companies. Top 100 Most Followed Twitter Users - FriendOrFollow.com. 50% of Tweets Consumed Come From Only 0.05% of Twitter Users [STUDY] A mere 20,000 Twitter users steal almost half of the spotlight on Twitter, which now ropes in a billion tweets every week. That means only 0.05% of the social network’s user base attracts attention, according to a new Yahoo Research study titled, “Who Says What to Whom on Twitter.” Of the 260 million tweets with URLs that the study’s authors analyzed, nearly 50% of the tweets consumed were created by what they called “elite” users who fall into four categories: media, celebrities, organizations and bloggers. “Ordinary” users encompass everyone else. Like findings in previous studies, the researchers for this one conclude Twitter resembles an information-sharing hub rather than a social network, with the top generators garnering huge follower tallies but not following their content consumers in return.
Unlike previous studies though, this one delves deeper into the production and flow of tweets. For access to a PDF of the full study, click here. Follower Recommended: 67% Would Purchase. 1 million de followers et pas un tweet. 9 Newsworthy Twitpics That Captivated the World. Arresting images of newsworthy events are nothing new — the public has been captivated by such photos since the Hindenburg disaster. But modern technology has made such images more immediate and more likely to be captured by members of the public.
Citizen journalism has been responsible for many memorable photos from recent global events, and platforms like Twitter, and the Twitpic image sharing service, enable instant publication and reach. Mashable spoke with Rodrigo Aguiar, a journalist and one of the founders of @BreakingNews, about the rise of Twitter "citizen reports. " "I think Twitter has been the perfect medium for breaking news. As a tool, it is real time, mobile and searchable. When a major story breaks, the easiest way for journalists to get firsthand information is by deploying two tools: What the people near the event are tweeting, and what photos are they posting. All images courtesy of the photographers More Resources from Mashable: