Archive for May, 2009
Companies Are Twitterpated Over Twitter — And That’s Not Good
I gave a speech last night on social media to the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB — ChooseChicago.com) that went very well. As is normal at these things, some people decided to hold on to their questions until after the speech was over so they could ask me directly and privately. I like spending [...]
Moms Like Blogs, But Other Vehicles Must Also Be Used To Reach Them
Moms interact online — big time. They not only read blogs, they write them and post to them. In fact, prominent social media groups estimate between 23 million and 26 million moms read and post to blogs. While this might sound like a large number, remember that according to the U.S. Census Bureau there are [...]
Stats show people prefer professional content over homemade
Apparently people still prefer professionally-created content over homemade stuff. Visible Measures, a company which tracks video metrics, released a report on online videos which have received 100 million views or more. There are 18 videos — and 17 of them are either professionally produced, or professionally produced and uploaded by a regular user, or are a user’s comments about a professionally produced TV show.
Twitter: Faster than a speeding earthquake
On March 30th, news of a minor earthquake in Morgan Hill, California traveled faster on Twitter than the seismic waves it created.



