GaryPHayes

  • 10:12:07 pm on October 29, 2008 | # |
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    Here is a little formula I just cooked up called the Tweet-GQ (Tweet Gary Quotient) that works out a Twitter rating. To be considered as a valuable system to be used on top 100s etc. Before I go into explanation, here is the secret formula

    ( ((Following/3)+Followers) x (Followers/Updates) ) / 10

    This takes into account the raw numbers of followers weighted over following. More importantly it then has an critical multiplier - that of how many updates you do in relation to the followers you generate. So simply, it rewards high numbers of followers but also takes into account how many tweets or updates it took you to get that many followers.

    So a few examples at moment - SilkCharm 72, Trib 31, Lee 34, NickHodge 17, Gary 22, malburns 4, mpesce 45, andrewbarnett 6, stilgherrian 6, kcarruthers 11 and JonoH 5 …

    To do this yourself without needing a degree in pure math (or an online calculator - to be done by someone). Here is a simple 3 step DIY version…

    1. Divide followings by 3 and then add this to followers - write the number down
    2. Divide followers by updates - write the number down
    3. Multiply the two numbers above and divide by ten - et voila. Your very own TweetGQ

    Shoot me down in flames or raise me on your shoulders :)

     

Comments

  • Warlach 2:01 am on November 1, 2008 | #

    If you are looking at Followers/Updates, shouldn’t you divide the number of Updates by the number of Followers instead?

    Eg: ( ((Following/3)+Followers) x (Updates/Followers) ) / 10

  • Gary Hayes 4:24 pm on November 3, 2008 | #

    Hi Warlach

    Followers over updates will always likely be less than 1 and provides a good multiplier. Either way it still is a ratio that tells you the link between how many updates it took you to achieve a certain number of followers.

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