04 Jan 09 Taking popular sources out of the mix

As I’ve been working on the algorithm for hot Twitter cites, I’ve noticed that a handful of sources are responsible for most of the top 50 URLs cited.

They are:

• Techcrunch
• Engadget
• Mashable
• Cnet
• Readwriteweb
• Techmeme
• Crunchgear
• Lifehacker

Under the assumption that repeating content from popular sites doesn’t add much value, here’s what the current list looks like without those sites.

1. YouTube – Broadcast Yourself. (32544 points)
2. Phishing Scam Spreading on Twitter | Chris Pirillo (29291 points)
3. Twitter / Tim: ack. how do i tell git to … (11197 points)
4. Understanding Your Guests | chrisbrogan.com (7140 points)
5. http://ow.ly/24v (6329 points)
6. Seth’s Blog: When marketing goes nuclear (6126 points)
7. Scientists discover true love – Times Online (5967 points)
8. (5762 points)
9. Seth’s Blog: Do ads work? (5494 points)
10. Scientists: True love can last a lifetime – CNN.com (5248 points)
11. Twitter be Nimble, Twitter be Quick, if you don’t know Jack, try these Twitter Tricks (4734 points)
12. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite (4636 points)
13. (4048 points)
14. Seth’s Blog: Is everything okay? (3864 points)
15. New! louisgray.com: Are We Too Connected to Social Media? (3798 points)
16. New! I am getting a demo of something that will addict me much more than friendfeed in 2009. This is NOT good. – FriendFeed (3500 points)
17. louisgray.com: 10 Predictions for 2009 In the World of Tech (3336 points)
18. New! 100+ Remarkably Beautiful Twitter Icons And Buttons | Icons (3286 points)
19. New! A Quick Public Service Announcement for Twitter Users | TheBusyBrain Blog! (3148 points)
20. New! Sources: Burris won’t be allowed on Senate floor Tuesday – CNN.com (3075 points)
21. New! How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Business — Copyblogger (2955 points)
22. New! Religulous.avi (2955 points)
23. New!
24. New! Op-Ed Contributors – The End of the Financial World as We Know It – NYTimes.com (1927 points)
25. Helloform » On Twply and giving out your Twitter password (updated) (1776 points)
26. New! Digital Ethnography (1635 points)
27. New! 10 Promising Free Web Analytics Tools – Six Revisions (1606 points)
28. New! IPhone Apps: iSteam iPhone Steam Simulation App is Amazingly Cool (1554 points)
29. New! Using social media in small business | Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing (1413 points)
30. Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Twitter warning: your account data is being sold « (1387 points)
31. ReTweet Mapper (1279 points)
32. New! Happy Tweets (1227 points)
33. New! The Air Force’s Rules of Engagement for Blogging — Global Nerdy (1222 points)
34. New! 60 New York Times profiles on Twitter | PRBLOGGER.COM (1077 points)
35. New! Twitter Blog: Gone Phishing (1072 points)
36. New! AppleInsider | Apple files for patent on winter-friendly iPhone gloves (1042 points)
37. New! http://mrtweet.net?c=12 (1035 points)
38. New! Robbie Madison’s Amazing Record Jump Video (918 points)
39. New! ideasonideas – Eric Karjaluoto discusses design, brands and experience » Blog Archive » Why your web startup will fail (918 points)
40. New! YouTube – Privacy Sucks In Social Media (917 points)
41. New! Truemors :: Wikipedia Meets $6 Million Fundraising Goal (836 points)
42. New! Israel and Gaza – The Big Picture – Boston.com (808 points)