How can I compare twitter accounts?

[matthewcashmore]

I'm trying to compare, by follower numbers, up to 50 different twitter accounts. What would be the best way to do that? I'd like twitter handle on the x axis and number on the y.

[Mr.Rangen]

I think knowing why you want the follower counts would help us provide a better way to obtain the data.

For example, I look at profile metrics/authority when I'm setting a new profile up in a specific vertical. BUT, I know that I can use Topsy's twitter search to identify those authoritative tweeple. They have a nice hover-over feature that will show you follower stats for each user talking about the search query. I can also use TweetAdder to do this manually. I don't need to slow down, neigh,  I would rather not slow down to record or even read a list of follower counts.

If you truly do want the data for bulk processing within a site, some sort of new tool.. then pulling it directly from Twitter may be the answer. It really depends.

[TheeDigital]

Hmmm...I'm not sure if there is a tool.  My first question though is why are you wanting to compare Twitter account numbers?

[UnderRugSwept]

I don't know of anything that can compare 50 accounts at once, but SEOmoz just acquired Followerwonk, which is an awesome Twitter tool.

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/using-followerwonk-to-grow-your-twitter-account-whiteboard-friday

https://followerwonk.com/