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Twitter’s just announced a new feature that highlights the images users tweet: galleries. The new feature appears on each user’s profile page and shows a scrollable slideshow up to a hundred pictures recently tweeted. A “View All” link opens the images in a larger view against a black background.
User galleries started rolling out earlier this week but hasn’t been released globally yet.
The image gallery works for those who use Twitter’s own image-sharing function, which was launched a few months ago. Photographs posted via third-party tools like TwitPic or  Instagram are …

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There are lots of movers and changes on this month’s Ottawa’s Twitter top 20.  Twitter grader has introduced an Ottawa Elite ranking that I used instead of just checking the geographic list.  This has introduced a number of new profiles to the left hand side of the table (popularity).  It makes me wonder if Grader looks only follower count but I don’t see anything on the website to indicate there’s been any change. All the profiles listed here score 100% on Twitter Grader.
On the right side we see the return …

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I’ve not done these lists for a few months now; it’s about time for another. The reason I do them from time to time is just to see how popularity and influence online can be quite different. That said, these lists are not without their own flaws, despite my best efforts to be objective.  The influence one is particulary challenging because Klout does not rank be geography.  So I’ve checked the Klout ranking of all the the top 20 listed  on the Grader popularity score…then I mixed in the names …

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Twitter users can organise the people they follow into groups, or “lists”. When clicking to view a list, users see a stream of tweets from all the users included in that group. This function is useful to categorise the feeds to improve understanding and better manage the flow of information.  It’s particularly useful for those who following hundreds or even thousands of people, like me.
One list I value very much is the one of people that I’ve actually met in person. The tweeps on this include family members, good friends, …

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Welcome to the monthly Twitter popularity v influence rankings for the Isle of Man. For the second month running, it’s based on Klout and Grader, instead of TweetLevel and Grader as these tables had been done in the past.  It’s important to remember that Klout  considers Facebook and Twitter into its evaluations while Grader is based on Twitter only so the comparison isn’t entirely level. But still the difference is stark, with almost half of the folks that are popular not making the grade in terms of influence.
But then again, …

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Jack Schofield, former tech editor for the FT and now blogging for tech site ZDnet.co.uk, has put together his list of the top 25 tech PRs on Twitter, using PeerIndex as scores as his basis.
“Whether you consider them friends or enemies, these are the people who are behind the marketing of technology products in the UK, and while they are usually invisible, Twitter brings them out into the open: it’s where, to some extent, they make their skills visible and put their reputations on the line, ” writes Jack on …

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Having success with Twitter takes more than luck and enthusiasm.  It takes forethought and planning, but there are some tactics that have proven to helpful in raising profile and increas influence.
1. Influence matters
The most influential people on Twitter tend to get the most retweets…just look at Stephen Fry.  Still, newbies can leverage the influence of others by making a personal connection with someone who is ‘big’ on Twitter. How do you do that?  Well start by following this person and taking an interest in what he or she tweets. Retweet …

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According to a report released by computer giant HP, trending topics on Twitter are not determined by the number of followers or level of activity a user has on the social network.  It turns out that mainstream media coverage is the driving force, even then it’s only a handful of news organisations that are determining the agenda.
HP researchers studied a sample of 16.32 million tweets during  Q4 2010 and discovered that only 22 users are the source of most trending topics.
Of these 22 influential twitter feeds, 17 are  run by …

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Things are looking decidedly different this month. That’s because I’ve had to dump TweetLevel as the tool to measure Twitter influence.  It’s been on the fritz for several weeks now.  I contacted Edelman (the company behind the tool) about the problem and the reply was that the company is working with Twitter to solve the problem and that they’ll let me know when things are sorted.  But I missed doing the Isle of Man rankings last month and didn’t want to extend the break.
So this month, for first time ever …

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We’ve got a lot of new entries on the popularity ranking (Grader) this month.  Welcome to @phdinparenting who enters at No. 1. Also @zaki_usman and @seanpower. Good-bye @suzemuse, @plevy and @jason_otoole.  And, there’s been some changes to the influence (TweetLevel) charts too. Good-bye to @bambiblue, @pmharper, @michelfortin and @brianhurley. Welcome to @phdinparenting, @snookca and me (@sherrilynne).
These lists are just as a bit of fun,  but they do prove an important point: just because you are popular on Twitter (Grader) doesn’t mean you have influence (TweetLevel). And you don’t …