Who is following whom?

Online social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, for example, want you to see who you are connected to, and sometimes who they are connected to. This is your circle of influence or the circle from which you might find needed resources (even job openings).

TwitterWheel is the latest tool to visually show connections between people. Below is my TwitterWheel. These are all the people I'm following (on May 6, 2008) and then shows if they are following anyone else on the wheel.



I can hear you say, "this is cute and a waste." Perhaps. What I see, when I look at some of the detail, are people who should be introduced to each other. These are people who are not following each other, but should be. I also see newsfeeds that I am following that I should tell others about. I see more connections that need to be made, so the circle of influence is stronger.

Thanks to Maurice for showing me this tool.

Note: May 7, 9 a.m., TwitterWheel seems to be broken. Bad timing. I do hope it is fixed soon.

May 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m., WOW...TwitterWheel is GONE! What happened? Was it just a flash in the pan?

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