How much tweeting is too much tweeting?

At the Editors Weblog, they've concluded that 8,868 tweets per second is a tad too many. That's the rate at which news of Beyonce's pregnancy spread through the Twittersphere. For journalists, of course, there's always a risk that too many updates will cause your followers to tune out. Katherine Travers offers some advice on how to avoid that, including: "It's a smart move to section out Twitter feeds. Not all information will appeal to your readers."

September 4, 2011

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