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As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter
As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter
As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter
Six Social Media Trends for 2010
Six Social Media Trends for 2010
blogs.harvardbusiness.org — david armano.jpg In 2009 we saw exponential growth of social media. According to Nielsen Online, Twitter alone... grew 1,382% year-over-year in February , registering a total of just more than 7 million unique visitors in the US for the month. Meanwhile, ... (more) Six Social Media Trends for 2010
Brand Republic
brandrepublic.com — The social networking circle-jerk! Readers of my US blog, AdScam , where informed yesterday that I have... given up on Twitter. Why? Because in the last few days, I have had dozens of emails from very pissed off people asking why I am bombarding them ... (more) Brand Republic
NBC Taps SocNets to Generate Olympic Buzz
marketingvox.com — With 100 days left until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, NBC Universal is adding a variety... of new high-tech and social media features to its main Olympics website, NBCOlympics.com , to generate interest in the games and boost video views of the ... (more) NBC Taps SocNets to Generate Olympic Buzz
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twitter = second youngest of all social networks
brandflakesforbreakfast — ... ReadWriteWeb has some super interesting perspective on the population of the socialverse. When you look at the median age of each social network's audience, here's how they line up: ...

Threeminds Bi-Weekly Digest
Threeminds — ... Composition Index Trend (Source: comScore Media Metrix) Marta's off today, so I'm stepping in to bring you this week's digital happenings. Twitter's Getting Younger and Facebook is Getting Older Not only has your Grandma probably posted on your Wall, those college student that have been on Facebook since it's inception are aging. Hence the median age of users is going up. And all those reports that say Gen Y just isn't interested in Twitter are now out of date. According to ReadWriteWeb , "Twitter is now the second-youngest of the top four social networking sites." MySpace ...

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup
We Are Social — ... the company on the Guardian’s ‘You Ask They Answer’ series were left unanswered when critics began to grill the company on its homeopathic remedy, and not ‘organic skincare’ as they believed. Is it realistic to expect to be able to put boundaries around online discussion? Should Neal’s Yard have never taken part in the first place? 14 digital PRO’s weigh in on the debate, and it’s well worth the read. As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter Recent findings ...

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