Biz Stone (31,011 followers) must be very pleased with himself, with several notable achievements under his belt including blogger.com, one his latest developments Twitter surpasses DIGG market share.
It is not surprising really, it is like the unexpected take off of text messaging. Mobiles were not designed for it, the inventors threw it in as it cost nothing, who knew! But I think it is indicative of the human race – like sound bites – people like things that are short, to the point, punchy. Like tx twitter has its own language. I guess these are the magic ingredients that make it cool.
It is also made cool when people like Stephen Fry (63,634 followers) choose to discuss their twitter habits with Jonathon Ross – although for a while there it may have been the only way for him to get his messages out to the masses! (13,933 followers).
Check out Gordon Browns followers – it would appear that this is an account that may well be removed, but so far it seems that GB (as he is known to his friends) is not a twitterer. Whereas http//twitter.com/davidcameron is an unofficial twtitter that is closing down, apparently following a request from The Conservatives (1,420 followers). http//twitter.com/labour looks unofficial, whilst http://twitter.com/downingstreet does not (19,665 followers) although is clearly PR.
So, this all adds up to a successful mix, a technology that can be played, that connects, that is simple to use and to the point. No wonder it is rising past the ranks of DIGG – far more open and useful for business and entrepreneurs too. Top tip: open your account – its free and there are more and more reasons to get twittering.
