Twitter Followers

Earn Cash Off Your Facebook Friends

SmartMoney | Kelli B. Grant | Posted 05.10.2012

SmartMoney: Customers seeking the best deals may have to pester their friends. Some of the latest coupons from retailers and other businesses c...

WATCH: 80-Year-Old Widow Is An Unlikely Internet Celebrity

Posted 05.06.2012

A Staten Island grandmother has one lofty goal to accomplish before she passes on, and as of Friday afternoon, she's already 94 percent on her way to ...

Stop Thanking Everyone on Twitter

Nina Badzin | Posted 05.02.2012

Nina Badzin

I love Twitter. And I'm big on proper manners. With that said, the constant thanking of people on Twitter has gone too far, and we all suffer for it.

Predict Betty White's Rise To Twitter Stardom

The Huffington Post | Kerstin Shamberg | Posted 04.12.2012

On April 10th, the beloved actress and comedienne Betty White thrilled the Twitterverse by joining Twitter as @BettyMWhite. Two days later, she has al...

Top 10 Reasons Why I'm Not Following You On Twitter And 10 Why I Am

Lee Kolbert | Posted 03.10.2012

Lee Kolbert

Twitter has often been like an online faculty lounge where I get control over who stays in the room and who has to leave. That may sound cruel but that's the way social networks work.

Social Media Takes a Page From the Playground: Is Quantity or Quality of Relationships More Important?

April Rudin | Posted 12.05.2011

April Rudin

Twitter follower count alone is a poor proxy for influence in the real-world.

HuffPost Weddings Launches! Readers Tweet Congrats

Posted 12.04.2011

On Monday The Huffington Post joined the wonderful world of weddings with the launch of our Weddings vertical. And we're thrilled we did! We got s...

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 22: How Do I Attract More Twitter Followers?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 10.13.2011

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz is back in studio with advice on conquering the Twittersphere and getting your product on store shelves. Do you follow Rod ...

27 Women In Tech You Need To Follow On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 09.14.2011

As part of an ongoing HuffPost series on Women in Tech, we've compiled a list of 27 female techies who you should be following on Twitter. The tec...

Influencing the Influencers

Beverly Macy | Posted 07.16.2011

Beverly Macy

In 2010, Northwestern University scientists used mathematical algorithms to rank the most influential people tweeting daily. What did they find? Some of Twitter's most popular influencers (think Ashton Kutcher and Lady Gaga) aren't really all that influential.

Man Tracks Down Stolen Laptop Using Twitter From Hundreds Of Miles Away

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.14.2011

Twitter: now helping you track down your stolen laptop. Read on for the incredible true story of the man who managed to get back his stolen laptop-...

New Twitter Feature Mimics Facebook's 'Mutual Friends'

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Twitter is making it easier than ever for its users to view the social connections they share with one another. A new "Connections" feature has been ...

Twitter Follower Counts Go Down (PICTURE)

Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: The issue seems to have been resolved. -- Worried that you may have lost all your Twitter followers? You're not alone! It looks like Twit...

Twitter Follower Counts, DMs Are DOWN (PICTURE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Worried because your number of Twitter followers is showing up as zero? Having trouble sending DMs? You're not alone. (See screenshot below) Twitte...

The Most INFLUENTIAL News Accounts On Twitter

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Although Lady Gaga is the most-followed person on Twitter, she is not considered the "most influential" member of the Twitterati. Research conducted...

Number Of Twitter Followers Does NOT Correspond To Influence: STUDY

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Previously, a person's influence on Twitter was thought to correlate directly to the number of followers. Advertisers even pay popular Tweeters to pos...

Twitter Resets Follower Count To Zero After 'Forced Follow' Bug Discovered

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATED 2:02 PM ET: Twitter has started restoring users' follower counts. See how people reacted to the bug--and "zero follower" reset--below! -- Fr...

How To Be a Jerk on Twitter (and Gain 1,278,457.5 Followers)

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Soren Gordhamer

Make yourself as hard to reach as possible. Remember, you are special, and deserve to be treated as such. Just the fact that someone is following you reveals that he or she is beneath you.

Twitter Introduces Lists To Organize Your Friends

switched.com | Posted 05.25.2011

According to a blog post from Twitter, a limited number of users in the coming days will be able to sort their friends into lists (much like Facebook'...

Ashton Kutcher Talks Public Service, Star Treak, and Football Pants

Vickie Karp | Posted 05.25.2011

Vickie Karp

Kutcher has challenged Newark's Mayor Cory A. Booker to inspire 300 of his Twitter followers to send video declarations of community service.