followers

- More stories can hit the frontpage which includes users who have less followers. - The current algorithm of the frontpage can reside at 30+ diggs.

- More content on the frontpage means a lot of content to discover giving users a reason to spend more time on the frontpage.

Thoughts?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as "bad" for consumers and for Web publishers.

Twitter, a microblogging service that allows its users to broadcast short, 140-character messages to groups of "followers," said Google's changes would make it tougher for people to find the breaking news often shared by users of its service.

"As we've seen time and time again, news breaks first on Twitter. ...

Here's expert advice on how and why to pay attention to Twitter followers who are already customers.

A story of the times: Teenager creates Twitter feed, OMGFacts, which publishes titillating tidbits about celebrities and pop culture.

His tweets become so popular that he's approached by a digital development company that wishes to transform teenager's millions of followers into a lucrative entertainment channel on YouTube with merchandising potential.

Advertisers will be allowed to purchase placement in lists of "who to follow" recommendations targeted to specific users on Twitter, according to the latest report by Peter Kafka ...

Dana Blankenhorn: "Desktop Linux is the same sort of deal. Linux believers always assume that next year will be the year of desktop Linux.

Windows followers often chide those who seek Linux with that belief, both here and elsewhere."

Probably the only good thing to come out of the Gulf oil disaster is @BPGlobalPR. In only 6 days, the fake PR account for BP has gained nearly 10,000 followers.

Do those followers think they're following a genuine public relations account for the oil giant?

If you’re a Firefox user, you may already be familiar with

Update: It appears this feature is only available to a “small group” of users right now, who were also told “not to tweet about it” in the banner atop their pages.