A devastating Arkansas tornado, a high school senior with an original viral song, and a message about connecting with humans in person instead of through devices are all included in this week’s top shared content. Read on!
What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? May 2 – 8
- May 9, 2014
- Kara
- Weekly Wrap-up
- 3 comments
What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? Apr 25-May 1
- May 2, 2014
- Kara
- Weekly Wrap-up
- No comments
Emma Stone and Jimmy Fallon in a lip sync battle, Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned from the NBA, and dogs befriending cats. These and other stories we saw spread across the web this week.
Photo by NPR
What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? April 18 – 24
- April 25, 2014
- Kara
- Weekly Wrap-up
- 3 comments
Lots of news and lots of sharing this week. Let’s take a look at what our users were buzzing about on our network!
Photo from SchmoesKnow.com
Can Social Buzz Predict Video Game Sales?
- April 21, 2014
- Ben
- Data Trends, Hydra
- No comments
The video game industry has thrived even in the midst of a recession. Revenue is over $60 billion a year, and projected to reach $82 billion by 2017. Even so, marketing is critical to make games stand out in a bulging supply. With the growth of social media, how has searching and sharing represented sales for video games? Are there predictors in the strength of a release? Continue reading →
What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? April 11 – 17
- April 18, 2014
- Kara
- Weekly Wrap-up
- 1 comment
This week we watched Bubba Watson win his second Masters tournament and filed our taxes. We also heard about the sinking of a South Korean ferry. But the list of this week’s most popular stories on social were a little different. Let’s take a look.
Does Social Buzz Predict Oscar Winners? Maybe…
- February 27, 2014
- Scott Allan
- Features & Tips
- 1 comment
Sunday night is Oscar night, and in the run-up to the world’s most popular awards show, all the publicity machines are in overdrive both to increase ticket sales, and (hopefully) increase the chances of winning one of those coveted golden statuettes.
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