There is such a thing as the Midas touch when it comes to Twitter and @GuyKawasaki, @Scobleizer and @Mashable possess it. If you are ever lucky enough (or unlucky if it’s negative) to be mentioned in a tweet or blog post that has your name in it, there’s a good chance you’ll get new followers interested in what you have to say. But for those who are curious – what happens when ALL 3 of them promote the same tweet/post? The Kawascobashable effect. Case in point:

I was recently spotlighted as one of 17 ‘Techies, Entrepreneurs, and Biz Folk’ to follow on Twitter (I’m honored but not sure exactly why or how I made the list, considering there are so many others more qualified). Within 2 days of the Midas touch this is what happened to my Twitter follower count:

Twitter Tip: I’m a big fan of manually checking out new followers to see if I’m interested in following back. However, when you wake up to find several hundred new emails from Twitter about new followers, checking each one becomes near impossible. As a tip, I recently learned that Tweet Later has a service that allows you to automatically accept new followers BUT can vet them beforehand. It’s definately a tool that I would highly recommend for those that are looking to streamline your follow-back process.

Are there are any other tools or practices you use to manage and maintain your followers? Would love to hear about them!