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Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

VlogHog — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:05:01 -0000

I don't know what's worse ghostwriters or people who would be angry at them.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Richard Azia — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:45:00 -0000

So tired of this story being linked to.

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Louis Gray — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:43:00 -0000

@Allen, if it's bait, it's not good bait. The story is relevant, factual and timely. And @BCK, if there's a measurement out there to rank folks, people tend to note who's on top. Last night, who is on top changed. My guess is that other blogs, had they written it, would have been more widely distributed.

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BCK — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:16:00 -0000

seems the twittersphere is running on empty of relevant stories to cover

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Ryan Stephens — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:23:39 -0000

I fall into the camp that it just doesn't matter to me anymore. Ev and Biz are playing the wizard behind the curtain with all the celebrities. If we really put things into perspective without the new "very subjective" suggested users you'd still have people like Scoble in the top 50. All the celeb accounts are increasing by 6-8K because everyone new that signs up is automatically following half of them unless they opt-out.

I guess the strategy is good to get a wider audience onto Twitter, but I think it's alienating the people who worked hard to actually earn their social capital on the platform.

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Ari Herzog — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:02:10 -0000

When you consider several hundred (or several thousand or ten thousand, etc) of those 620,000+ followers are either inactive or since-suspended, why obsess over numbers?

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Allen Stern — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:10:00 -0000

i call bait

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Dobromir Hadzhiev — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:08:00 -0000

OMFG!!! who cares anyway...

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reechard — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:43:25 -0000

and for the record, nor do I. But surely, it's yet another sign of the End Times! :)
And yes I do recall the Britney employee disclosing those details right at the beginning.

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daryllorette — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:28:19 -0000

Only by one...

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Mari Smith — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:49:33 -0000

It's all so fascinating to watch the "race" on Twitter! If the President would just be able to tweet a bit more now, he might gain more followers. I guess first one to a million followers gets a prize? hehee. I'm for quality than quantity.
@marismith

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Mark VandenBerg — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:28:00 -0000

'Member that chat we had about number of followers representing some level of quality?

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Adam Pieniazek — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:08:39 -0000

It's official, twitter has jumped the shark.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Rahsheen ™ — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:03:00 -0000

Sweet baby infant jesus....

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Kamilah Gill — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:55:00 -0000

No.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

MiniMageAdoptsBorgBabies — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:40:00 -0000

Have we colonized another planet, yet? This one's collective head is emptying at an alarming rate. I want off.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/britney-spears-passes-obama-for-most.html

Graham English — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:33:00 -0000

Kill me.