How the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers to ITV
On Thursday 21 July, the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers to ITV when Laura Kuenssberg renamed her @BBCLauraK account @ITVLauraK. I think the BBC had a pretty decent ownership claim on the @BBCLauraK...
View ArticlePublisher and journalist in court over ownership of Twitter followers
Back in the summer there was a lot of interest in the move of reporter Laura Kuenssberg as she changed jobs from chief political correspondent for the BBC to the business editor of ITV. In the process...
View ArticleBoris Johnson u-turns on Twitter account grab after coming underfire
Just before lunch yesterday Boris Johnson tried to claim a Twitter account he had originally set up, for his election campaign. Only to have to have to back track within a couple of hours. Read more »
View ArticleThe value of Twitter followers: You can’t put a price on them
The debate about how much Twitter followers are worth to organisations continues to be a hot one. Last year mobile reviews website PhoneDog tried to put a price on Twitter followers of $2.50 as it...
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