Comments on: Quantifications or Qualifications on the Top Analyst Twitter List.

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Most Tweeted Articles by Analysts on Twitter Experts — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:34:36 +0000

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By: Gil Yehuda

Gil Yehuda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:42:39 +0000

Jonny
I agree with your points and I think your post was perfectly clear — you are not measuring analysts or firms, but you are measuring their effectiveness on this medium. And I think you are doing it in as valid a way as one can when taking a quantitative approach (which is the best way to do so in this case). I also think your list will serve to motivate and inspire some to do more, or do better — because it feels good to be listed high.

I have a friend on the list who scored low, and I know why. He does not use Twitter effectively. And this measurement should help him understand what is involved in improving his use of the tool (if he wanted to do so). So yes, this list and the detailed commentary on your blog is very helpful for the industry.

Great job and thanks again for the recognition.

By: Jonny Bentwood

Jonny Bentwood — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:29:28 +0000

Great write-up and thanks for the mention.

I’d like to highlight two key points:

1) The value that I give someone shows their importance on twitter not in life. For example George Colony is without doubt highly trusted and very influential. It’s just that he isn’t on twitter as he doesn’t use this medium particularly well.

2) The real value on this list is when looking at micro-topic areas. I look at all the analysts who are on twitter and focus on a specific segment and then identify which of those people are using twitter as a way of engaging well with people. I only have limited time and want to make sure my AR works. In this example if my topic was the CIO agenda, talking with George Colony is not an effective use of my time as he doesn’t regularly use this service. However, other analysts are far better placed.