I’ve been trying out Twitter for about 4 months now and I think I’ve got the twitter influence thing sussed out. Let me know what you think.

nobodies or n00bies = don’t follow many, not many followers
well-connected nobodies = follow many, many followers (similar numbers)
celebrities = don’t follow many, followers in 10,000s

spammers = follow many, aren’t followed by many

nobody companies = don’t follow many, not many followers
popular/powerful companies = don’t follow many, followers in 10,000s

Presuming you are a nobody, when building your twitter empire, aim to follow well-connected nobodies. They are the only ones who are likely to follow you back. I am a nobody trying to build a twitter empire too, so you can follow me here. (I’ve connected an application designed for aspiring-to-be well-connected nobodies that will automatically follow you back if you follow me.)