I don't think having 10000 followers on twitter means much in terms of numbers, because lot of people just play the "you follow-I follow" game there. But there

I don't think having 10000 followers on twitter means much in terms of numbers, because lot of people just play the "you follow-I follow" game there. But there is a good chance of finding some 100 odd genuinely interested followers who sooner or later might use the service. So, although it sounds like spam but not a bad idea at all.