@BronxZoosCobra Escapes to Twitter
March 31, 2011 by
The Bronx Zoo Cobra (@BronxZoosCobra) is heating up on Twitter. The account has been adding followers like crazy and getting attention in major news outlets and dozens of blogs. Looking at some Twitter analytics shows just how quickly the Cobra has slithered into internet stardom. The Cobra is bringing in upwards of 2,000 tweets per [...]
Libya and Egypt: A Tale of Two Twitters
February 24, 2011 by
While the post-Mubarak events in Egypt are still leading headlines, the world is now simultaneously following developments in neighboring middle-eastern countries seeking change. Twitter is continuing to play an invaluable role in driving momentum and sharing these events. We analyzed Twitter activity about Libya and Egypt and specifically looked at where (by country) these conversations [...]
Twablets! Social Media and the Tablet Market
November 23, 2010 by
There has been a ton of news about the Galaxy Tab’s early sales data. Samsung sold 600,000 units of the Android-based tablet since launching a month ago. As you know, the social media community goes wild for a good gadget, clamoring about the device from early announcements, to product launches, to sale reports. We’ve been closely [...]
The Winner for First San Diego Earthquake Tweet is…
July 8, 2010 by
A 5.4 Earthquake shook San Diego this afternoon and soon after shook Twitter. Just a few minutes in we’ve already seen 60,000+ tweets and growing by the second. But who was the first to announce it on Twitter? We maintain an ongoing track of earthquake on RowFeeder and found that @ZexionLexicon was the first to [...]
Apple WWDC Social Media Reactions
June 14, 2010 by
Last week, social media was buzzing for The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference. WWDC kicked off with the much anticipated iPhone 4 announcement. As we’re getting set to pre-order tomorrow, we’ve been tracking and analyzing social media activity about the new iPhone. Later this week we’ll be posting an analysis of iPhone conversations following pre-orders, looking at buzz [...]
Analysis of Twitter’s “Accept” Bug by the Tweets
May 12, 2010 by
This hasn’t been Twitter’s best week. A user discovered that Tweeting out “Accept Username” would automatically add the person as a follower. People jumped to gain the following of their favorite celebrity, Perez Hilton tweeted out the story to his followers, and the Twitterverse exploded with discussion of the bug. Our nature is to start [...]
Oil Spill vs. Arizona II: Location Analysis of Tweets
May 10, 2010 by
The Arizona Immigration Law and the Gulf Oil Spill have been among the biggest news stories this month. We’re tracking tweets on an ongoing basis for both stories. We had a suggestion to map these Tweets by location (thanks to @hornOKplease!). Because the stories have a regional focus and national attention, it seemed like the [...]
Twitter News Velocity: Arizona vs. Oil Spill
May 6, 2010 by
The Gulf Oil Spill and public debate around Arizona’s immigration law have been the biggest news stories this week. We’ve been using RowFeeder to track Twitter activity for both stories. In the coming days we’re planning additional analysis of these stories, including a geographic mapping of activity. In total we’ve captured >100K tweets for each [...]