search.twitter.com - 6/8/2009
news.bbc.co.uk - 6/9/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Micro-blogging service Twitter remains the preserve of a
few, despite the hype surrounding it, according to research....
Just 10% of Twitter users generate more than 90% of the content, a Harvard study of 300,000 users found. Estimates suggest it now has ...
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Twitter hype punctured by study
techcrunch.com - 6/10/2009
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techcrunch.com —
Let’s face it, most people are sheep. It
is much easier to follow than to lead, and...
on Twitter it is no different. A fulll 80 percent of Twitter accounts have fewer than 10 followers, according to an analysis of seven million Twitter ...
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On Twitter, Most People Are Sheep: 80 Percent Of ...
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