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reminded me of Cooliris, which lets you scroll through a 3D wall

Some have compared the interface to Cover Flow

Twine’s visualization is

showing only one article at a time

emphasizing text (specifically titles and headlines)

Dell said it posts 6 to 10 times a week to its DellOutlet account, which is where the majority of Twitter-based sales have come from. Stephanie Nelson, who manages the account, said almost every post includes a coupon or a link to a sale, and about half of the posts are Twitter-exclusive deals.

Gartner analyst Allen Weiner said such financial success could provide a model for Twitter, itself, to make money.

Twitter does not charge companies for such benefits, but does not rule out doing so in the future.

Other non-media companies ranked in the Top 100 include Whole Foods Market Inc, Woot.com, Zappos.com, JetBlue Airways Corp.

150 followers is the magic numbe

A small minority creates most of the activity

5% of users account for 75% of all activity, and 10% of users account for 86%. This seems to suggest that the site has managed to engage a mass audience beyond those who typically engage with social media.

Half of all Twitter users are not "active."

his leaves about 30% of users who have an account and have tweeted before, but happen to be inactive now.

Tuesday is the most active Twitter day

APIs have been the key to Twitter's growth & utility.

English still dominates Twitter

Twitter is being led by the social media geeks.

150 followers is the magic number. In a particularly interesting data point from the survey, Sysomos found that Twitter users tended to "follow back" all their followers up until about 150 connections. Then the reciprocation rate fell off dramatically, which seems to indicate that this number may be the crossover point where people shift from using Twitter for more personal use to using it more for "lifecasting" their thoughts and actions to a community of people who they feel varying levels of connection to.

150 followers is the magic number. In a particularly interesting data point from the survey, Sysomos found that Twitter users tended to "follow back" all their followers up until about 150 connections. Then the reciprocation rate fell off dramatically, which seems to indicate that this number may be the crossover point where people shift from using Twitter for more personal use to using it more for "lifecasting" their thoughts and actions to a community of people who they feel varying levels of connection to.