@BreakingNews #2 most influential Twitter news account: Have you ever wondered what drives trending topics on Twitter? Turns out, one-third of the algorithm involves how many times it’s been retweeted. A study by HP Labs ranks the top news accounts by influence — their ability to spark retweets — and the top three are:
1. @cnnbrk
2. @BreakingNews
3. @NYTimes
We were surprised to find ourselves #2 on the list between two terrific news organizations. We’re the only Twitter account in the top 10 list to link and retweet everyone else — we only link ourselves a handful of times a week — which serves as an amplifier for news organizations and verified eyewitnesses who are first to break original news stories.By the way, if you’re a news org interested in joining our “fast-tracking” program to tip us via Twitter (160 already have), click here for details.
