Most Influential Twitter Users of 2009
The Year 2009 has been the year of Twitter. New study reveals the top 20 most influential Tweeters in entertainment, music, politics, sport and technology.
Following the news that ‘Twitter’ has been named the word of 2009, a new study by INQ Mobile reveals 2009’s top 20 most influential individuals on Twitter.
The list was developed by identifying five most popular tweeps across different categories and by assigning them an influence rating out of 100. The influence was measured by taking into account factors like number of tweets, number of retweets, number of times retweeted and number of mentions.
The research sees Mashable’s Pete Cashmore in the number one position crowned as the most influential person in technology and across all of the five categories.
Here is a list of International Influences on twitter.
The purpose of Twitter is to receive and send short messages from other Twitter users. Many use it only to interact socially, but Twitter is also turning into a great tool for internet marketing.