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# Virtual Twitter Gifts
Gift a Follower to Your Most Loyal Tweep and Say Thank You

By Summer Luu | Published 2010-12-26 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gift-a-follower
References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/life_hacks/giftafollower/) & [giftafollower](http://giftafollower.com/)

If there are [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-tipping-features) gifts, then why can't there be [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-follows) gifts? Thanks to the Gift a Follower site, though, Twitter gifting is possible.

Using the same concept as Facebook, this site gives tweeps an easy and inexpensive way to thank their best followers. For $1 USD you get to grab a present from the surprise bag. They include weird, fun gag gifts, charitable donations and [gift cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-gift-card). The Gift A Follower site is a great way to reward your beloved following.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.4/10
- Popularity: 11% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet)

## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Social Media Gifting:** Platforms allowing users to gift items to followers through social media, as seen with Twitter and Facebook.
- **Surprise Bag Commerce:** E-commerce sites using the concept of a surprise bag, where customers pay a small fee for a random gift selection.
- **Community Appreciation Marketing:** Marketing strategies that focus on showing appreciation to loyal customers or followers through social media gifts and similar methods.

### Where This Applies

- **E-commerce:** Companies that specialize in online sales of goods and services, such as Amazon and Alibaba.
- **Social Media:** Platforms that allow for online communication and sharing of content, such as Twitter and Facebook.
- **Gift and Loyalty:** Companies that specialize in the sale and distribution of gift cards and loyalty programs, such as Starbucks and Sephora.

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