The service Twitterank calculates a "page rank" for users of the popular micro-blogging service Twitter based on their overall level of influence and popularity. Using a secret algorithm that requires a user's Twitter username and password, the site expresses a user's rank as a two or three digit number. The service launched on November 12, and by that afternoon, rumors were spreading around the Internet that the site may be a scam aimed at stealing Twitter information.
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Many sites, such as Twitter Grader, Twitterholic, TwitterPoster and TwitterCounter also track popularity on TwitterTwitter GraderTwitterholicTwitterCounterTwitterPoster
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Twitter Buzz ranks popular links on Twitter
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To "follow" someone on Twitter means to subscribe to their post stream
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Twitter "popularity" generally based on ratio of followers vs. followed
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Twitter passwords can be easily changed
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"Traps" aimed at stealing passwords known as "phishing"
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Sites like TwitterBuzz or Twitterverse track popular conversations on TwitterTwitterBuzzTwitterverse
