There seems to be a `following` boolean attribute returned for each user in 
/statuses/followers.xml (and .json)... is that what you're looking for?

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Chris Thomson

On 2009-11-23, at 11:16 AM, Ryan Bell wrote:

> I would like to completely recreate Twitter's followers screen.  After
> some research, we aren't sure its possible without being inefficient
> with the API.
> 
> We're unable to determine if a user is a following the logged in user
> in a bulk fashion.This information is needed in order to determine
> which options to include next to each follower. ex) should you show
> 'follow' or 'unfollow' button?
> 
> Twitter returns your followers information, but does not include
> information as to whether you are also following that user.  It seems
> that the only way to get this additional information is on a 1-by-1
> basis by checking to see if each of your followers is being followed
> by you.
> 
> QUESTION:
> Is there a better way to determine in bulk if users are being followed
> by you?  It seems that this functionality must exist in order for an
> application to mimic Twitter's Followers page.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance,
> 
> Ryan

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