If you have any interest how other destinations are having success with Twitter make sure to read a very insightful comment from @paadventure on yesterday’s blog post. Thanks for sharing!

Based on your feedback we have added more destinations to our growing list of tourism organizations on Twitter. 
@travelynnmo pointed out a very good point: many destinations have several Twitter accounts “powered” by different staff members. While this is a very valid strategy we are tracking (at the moment) just the main Twitter accounts as otherwise this exercise would get out of hands. But please share with us all accounts your organization is using, then we can start a separate list.

So, are more and more tourism organization starting to chirp?

See for yourself:

The two phases for growth were certainly influenced by a hands-on social media workshop we did for DMOs in Michigan at the end of September and a workshop ChicagoPlus did for it’s member DMOs in December.

And for sure we are still missing many other tourism organizations that are using Twitter. To make it easier for you to tell us which ones we are not tracking we have prepared an overview per state (US & CA).

We have added new destinations over the last days to the list, however we do not have data for them for number of followers and updates, even if they joined before Dec. 31 of 2008. 

While the number of followers in itself can be a misleading indicator (quality vs. quantity) I find it nevertheless impressive that of the DMOs we are tracking @VisitChicago or @BaltimoreMD have more followers than all DMOs from Florida and California combined.
 

Destinations	City / State	First tweet	Followers 12/31/2008	Updates 12/31/2008
insidealaska	Alaska	7/29/08	71	146
Total Alaska			71	146
ArizonaTourism	Arizona	6/27/08	670	348
ScottsdaleAZ	Scottsdale, AZ	10/2/08	420	114
VisitMesa	Mesa, AZ	11/18/08	280	166
VisitFlagstaff	Flagstaff, AZ	10/15/08	128	140
Flagstaff_CVB	Flagstaff, AZ	-	17	0
visitphoenix	Phoenix, AZ	7/17/08
Total Arizona			1515	768
MyVancouver	Vancouver, BC	10/10/08	24	8
Total BC			24	8
discover_la	Los Angeles, CA	9/4/08	246	325
InsideSonoma	Sonoma, CA	7/3/08	189	372
ShastaCascade	Shasta Cascada, CA	5/29/08	97	87
westhollywood	West Hollywood, CA	11/10/08	84	21
Calistoga	Calistoga, CA	9/2/07	56	180
SantaRosaCVB	Santa Rosa, CA	10/1/08	37	24
MendocinoCounty	Mendocino County, CA	10/1/08	29	6
ButteCo	Butte County, CA	10/1/08	20	3
AnaheimOC	Anaheim, CA	7/23/08	12	1
TriValleyCVB	Tri Valley, CA	7/23/08	0	0
Total California			770	1019
visitflorida	Florida	7/24/08	280	411
PensacolaCVB	Pensacola, FL	5/20/08	123	104
MiamiandBeaches	Miami, FL	12/29/08	2	3
Total Florida			405	518
VisitIdaho	Idaho	11/4/08	74	70
Total Idaho			74	70
VisitChicago	Chicago, IL	10/3/08	1272	516
enjoyillinois	Illinois	10/15/08	482	235
choosechicago	Chicago, IL	9/10/08	136	34
chicagonorthsub	Prospect Heights, IL	12/3/08	121	18
chicagonw	Woodfield, IL	12/3/08	107	25
gorockford	Rockford, IL	11/21/08	71	264
ChicagoNShore	Chicago North Shore, IL	12/3/08	70	8
VisitOakPark	Oak Park, IL	12/3/08	50	6
Lislecvb	Lisle, IL	12/3/08	49	4
StCharlesIL	St. Charles, IL	12/3/08	40	2
ILMICanal	I&M Canal, IL	12/3/-8	34	9
HeritageCVB	Herritage Corridor, IL	12/3/08	33	10
GenevaIL	Geneva, IL	12/3/-8	29	3
VisitGrayling	Grayling, IL	10/3/08	26	16
LakeCoCVB	Lake County, IL	12/18/08	26	14
VisitAlton	Alton Riverbend Area, IL	11/17/08	14	5
DiscoverDupage	Dupage, IL	12/3/08
CSCVB	Chicago Southland, IL	11/21/08
VisitPontiacIL	Pontiac, IL	11/17/08
explorechicago	Chicago, IL	1/6/09
Total Illinois			2560	1169
VisitIndiana	Indiana	8/27/08	257	487
Total Indiana			257	487
IowaTourism	Iowa	11/11/08	4	1
Total Iowa			4	1
visitkc	Kansas City, KS	9/26/08	113	56
Total Kansas			113	56
DestWorcester	Worchester, MA	11/10/08	32	47
Total Massachusetts			32	47
BaltimoreMD	Baltimore, MD	7/30/08	1157	759
MarylandTrip	Maryland	12/31/08
Total Maryland			1157	759
GrandRapidsCVB	Grand Rapids, MI	9/29/08	185	67
BattleCreekCVB	Battle Creek, MI	9/29/08	134	34
AnnArborAreaCVB	Ann Arbor, MI	9/29/08	111	139
VisitJacksonMI	Jackson, MI	9/29/08	80	8
VisitDetroit	Detroit, MI	9/29/08	54	21
AlpharettaCVB	Alpharette, GA	9/19/08	53	25
LansingCVB	Lansing, MI	9/29/08	48	5
HarborCountry	Harbor Country, MI	9/29/08	56	17
BenzieCounty	Benzie County, MI	9/29/08	28	6
SouthHaven_CVB	South Haven, MI	9/29/08	19	9
visitbigrapids	Big Rapids, MI	9/29/08	17	4
Ypsilanti	Ypsilanti, MI	9/29/08	20	13
BayCityMichigan	Bay City, MI	9/29/08	18	5
HollandAreaCVB	Holland, MI	9/29/08	18	3
Lenawee_Fun	Lenawee County, MI	10/8/07	17	7
SaultCVB	Sault, MI	9/29/08	0	0
ClareCountyCVB	Clare County, MI	9/29/08	0	0
WMTA1917	West Michigan, MI	9/9/08	0	0
Total Michigan			858	363
MeetMinneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	5/5/08	476	180
VisitBtown	Bloomington, MN	11/17/08	49	39
Total Minnesota			525	219
SpringfieldCVB	Springfield, MO	9/3/08	573	267
ColumbiaMOCVB	Columbia, MO	10/10/08	205	157
VisitMissouri	Missouri	9/25/08	114	31
Total Missouri			892	455
brandingmontana	Montana		0	0
Total Montana			0	0
ashevilletravel	Asheville, NC	3/12/08	332	423
Hillsborough	Hillsborough, NC	2/20/08	195	251
ecacvb	Elisabeth City, NC	10/1/08	36	9
AshevilleCVB	Asheville	-	19	0
Total North Carolina			582	683
fargomoorhead	Fargo, ND	10/16/08	109	72
Total North Dakota			109	72
VisitNH	New Hampshire	9/12/08	195	101
Total New Hamsphire			195	101
renotahoe	Reno / Tahoe, NV	4/3/08	337	82
travelnevada	Nevada	4/2/08	237	104
Total Nevada			574	186
visitfingerlake	Finger Lakes, NY	9/3/07	129	413
Total New York			129	413
ExpCols	Columbus, OH	5/18/08	705	1863
PositivelyCleve	Cleveland, OH	5/26/08	748	396
flee2thecleve	Cleveland, OH	5/31/08	183	166
WarrenCountyOH	Warren County, OH	11/26/08	17	2
Total Ohio			1653	2427
TravelOregon	Oregon	5/2/08	646	883
TravelPortland	Portland, OR	12/1/08	226	126
WCVA	Washington County, OR	8/4/08	118	84
southernoregon	Southern Oregon, OR	11/15/08	72	8
CorvallisScene	Corvallis, OR	12/16/08
travelcoosbay	Coos Bay, OR	12/28/08
Total Oregon			1062	1101
visitphilly	Philadelphia, PA	7/29/08	856	1032
lehighvalleypa	Lehigh Valley, PA	10/10/08	852	551
paadventure	Pennsylvania	10/13/08	841	221
WilliamsportPA	Williamsport, PA	1/3/08	219	10
VisitVF	Valley Forge, PA	7/23/08	112	19
Total Pennsylvania			2880	1833
ProvidenceRI	Providence, RI	12/8/08
Total Rhode Island
ColumbiaSC	Columbia, SC	11/12/07	330	151
MyMyrtleBeach	Myrtle Beach, SC	11/12/08
Total South Carolina			330	151
chattanoogafun	Cattagooga, TN	10/10/08	76	20
Clarksville_CVB	Clarksville, TN	10/9/08	46	5
kingsportcvb	Kingsport, TN		12	0
Total Tennessee			134	25
GalvestonIsland	Galvaston, TX	6/21/08	220	421
FortSmithCVB	Forth Smith, TX	10/19/07	99	203
PadreDude	South Padre Island, TX	7/17/07	42	37
Total Texas			361	661
UtahStateParks	Utah State Parks	10/1/08	322	47
MeetInSaltlake	Salt Lake City, UT	11/10/08	8	8
Total Utah			330	55
VisitVirginia	Virginia	9/15/08	167	124
VisitFairfax	Farifax, VA	9/2/08	175	93
VaBeachCVB	Virginia Beach, VA	7/29/08	102	21
Stockton_CVB	Stockton, VA	8/26/08	34	12
NorfolkCVB	Norfolk, VA	-	0	0
Total Virginia			478	250
VermontTourism	Vermont	9/7/08	204	66
Total Vermont			204	66
whatcomcounty	Whatcom County, WA	10/17/08	197	168
Total Washington			197	168
visitmilwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	11/6/08	160	9
Visit_Madison	Madison, WI		22	0
Total Wisconsin			182	9

But these can’t be all! Who else are we missing?

We want to know, even if this growing list is becoming more and more work …

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