Measuring Twitter Influence Update

As of Thursday, January 6, 2011:

White House official Twitter account: 1,913,504 followers.  and now we know how they've been handling the economy:

Under-reported in WH staff shake-up: we’ll be bringing in whole new crop of interns for summer. Apply: www.wh.gov/internshipless than a minute ago via webThe White House
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MC Hammer official Twitter account: 1,990,064 followers. and he's pumping out brain candy like:

@THeBOyBOyMEss love you boy !!!
And you do know dat !!!!!less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneMC HAMMER
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