The most influential LibDems on Twitter – don’t confuse range with influence!
Earlier this week, LibDem blogger Mark Thompson entered the discussion on the most influential LibDem Tweeters. Using the methodology used previously by Left Foot Forward and Tory Radio, Mark took the 20 LibDems with the largest followings and ran them through Tweetlevel, a program from Edelman which rates Tweeters on the basis of engagement, trust, influence and popularity, rather than simply the number of followers.
I believe that this is a much better method of rating Tweeters, as Twitter shouldn’t be seen simply as a matter of numbers. As far as I am concerned, Twitter needs to be used to interact, not simply to broadcast. Twitter use should be quality, not quantity. This gives women a better rating, as it suits their style of engaging, rather than broadcasting. However the mistake of the three gentlemen above was to initially rate by number of followers before running Tweetlevel on the numeric Top 20. I have listed the scores below.
There is another reason why I prefer this method, which you may be able to discern.
| 1 | Nick Clegg | 60 |
| 2= | Chris Wiggin | 57 |
| 2= | LibDems | 57 |
| 4= | Sara Bedford | 56 |
| 4= | Daisy Benson | 56 |
| 6= | Mark Pack | 55 |
| 6= | Mark Thompson | 55 |
| 8= | Will Howells | 54 |
| 8= | LibDem Voice | 54 |
| 8= | Jo Swinson | 54 |
| 11 | Caron Lindsay | 53 |
| 12 | Andy Reeves | 52 |
| 14= | James Graham | 51 |
| 14= | Fraser Nesbitt | 51 |
| 15 | James Shaddock | 50 |
| 16= | Helen Duffett | 49 |
| 16= | Stephen Glenn | 49 |
| 16= | Charlotte Gore | 49 |
| 16= | Martin Tod | 49 |
| 20= | Elaine Bagshaw | 48 |
| 20= | Kasch Wilder | 48 |
| 22= | Neal Brown | 46 |
| 22= | Lynne Featherstone | 46 |
| 22= | Ali Goldsworthy | 46 |
| 22= | Alex Royden | 46 |
| 27= | Jonathan Calder | 45 |
| 27= | Jonathan Fryer | 45 |
| 27= | Ben Mathis | 45 |
| 27= | Andrew Milton | 45 |
| 27= | Alan Muhammed | 45 |
| 32= | Vince Cable | 44 |
| 32= | Rob Fenwick | 44 |
| 32= | Edwin Loo | 44 |
| 32= | Anna Pascoe | 44 |
| 32= | Alex Perkins | 44 |
| 32= | Matt Raven | 44 |
| 32= | Sara Scarlett | 44 |
| 38= | Alan Belmore | 43 |
| 38= | Stuart Bonar | 43 |
| 38= | Darren Bridgman | 43 |
| 38= | Ed Fordham | 43 |
| 38= | Alex Foster | 43 |
| 38= | Richard Gadsden | 43 |
| 38= | Jennie Rigg | 43 |
| 38= | Duncan Stott | 43 |
| 46= | Nick Barlow | 42 |
| 46= | Joe Rinaldi Johnson | 42 |
| 46= | Chris Keating | 42 |
| 46= | Phil Willis | 42 |
| 50= | Nick Bason | 41 |
| 50= | Bridget Fox | 41 |
| 50= | Jeremy Rowe | 41 |
| 53= | Peter Black | 40 |
| 53= | Jenni Clutten | 40 |
| 53= | Allan Knox | 40 |
| 53= | Alix Mortmimer | 40 |
| 53= | Tim Prater | 40 |
| 53= | Toran Shaw | 40 |
| 53= | Paul Walter | 40 |
| 60 | Sandra Gidley | 39 |
This list was up to date on 31st January 2010. If you feel I’ve unfairly missed you out, please email me.
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Comments
01 February 2010, 12:57 pm
Though it does put somebody at the top of the list who does not for the most part manage his own twitter account
01 February 2010, 1:00 pm
We all still love her … but Charlotte Gore’s saying she’s not a Lib Dem any more.
01 February 2010, 1:16 pm
Philip, Charlotte was on the LIbDem Tweeters list when I drew this up, so as it’s a snapshot I’ll stay with it. In reverse, Luke Richards joined during the time I was compiling – and got missed off!
I also missed off old friend Paul Simpson, who informs me his score is 41, bringing him onto the list.
01 February 2010, 1:20 pm
So by Peter’s logic does that mean I’m technically #1?
01 February 2010, 3:07 pm
Ah, looks like we’ve been thinking on similar lines as I’ve done a similar exercise for Lib Dem MPs: http://ldv.org.uk/17767
01 February 2010, 5:50 pm
The problem is, if someone does give you additional stats, all the other stats will have changed. Tweetlevel seems to calculate scores for people as and when you ask it to, meaning that the scores change all the time.
It’s a shame they don’t include something more useful for comparison, such as a score for January 2010.
01 February 2010, 10:46 pm
Maybe this could be a regular first of the month league table?
02 February 2010, 11:21 am
As awesome as that sounds, given it took Sara from the 26th January to 1st Feb to put this up, I’m guessing it took a fair amount of time to sort out?