Comments on: Tweet for tweet: Top 30 cities on Twitter http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/ Rose City + Silicon Forest Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TwitterLocal ranks Top 30 Twitter Cities http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2925 TwitterLocal ranks Top 30 Twitter Cities Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:07:30 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2925 [...] The service uses a rolling 24-hour snapshot of Twitter use, reordering the leaders accordingly. So who’s leading whom right now is likely quite different from what you saw on the TwitterLocal Leader Board the last time you looked. [...] […] The service uses a rolling 24-hour snapshot of Twitter use, reordering the leaders accordingly. So who’s leading whom right now is likely quite different from what you saw on the TwitterLocal Leader Board the last time you looked. […]

]]> By: Lunch 2.0 » How Much Chinese Food . . . http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2914 Lunch 2.0 » How Much Chinese Food . . . Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:23:32 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2914 [...] is our communication channel of choice here in Portland. According to TwitterLocal, Portland is number 14 on the list of the top Twitter locations. So, here in PDX, it’s best to introduce yourself [...] […] is our communication channel of choice here in Portland. According to TwitterLocal, Portland is number 14 on the list of the top Twitter locations. So, here in PDX, it’s best to introduce yourself […]

]]> By: Todd Kenefsky http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2913 Todd Kenefsky Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:36:53 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2913 oops, looks like my prior comment didn't get through: I calculated tweets per thousand for Portland; the top ranked city, Tokyo; and the city ranked just higher than Portland, Toronto: Tokyo 1.13 Toronto 1.57 Portland 6.84 On a per capita basis, it's not even close. oops, looks like my prior comment didn’t get through:

I calculated tweets per thousand for Portland; the top ranked city, Tokyo; and the city ranked just higher than Portland, Toronto:

Tokyo 1.13
Toronto 1.57
Portland 6.84

On a per capita basis, it’s not even close.

]]> By: Todd Kenefsky http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2912 Todd Kenefsky Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:31:45 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2912 Add San Francisco into the mix and things get interesting. Tweets per thousand: Portland (city) 6.84 San Francisco (city) 1.62 But our metro populations are different. Including Hillsboro and Gresham waters down Portland's stats immensely while the inclusion of Silicon Valley bumps up the Bay's numbers a bit. San Francisco (metro) 1.71 Portland (metro) 1.66 I consider Portland the per capita champion. When we tell people they should move to Portland, we don't mean that they should move to Milwaukie or Tigard. Portland means PORTLAND (sorry outliers). But when we talk of San Francisco, especially in terms of technology, we very much mean Santa Clara, Mountain View, Menlo Park etc. Add San Francisco into the mix and things get interesting. Tweets per thousand:

Portland (city) 6.84
San Francisco (city) 1.62

But our metro populations are different. Including Hillsboro and Gresham waters down Portland’s stats immensely while the inclusion of Silicon Valley bumps up the Bay’s numbers a bit.

San Francisco (metro) 1.71
Portland (metro) 1.66

I consider Portland the per capita champion. When we tell people they should move to Portland, we don’t mean that they should move to Milwaukie or Tigard. Portland means PORTLAND (sorry outliers). But when we talk of San Francisco, especially in terms of technology, we very much mean Santa Clara, Mountain View, Menlo Park etc.

]]> By: Todd Kenefsky http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2909 Todd Kenefsky Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:01:54 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2909 I calculated tweets per thousand for Portland; the top city, Tokyo; and the city ranked just above Portland, Toronto (from population figures on Wikipedia). Tokyo 1.13 Toronto 1.57 Portland 6.84 On a per capita basis, it's not even close. I calculated tweets per thousand for Portland; the top city, Tokyo; and the city ranked just above Portland, Toronto (from population figures on Wikipedia).

Tokyo 1.13
Toronto 1.57
Portland 6.84

On a per capita basis, it’s not even close.

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2904 Aaron B. Hockley Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:37:15 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2904 The metro area thing is a biggie and might make this more representative. My location is Vancouver, WA so I don't count for the Portland totals. Similarly, if someone says Redmond, they're not going to show up as Seattle. Should they? Maybe. The metro area thing is a biggie and might make this more representative. My location is Vancouver, WA so I don’t count for the Portland totals. Similarly, if someone says Redmond, they’re not going to show up as Seattle. Should they? Maybe.

]]> By: Jmartens http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2903 Jmartens Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:22:08 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2903 okay, so who is going to look up the metro area populations of the top 30 and figure out how we rank per capita? okay, so who is going to look up the metro area populations of the top 30 and figure out how we rank per capita?

]]> By: Rick Turoczy http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2902 Rick Turoczy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:23:49 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2902 I'm right there with you Tom. No, I mean literally. http://explore.twitter.com/turoczy/statuses/772119478 I’m right there with you Tom. No, I mean literally.

http://explore.twitter.com/turoczy/statuses/772119478

]]> By: Tom Turnbull http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2901 Tom Turnbull Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:20:44 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/04/09/top-30-cities-on-twitter/#comment-2901 OK, I declare Portland #1 in terms of tweets per capita. Perhaps, I'm a bit too competitive :) OK, I declare Portland #1 in terms of tweets per capita. Perhaps, I’m a bit too competitive :)

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