http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/12/29/john-mellencamp-would-be-proud/ The World of Twitter and Microblogging Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:06:29 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/12/29/john-mellencamp-would-be-proud/comment-page-1/#comment-306 markevans Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:22:02 +0000 http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/12/29/john-mellencamp-would-be-proud/#comment-306 I think Loic may have sparked a whole new Twitter marketplace. As companies and people get more interested in what's happening on Twitter, they are going to want a lot more than just simple search tools. I think Loic may have sparked a whole new Twitter marketplace. As companies and people get more interested in what's happening on Twitter, they are going to want a lot more than just simple search tools.

]]> http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/12/29/john-mellencamp-would-be-proud/comment-page-1/#comment-305 dobesv Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:12:04 +0000 http://www.twitterrati.com/2008/12/29/john-mellencamp-would-be-proud/#comment-305 I think this is something twitter grader is going for as well. I think followers would only be part of the heuristic for calculating influence. For example, followers who follow thousands of other people are not as influenced by your tweets as followers who follow only a few other people. Followers who are never online aren't as influenced either. You'd need a PageRank-like "juice" heuristic... I think this is something twitter grader is going for as well. I think followers would only be part of the heuristic for calculating influence. For example, followers who follow thousands of other people are not as influenced by your tweets as followers who follow only a few other people. Followers who are never online aren't as influenced either. You'd need a PageRank-like "juice" heuristic…

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