I've used the TwitterCounter badge that tells people how many followers I have on Twitter for quite a while now. It's nice, but not really useful unless you're a narcissist. They've recently released something much more useful: TwitterCounter Remote. Remote is a small piece of code that adds a widget to your site that tells you which Twitter users have visited your site recently.

All you have to do to set it up is fill in a few fields and have the service auto generate a small piece of JavaScript for you. Take that and paste it wherever you want it to show up on your site and you're done.

I've already found and followed 10+ people who have visited my blog with this thing. I think it's a brilliant way to increase your following on Twitter and to create better relationships with people you know are visiting your site (something basic Analytics can't do).

I will point out that sometimes loading the JavaScript file really hangs when your site loads. I'm not sure if it's because the service is getting so much publicity or because of Twitter, but for now I'll blame the obvious person...The Whale.

It's so easy to setup and get running, I strongly recommend at least giving it a shot.

TwitterCounter Remote

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