The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Still looking for ways to convince your boss, clients or board of investors to invest money in realtime tools and strategies? How about this one: according to a new study by Capgemini Consulting and the MIT Center for Digital Business, companies that are “digitally mature” generate more revenue, are more profitable and achieve higher market valuations.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

The share of traffic coming to publisher sites from StumbleUpon has dropped 53% since last July, according to new data from social plug-in provider Shareaholic. With this drop, Twitter now tops StumbleUpon’s share of traffic by a small margin of.22%. Despite a “Pinterest-like” redesign unveiled back in September, StumbleUpon hasn’t been able to stop the continued decline in traffic.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Instagram adoption growth is outpacing that of other social networks among the world’s top 100 brands, according to a new report by Simply Measured. While Facebook and Twitter are already near 100% adoption, the use of smaller social networks is growing rapidly among these top brands, with Pinterest seeing a 24% increase in adoption and Instagram 35%.

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Instagram Brands Mobile Study 178

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 1 billion active users. via Facebook. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts. Qzone: 599 million monthly active users. via TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 368 million users. via China Daily. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker. LinkedIn: 187 million active users. via LinkedIn.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Denny’s latest campaign uses QR codes to provide fans with exclusive content from Warner Bros. Pictures upcoming film “The Hobbit.” Before the film’s official release on December 14, Denny’s is promoting new “Hobbit-themed” menu items and enabling mobile users to access exclusive video, online games and other content via QR codes on placemat menus.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

If you buy a pair of socks from Betabrand and then lose one of those socks (within a year), the clothing company will replace the missing sock at no charge – provided you upload a funny photo to the Betabrand site and Facebook. The campaign – or “sock insurance” as the brand calls it – is a brilliant way to interact with consumers on Facebook, and a great customer service effort. .

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