Did you know that the black community indexes significantly higher than other groups in terms of Twitter use? 26% of black Internet users are active on Twitter, compared to 14% of whites and 19% of Hispanics. Interesting, no?

The folks at The Root think so – and they’ve created The Chatterati as a result. It’s the first-ever digital tool that tracks what is trending with Twitter’s black audience in real-time.

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It’s important to offer a good mix of tweets for your followers onTwitter.

You probably want to be considered a thought leader in your industry, so you share industry-specific tweets. And you likely also have something to promote, so you share tweets about THAT stuff too. Rounding it out with a sprinkling of personality never hurts either – well, unless you’re a jerk.

And now Twitter influencers have discovered another highly viral tweet type – the motivational tweet.

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We mentioned last year that although social media can predict many things, it can’t predict the outcome of an event when the people polled have no influence whatsoever. So, no – Twitter can’t predict who will win, but it can tell us who should win.

And this sentiment analysis tracker from Topsy is a bit different from others that have come before it, so it’s worth a look regardless.

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So, you have ‘a very impressive Twitter’ (like Donald Trump) and want to cash in, hmm?

Well, we’ve found a site showing you what your Twitter is worth and how to sell it. And we promise you’ll be disappointed if you read this.

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Sick of Klout and Kred and your mom telling you about you? Here’s another to add to that list: TweetLevel.

And they’re not only going to measure the crap out of you and tell you how influential (or not) you are online, they’re going to tell you lots of other stuff too.

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