My Trip to Twitter HQ

Yesterday I made my way from the WWDC to Kara’s Cupcakes and then to the Twitter HQ. The woman at Kara’s Cupcakes remembered the person who bought cupcakes and then got on the suggested user list (I am told she is no longer on the list).

My video experience is posted below – I left out the piece from inside their office. I spoke with a couple of Twitter employees who told me that you can’t get on the list by delivering cupcakes. Apparently you either get on the list if you are an “editor’s pick” or if you get a big boost in “velocity” which means that you get massive followers in a short time.

Tomorrow I will explain why I think that having default lists on any service is a good thing – except when they are used the way Twitter (and to a big extent Friendfeed) are using the lists. I have put some of my thoughts in the video below.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my fun posts over the past week!