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Twitter Versus Facebook, A Comparison Of The Top Users

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Mar 24, 2009

Summary

Yesterday I began doing some research to determine if there was a shift taking place among top Twitter users and Facebook users given the new Facebook design. I was trying to determine the most effective barometer of user influence across both sites and the only thing I could come up with was a comparison of the top users on each site. After a couple hours I had broken down the top 50 Twitter users and top 50 Facebook public profiles to determine how the two sites stack up against each other.

I’ve embedded a copy of the tables below for your viewing pleasure, followed by a synopsis of a few general conclusions that I’ve come to based on this limited data.

Top Twitter Users

Top Facebook Profiles

What Is This Data A Good Indicator Of?

Honestly this is an extremely limited subset of data from both sites but I think there are some important things to be found from this limited segment. The first thing that can be determined is how large the top Twitter users and Facebook public profiles are relative to their user base. For example, the top Twitter user h

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Comments (7)

Nigelwalsh,

Mar 25, 2009

@robdiana what do you think? - there are some interesting points here, 10m users and some serious reach for its size with Twitter but the 200m gorilla is still Facebook.

Spuds,

Mar 25, 2009

Interesting analysis. I think both twitter and facebook has it's uses.

Robdiana,

Mar 25, 2009

@nigelwalsh Based on a quick look at the stats, major brands have made a bigger push on Facebook. However, that is also due to how the two apps work. Facebook has public pages (like fan pages, etc), whereas Twitter is solely an interactive medium. A brand will have a harder time breaking into Twitter.

Nigelwalsh,

Mar 25, 2009

@robdiana Im not sure I agree on the brand breakign into twitter.. a good example here of just some that do well. http://mashable.com/2009/01/21/best-twitter-brands/ - also an interesting case on small/large companies here - ft.com - http://www.socialmedian.com/story/3714938/small-businesses-find-big-value-in-twitter-ft-com

Nwjerseyliz,

Mar 25, 2009

I'm not sure of the broader trends but it's an interesting comparison. They are such different types of social networks. As far as I'm concerned, the more data like this, the better. Trends change so fast on the Internet, I'm sure 3 months or 6 months, you'll have completely different "leaders" on both networks.