Gaining followers on Twitter is a goal of most who use the microblogging service—whether they want to admit it or not. It may provide only a casual ego boost but, for most, it's still a positive event when another person starts following your amazing, 140-character-at-a-time wit and wisdom. "How do I gain more followers on Twitter?" is, then, a question that some of us Ars staffers are asked often
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