Here’s a very cool map from oxyweb.co.uk showing the traffic trends of social networks (Socnets) across the world. It details the traffic volume for over two-dozen social networks using data from Alexa. While Alexa data may not be the most reliable, it still offers great insight into geographic trends and site popularity. Tracking the gains [...]
Here’s an excerpt from a recent conversation between LinkedIn’s director of ad sales, Steve Patrizi and iMedia Connection’s deputy editor, Michael Estrin.
Steve Patrizi: “It’s important that we don’t just lump all social networks together and assume that the same rules apply to each. Some social networks are specifically designed to facilitate private, intimate conversations, and [...]
Facebook Lexicon is a tool that captures data on user trends in a number of ways. The ‘sentiment’ feature captures the percentage of posts that are positive vs. negative about the topic. Here’s a graph of the ‘sentiment’ of Obama vs. McCain since mid-September. Obama holds a steady lead over McCain with just under 70% [...]
