22nd
Company performance ranking research as a byproduct of a tweet
Twitter as a catalyst for a new research thread
Per usual, a Twitter link takes me to a site that leads to a conversation that throws me into some tangential research around a seemingly random topic. Here’s the latest “idea that totally absorbs/inspired/drives me to find out more”, experience.
Rick Turoczy tweeted this: turoczy: Like ReadWriteWeb (@rww)? Good. You’ll probably like it even more, now that it’s a Portland blog. http://twurl.cc/1y4
I follow the link & on the Silicon Florist I read the following post: ReadWriteWeb, the Adidas of tech blogs, now a Portland blog
I tweeted to Rick that i liked the metaphor he used in the title and he tweets back: turoczy: @steveswrong Pleased that metaphor works on a variety of levels: extremely successful yet 2nd, international flare, and of course, Portland
As a result of this, I became inspired to research how to find out about ranking of companies. The trigger was Rick’s explanation of the use of a metaphor from his post he linked to from a tweet.
This might seem unrelated to you, but to me it makes perfect sense. Twitter had once again had fired up my curiousity streak.
Below is the resulting information from a quick scan of the web to find company performance and ranking indicators. Even more information can be gathered from searching inside the linked sites. I didn’t pick up all the info I was after, but at least found a basis of information to research more at a later date.
1. Forbes America’s 400 best big companies
2. Forbes America’s 200 best small companies
3. Forbes The World’s biggest companies
4. Fortune Small Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies 2008
5. Fortune’s 500 200
6. Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
7. Fortune’s America’s Most Admired Companies
8. Inc. 5000 Top 100 Lists 2007
9. Hoover’s company list & rank tool
10. Entrepreneur.com 2008 Franchise 500
11. Hot Growth 50: Best Small Companies 2008
12. CRO: 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008
13. Businessweek.com Performance of Industries/Companies by Region
The bottom line is that twitter has opened up incredible sources for exploring subjects introduced me to many people that I would not have met outside Twitter. Conversations I have had with these individuals have lead me to places that I would have never thought to explore. As a result, I’m in an accelerated learning process. Who knows where it will lead me. Hopefully somewhere great and not to a dark attic where the only thing I hunger after is yet more knowledge. Moderation is, after all the key to success, but right now I do feel a need to stand close to the heat for a while longer at least.
