Lately, everyone on Twitter is Tweeting about their Twitter Rank or their Twitter Grade as if these numbers suddenly usher them into an inner circle. Not everyone is buying the credibility of ranking sites like these. Blogger Adam Ostrow recently called Twitterank into question when rumors came about that Twitterank was nothing more than a phishing site.
Using an algorithm described by its creator as “vewy, vewy secwet” based (I suppose) on your number of followers, how many you’re following, how many Tweets you send out, and perhaps your shoe size, these sites give you a grade to show you how cool you are in the Twitter world.
I’m tempted to sing the glories of sites like these because I score very high. In fact, I rank #1 for Elite Southern California Tweeters (considering SoCal has millions of people and a high number of Tweeps, that is pretty darn cool.)
My beef with ranking sites is that they aren’t focused on quality, simply on numbers. I’ve seen people with extremely high rankings or making Top 10 lists, etc, who aren’t really doing anything worthwhile. Many of these rankings are simply ego boosts. At the end of the day, it’s about quality (in my opinion), your contribution to the Twitterverse, your ability to authentically connect with others, and your credibility. No algorithm is going to give you that, only real person-to-person connecting.
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