The Vancouver Sun published NowPublic's first-ever index identifying the web's 20 most-visible individuals in Vancouver today. The MostPublic Index measures whose voices are most heard in the digital landscape as new channels - including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube - transform how media is created and spread.
"These are folks who are engaged. They are involved in the world around them," said Leonard Brody, CEO of NowPublic, a Vancouver-based site where people can post and discuss news stories.
The Vancouver index is the latest effort by NowPublic to identify the MostPublic influencers in specific urban centres. Previously, NowPublic published similar lists in New York, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. NowPublic's measurement formula gauges an individual's online visibility, presence on user-generated content and social networking sites, audience interactivity and accessibility, and the presence on microblogging platforms such as Flickr or Twitter.
Topping the list in Darren Barefoot who introduced me to blogging back in 2004. Others notables on the list are Techvibes guest contributors Boris Mann, Rebecca Bollwit, and Ian Andrew Bell.
The Top 20 is as follows:
So.... I've got to ask. Who did NowPublic miss on the list? Any surprise omissions or inclusions?
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How about John Chow? www.johnchow.com
This is simply a list of who is obsessing the most on the internet.
Those who use on-line presence as a serious hobby.
Does that mean they have influence?
In that case, who doesn't?
@Allen - agreed. These type of lists really just reflect the narcissistic nature of blogging.
And just because you're prolific on the web, doesn't mean that what you're saying, taking photos or videos of, is actually of any substance. I will argue that you aren't necessarily involved in the world around you if you spend your entire day online.
Having visability on the web and actually being an influencer in life, two different things.
I would add buzzbishop to this list as well.
These people all have some influence over a large group of people.
As comical this list is and knowing most people from this list i can safely say that these people influence only the very same people on this list and no one else. It is a PR stunt for nowpublic to put a bunch of loud mouth, nonsensical bloggers on the list to get extra coverage.
People should read comments on Vancouver Sun to read what people of Vancouver actually think about "Vancouver's Most Visible People.." - http://tinyurl.com/4d5zcl
