Running the Numbers on the Ratio Champs of Congress
by Sean McElwee, Avery Wendell, Jon Green, and Jason from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3PFXF)
There is no worse fate that can befall a Tweeter than the dreaded ratio-when a tweet receives more responses than likes. Though elite pundits scoff at the wisdom of the crowd, the ratio is accepted by Twitter pros as an indicator of a tweet's quality. If the number of people who felt the need to weigh in on your tweet"