Of this list only 2 'british' users actually have any influence whatsoever; Stephen Fry and Sarah Brown as they're the only two on there that have managed to consistently draw peoples attention to anything except themselves. (I'm not counting Pete Cashmore here as arguably his twitter account is just a Mashable's feed)
Why 'influence' is being regarded as a synonym for 'popularity' I have no fucking clue, it just shows the continuing degradation of the telegraph that they can't even check a thesaurus any more (not that anyone needs it for two words with distinct meanings that are known to any capable infant).
If we're talking popularity then the most 'influential' thing in the world is the Premier League, watched by billions weekly. How many lives the Premier League has affected in any way besides a form of entertainment is marginal compared to its popularity.
On reviewing the list I don't think I'd be interested in following any of these twitterers (or should that be tweeters?). Someone should probably compile a list of top hackers on Twitter.
Why 'influence' is being regarded as a synonym for 'popularity' I have no fucking clue, it just shows the continuing degradation of the telegraph that they can't even check a thesaurus any more (not that anyone needs it for two words with distinct meanings that are known to any capable infant).
If we're talking popularity then the most 'influential' thing in the world is the Premier League, watched by billions weekly. How many lives the Premier League has affected in any way besides a form of entertainment is marginal compared to its popularity.