Posts tagged Social Media
The Mottram Program
Tumbls worth tumbln about.
Referencing the social aspect of the service, [Tumblr CEO] Karp said that the average Tumblr blog is re-blogged nine times.
MediaPost Publications: Tumblr Continues Rapid Growth
We’re going to assume Karp means each Tumblr blog post.
(via yahoosocial)
Auto-Play Video: A Twitter Survey
Yahoo! Hiring Social Editors
Excited about this. Click through to inquire with our social lead, Violet Lim.
Big news, digital media people: Yahoo! is hiring social editors across its News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment, Lifestyles and Commerce properties. Check out the job descriptions:
Y! News
Y! Sports
Y! Entertainment (Movies, TV, Music and omg!)
Y! Commerce (Travel, Shopping, Autos,…
My Social Network Power Rankings [UPDATED]
5. LinkedIn: Ex-coworkers.
4. Tumblr: Neat things.
3. Instagram: Pretty things.
2. Facebook: Family stuff.
1. Twitter: Funny stuff.
No longer ranked: Google+
Not yet ranked: Pinterest
Previous rankings: July 20, 2011
Too much social media? Too much social media. (via Dr. Saturday)
Dear Editorial Staff: We hired you because we were impressed with your integrity, your attention to detail, and your passion for getting it right every time. Please make use of those traits on all social media platforms.
A Mexican soccer team “replaced their actual names on the back of their shirts with each player’s individual Twitter handle.”
“It turns out that the best area for clicks is about 25% of the way through the Tweet.”
Okay, fine, but who does that?
Records to date, for tweets per second (TPS), as peak times, as has been reported by Twitter:
* 8,868 TPS: Beyonce/MTV Video Music Awards (Aug. 28, 2011)
*7,196 TPS: Japan Beats US In Women’s World Cup (July 17, 2011)
* 7,166 TPS: Brazil eliminated from Copa America (July 17, 2011)
* 6,939 TPS: New Year’s Eve 2011 (Dec. 31, 2010)
* 6,049 TPS: Steve Jobs death (Oct. 5, 2011)
* 5,531 TPS: Game 6 of NBA Finals, Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat (June 17, 2011)
* 5,530 TPS: Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami (March 11, 2011)
* 5,500 TPS: East Coast Earthquake (Aug. 23, 2011)
* 5,106 TPS: Osama bin Laden killed (May 1, 2011)
* 4,064 TPS: Super Bowl 2011 (Feb. 5, 2011)
* 3,966 TPS: Royal Wedding (April 29, 2011)
Tweets About Steve Jobs Spike But Don’t Break Twitter Peak Record
I guess you could call this a TPS report.
(via yahoosocial)
My Social Network Power Rankings
5. LinkedIn: Resumes.
4. Google+: Geeks.
3. Tumblr: Memes.
2. Facebook: Photos.
1. Twitter: Zings.
