There’s a lot of luck-of-the-draw in getting a good Twitter name – A short, recognizable institution name is an obvious advantage. And claiming a Twitter name early in Twitter history, when more names were available, is another lucky advantage. The list below is based on shortness & recognizability:
- @UW
- @USC
- @ASU
- @BYU
- @TCU
- @UVA
- @Yale
- @UCLA
- @UofA
- @Penn
- @TAMU
- @umich
- @WUSTL
- @DukeU
- @uiowa
- @UUtah
- @UMass
- @Princeton
- @Stanford
- @Harvard
- @Columbia
- @Dartmouth
- @Cornell
- @Vassar
- @Swarthmore
- @JohnsHopkins
- @TempleUniv
- @RutgersU
- @NCState
- @Mizzou
- @KState
- @Baylor
- @OhioState
- @Penn_State
- @UWMadison
- @CarnegieMellon
- @Georgetown
- @NotreDame
- @Caltech
- @UChicago
- @UTAustin
- @UCBerkeley
- @BrownUniversity
- @LoyolaChicago
- @UofOklahoma
- @U_Nebraska
- @CUBoulder
- @MarquetteU
- @UofAlabama
- @Pepperdine
Eric Rumsey is at: eric-rumseytemp AttSign uiowa dott edu and on Twitter @ericrumseytemp