Drill-Down Info on Twitter with Topsy.com

One of the problems with social networking versus blogging for “numbers-minded” online activsts is that it is more difficult to measure effectiveness in terms of statistics. I’m personally not one of those people (I’m not really even sure my brain actually has a left side), but for those of you who are, this site might help fill that void, at least on Twitter. It’s called Topsy.

Topsy is ultra user-friendly. Just enter a search term (any search term), and you’ll be given easy-to-read statistics on how many times that search term has been used. Try entering your blog name (or url), your username, your real name, your favorite hobby, or any topic of interest to you, and you can see how many times that term is mentioned on Twitter in the last hour, day, week, month, and ever. It’ll also give you the links and number of times those links have been tweeted/re-tweeted on Twitter. If you click on the little orange number next to the link, it’ll show you which Tweeters are talking about your topic.

This is especially great for tracking how much attention a particular link is getting, or for finding fellow Tweeps who like to discuss your favorite topics. Learn more, HERE, or try it for yourself, at Topsy.com.

(Hat-Tip, Duct Tape Marketing)