Over 66 percent of all adult internet users are connected to one or more social media platforms. Use of these platforms and tools has been increasing steadily over the last 10 years, for both personal and business reasons. Take a look at some of the statistics behind some of the world’s most popular social networks. [...]
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It seems like Facebook finds itself embroiled in some kind of controversy regarding user tracking and/or privacy just about every other month lately, so it should come as no surprise that the social networking giant is once again under the microscope. Facebook officials are now acknowledging that the service has been able to create a [...]
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Google has unveiled something big. The search giant is slowly rolling out a “+1 ” that will be very similar to Facebook’s “Like” feature. Starting this afternoon, you can now “opt in” to Google’s +1 experiment here. You will then begin to see a +1 icon next to each link when you search for something [...]
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Twitter is still on a tear! comScore has released new figures showing that Twitter’s global unique visitors figure in April, 2009 was an astounding 32 million, up from 19 million the month before. To put it another way, Twitter has just blown past Digg (23 million), LinkedIn (16 million), and the NYTimes.com (17.5 million) in [...]
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DiggBar is finally here – and it’s pretty nifty. If you want to give it a shot, all you have to do is type “digg.com/” before any URL, and DiggBar shortens that URL AND gives you a Digg toolbar overlay to boot. This is going to be a very hot service as it’s so easy [...]
There’s a new Twitter directory in town, and its name is WeFollow. What makes WeFollow unique is that it was created by Kevin Rose, the guy who created Digg. Rose made the announcement via Digg. It has since gained over 2,500 followers within a 24-hour period. Here is how it works: you just tweet to [...]
Just when I think I have seen it all, along comes the Bacon Explosion (AKA Bacon Belly Bomb). When bacon meets the internet, magical things are bound to happen. Two Kansas City competition barbecuers guys have found themselves atop the bacon mountain thanks to a recipe calling for just two main ingredients: two pounds of [...]
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While we’re speaking of dummies, this bright light decided to try and sell his Digg account, against TOS of course. In an effort to raise money for his rent, one man named Victor is trying to sell his Digg account on Craigslist for $650. It’s not because Victor is a power user on Digg. The [...]
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Image by khalilshah via Flickr The damage doesn’t stop with Microsoft today. Far from it. No wonder people are hanging signs on their cars to get work. Digg Digg announced today that they are laying off 10 percent of their staff. Granted, for Digg this is only about seven people, but trying telling those seven [...]
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Image via CrunchBase For the first time ever, Twitter has now passed Digg in U.S.-based traffic. Twitter climbed to the #84 spot in market share last week while Digg landed at #85, according to new data just released by Hitwise. The data analysis company credits the heavy Twitter traffic related to the U.S. Airways crash [...]
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Well, if you recall this story from earlier this month, there is a lesson to be learned here. If you think you can outsmart Digg, think again… “There’s more user unrest in the community of popular social news site Digg, after the all-time number 3 ranked user Zaibatsu, a.k.a. Reg Saddler, was banned for alleged [...]
Did you know that the top Digg user (with a popular ratio of 34%) makes serious cash just by promoting stories articles on Digg? His popularity allows several stories to make Digg’s Home Page…at which point he makes even more money. Invesp managed to land an interview with “Mr. Digg”, as we’ll call him (this [...]
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