Startup Guides > How to Create Influence on Twitter

Crowdsourcing is a hot topic and an interesting social media phenomenon. Sometimes it starts accidentally when an injustice is exposed or a good deed is done. Other times, it is started intentionally to garner support for a cause or operate as a focus group for an idea or product.

Whether accidental or intentional, there is no better platform to crowdsource influence than Twitter. The real-time platform, used by a significant portion of the online population, is an accelerant when it comes to spreading news. What starts on Twitter quickly spreads to other platforms including traditional media like television and radio. Its ability to break and spread news leads some to believe that the people on Twitter really represent a catalyst of online influencers...