Data, Digg and Reddit - Social Media Informer

Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 25, 2012

The rise of Reddit and the steady decline of Digg have been well documented. Just recently Reddit announced that its traffic has more than doubled in less than a year (to 2.07 Anecdotally we’ve all seen Reddit gain in prominence at a time when Digg has struggled to maintain its relevancy. million 2011.

Digg

Digg Reddit Survey Publishing

Understanding the Value of Social Media Data

Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 21, 2010

There is a big difference between data and insights. Technology may have given us access now to endless amounts of data from every corner of the world. But the real challenge is making sense of all this seemingly disconnected data. When it comes to Social Media data the same holds up to a point! Share this on Reddit.

Data

Data Social Media Radian6 B2B

Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

Digg

Digg Sites News API

Making Sense Out of All this Data!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Ok I admit it I am a bit of a data geek but I cant help myself when I see stats like this in a recent study titled How Much Information? Holy Crap Batman – if this is any indication – marketers are standing on the beach that is about to be hit with a tidal wave of data! Share this on Reddit. Tags: Data Mining. Tweet This!

Data

Data StumbleUpon Patterns Digg

CMO Challenges in Driving Data into Insights

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A good friend and former colleague of mine Dan Neely, CEO of Networked Insights reminded me recently that there will be more data created in this year than in the previous 5000 years combined! But for most B2B marketers like myself – we tend to optimize by the channel of data that we have. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This!

Data

Data Vocus Radian6 StumbleUpon

Google Removes Date from Google Webmaster Tools Link Data

Bill Hartzer

JUNE 7, 2010

This also includes a way to export the data into a file that you can open up in a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Excel. By removing the date from the Google Webmaster Tools link data, are they trying to hide something? Why suddenly would Google remove data from Google Webmaster Tools? Share this on Reddit. Tweet This!

Google

Google Data Tools Domain Name

Google Analytics Unveils a Set of Social Reports

Mindjumpers

MARCH 22, 2012

Make better, more efficient data-driven decisions in your social media marketing program. Currently this is limited to Google+ and those signed up to the company’s Social Data Hub such as Disqus, Blogger, Digg, Reddit and TypePad.

Analytics

Analytics Report Google Disqus

Manage and Distribute Business Profile Data Free to Online and Mobile Directory Publishers

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Looking for a free way to manage your business profile data? Better yet, Would you want to distribute that data for free to online and mobile directory publishers? Would you like to add your business profile data for free? Locationary is the global clearinghouse for local data. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This!

High Profile Domain Names Suspended Due to Invalid WHOIS Data

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 27, 2010

After further investigation into the issue, she learned that the domain names had been suspended by the registrar due to invalid WHOIS data on the domain name WHOIS record–here web server was not down. Craft is among many domain name owners whose domain names have been suspended due to invalid WHOIS data. Just ask Nikki Craft.

Domain Name

Domain Name Data Policies Issues

Tech Tip: Defraggle (Or Defragment) That Hard Drive For Better Computer Performance

SocMed Sean

MARCH 4, 2012

Think of your hard drive as a hotel where your data lives. Instead of rooms, however, your hard drive has “sectors” where the data is stored. If each sector were to represent one room in a hotel…that’s one big data hotel. Same principle holds true for your data. It gets fragmented.

Hotels

Hotels Tips Tumblr Software

Social Media for the Boardroom

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I think this report is a great example for all of us – it shows a very comprehensive approach to monitoring and gaining insights from data. Many listening engines provide you with “streams” of data which is great. Share this on Reddit. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us. Share it on StumbleUpon.

Social Media

Social Media SM2 Energy Microblogging

Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Developers: Use Your Skills In The Fight Against Diabetes!

SocMed Sean

MARCH 6, 2012

The program, called the 2012 Data Design Diabetes™ Innovation Challenge is seeking new ideas for the next advancement in Diabetes care that: Improve the outcomes and/or experience of people living with diabetes in the US. Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? I DARE YOU! Share this on Facebook Tweet This!

Skills

Skills Creative Commons Tumblr StumbleUpon

Social Media – is it really mainstream in B2B Marketing?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 18, 2010

Seems as if more B2B Marketers are engaged in Social Media then B2C marketers (actually data point from the article – 81 % of B2B companies have accounts on social media sites compared to 67% of B2C) which leads me to think Social Media has gone mainstream in B2B. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

B2B

B2B Social Media Marketing StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 23, 2013

The news of layoffs at StumbleUpon reminded me that in compiling some year-end social media referral data I’d noticed that a number of sites had experienced declines in StumbleUpon traffic. Participation, budgets and timing varies greatly for the sites in this group and I am not able to segment that in the reported data.

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon Sites Content Survey

Closed Loop Marketing – still a long way to go

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 21, 2010

Seeing and getting data in real time, with a closed loop return on marketing dollars invested system. Share this on Reddit. Share this on Reddit. We may have come a long way over the last few years in this area but there is still a long uphill climb from here. Let’s keep working toward getting to the summit! Tweet This!

Marketing

Marketing StumbleUpon Digg System

Could Facebook become a Lead Nurturing platform?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

Element #3 – Events – throwing events in Facebook is easy, but taking that data and adding that to a profile isn’t. If you can take the data from Facebook Ads, combine that with the interaction you are getting via email you get another great touch point with your new potential customers. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This!

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Platform Facebook CPM CPC

1:1 Social Advertising in B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 6, 2010

They took a sound marketing idea (targeting prospects) with a unique concept (1:1 Facebook Ads) combined with data (from my Facebook profile) and created a conversation that was hard to ignore. Share this on Reddit. Now that’s the future of contextual advertising! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

B2B

B2B Advertising CPC Marketing

Spring Cleaning For Your Blog – How A Little Work Can Drive Search Engine And Social Media Traffic

SocMed Sean

MARCH 18, 2012

I find posts with no Alt tags on the images, meta tags that just weren’t well thought-out, and content and data that, while correct at the time, is now a bit outdated. The data provided to you by Google can be a goldmine in finding and fixing 404 errors. Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good?

Engineering

Engineering Widget Domain Name Social Media

How to Choose a Social Media Listening Platform for B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

All listening platforms collect data from numerous online sources — news sites, blogs, and other Web sites. Share this on Reddit. On the other hand, if you seek alternatives to traditional market research, then you need a vendor that specializes in sentiment capture and community analysis. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

B2B

B2B Platform Social Media Marketing

Social Media Friendly Blogging

Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Linked In Groups are a great way to drive additional traffic, and don’t forget secondary channels like Reddit , Digg and Stumbleupon. Not all channels use a preview image, but ones such as Facebook and Digg do, and if you choose smart, they can contribute to higher click-thrus.

Social Media

Social Media Digg RSS WordPress

Social Media Friendly Blogging

Jason Yormark

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Linked In Groups are a great way to drive additional traffic, and don’t forget secondary channels like Reddit , Digg and Stumbleupon. Not all channels use a preview image, but ones such as Facebook and Digg do, and if you choose smart, they can contribute to higher click-thrus.

Social Media

Social Media Digg RSS WordPress

Millions Of WordPress.com Blogs On Pause Due To Back-End Outage

Idaconcpts

MARCH 22, 2011

Operations have not been successful bringing the last data center online, and stabilitizing the load in the other two data centers. Share this on Reddit. According to the WordPress.com official Twitter account, this problem is not caused by a DDoS or other attack. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Stumble upon something good?

Technorati

Technorati StumbleUpon Digg Reddit

Could AT&T kill the iPhone Brand?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 25, 2010

AT&T has seen a 50 fold increase in the amount of data flowing over their network but I still don’t feel confident that they can keep up. Share this on Reddit. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

iPhone

iPhone Brands Apple Microsoft

B2B Marketing needs a stronger Why

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

All 20,000 of us must have created and shared a teraflop of data that night in about 4 hours. Share this on Reddit. This struck me recently at a concert I attended in Madison Square Garden where everyone around me was either texting, taking pictures or video taping (using their smartphone) the concert and sending to their friends.

B2B

B2B Marketing Airlines StumbleUpon

Why I Choose Whrrl For My Location Based Time

Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Share this on Reddit. What I’ve Learned About Blogging Based On A Year’s Worth Of Data. I think you’ll find the experience enjoyable, and I’m pulling for them to break through. Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed. Add this to Google Bookmarks. Related Posts.

Foursquare

Foursquare Technorati StumbleUpon Digg

Social Media Budget Ratio in B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

Which prompted a question by Scott Zosel about how much should you allocate for Social Media in your budget – and so I created the Social Media Budget Ratio (SMBR) post back in 2008 which was good but it lacked historical data like I have now. Share this on Reddit. So here is my take …. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

B2B

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey

Google Targets ‘Scraped’ Content and ‘Content Farms’

Idaconcpts

MARCH 5, 2011

Google has specifically said that data from its “Personal blocklist” app is not factored into the algorithm changes. Share this on Reddit. However, they do say that when they compared the most-blocked sites, 84% of the top sites users had blocked were affected by the algorithm tweak. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn.

Google

Google Content Technorati SEO

Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics

Saying It Social

MARCH 25, 2010

Next I log into my Google Analytics account to get the latest data for my clients. Basically this will render Google Analytics data useless. Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit March 25, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | google analytics , google analytics opt out plugin , opt out plugin No comments yet. .&#

Analytics

Analytics Google StumbleUpon Digg

Social Media Book Giveaway Contest Follow Up

Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Here’s the raw data: -31 Comments (6 times the norm). -30 Share this on Reddit. I always appreciate when people take the time to leave read anything I write, especially when they take the time to leave a few words. 30 Tweets (30-40% higher then average). 10 PostRank (50% higher then average). 187 page views (about the norm).

Social Media

Social Media Postrank Technorati StumbleUpon

The Babel Real Time Social Media Search Engine Launched

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 22, 2011

and allows you to search data being generated in real time. The data is generated by Max Media’s web sites as well as relevant real-time information being generated on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, YouTube, and a few others. Share this on Reddit. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!

Engineering

Engineering Social Media Domain Name StumbleUpon

Baby Boomers Get Connected with Social Media

Idaconcpts

APRIL 1, 2011

million unique visitors in February 2011 (according to data from Compete), Winster.com has an appealing proposal to baby boomers: let’s use casual games as a excuse to talk and interact with each other. Share this on Reddit. With over 2.1 Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

Social Media

Social Media Proposal Technorati Sample

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Data like this is interesting to check out, and it can provide useful insights for marketers and content producers in getting a better understanding of user interest and activities in both search and social media. What types of stories gained traction (or were buried) on social news sites like Digg and Reddit?

Trends

Trends How To Digg Press Release

How to Approach Business Social Media Strategically

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 14, 2011

Selecting tactics based on perceptions and opinions rather than data. Share this on Reddit. Oafish attempts to treat social networks like just another one-way promotional channel. “Build it and they will come&# approach disappointments and subsequently abandoned efforts. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us. Tweet This!

Social Media

Social Media How To Technorati StumbleUpon

TwitterJobSearch Debuts, Helps Search Twitter for Jobs

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 18, 2009

I did a search for “search engine optimization&# on TwitterJobSearch, and found that there were 3164 SEO jobs posted right now on Twitter: TwitterJobSearch looks at the content of every tweet in context to determine its intent and break out filterable data. Share this on Reddit. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

Twitter

Twitter Digg Engineering Technorati

PR needs to Focus on Conversations

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

We should own that conversation from a share of voice perspective and report to the CEO what’s our “Market Share” in that conversation much like we do with regular market share data based on revenue. Share this on Reddit. Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

Conversation

Conversation Newsvine Ping.fm Plaxo

ReSearch.ly Social Search Platform Launched

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 3, 2010

provides demographic data, sentiment analysis, real-time and historic mentions and viral analytics for any keyword. Share this on Reddit. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Mister Wong. Share this on Mixx. Stumble upon something good? Tweet This!

Platform

Platform Sentiment Press Release Technorati

Google Chrome: The Ideal Browser for Bloggers and Content Authors?

Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 8, 2010

I still can’t believe that after 15-20 years of browser’s evolution users are still experiencing data loss. Data Recovery. Because things can go terribly wrong sometimes, a data recovery functionality should be in place. Share this on Reddit. Not all windows or tabs! Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

Blogger

Blogger Google Content Technorati

Groupon’s US Revenue Numbers Falling

Idaconcpts

MARCH 26, 2011

According to data gathered by TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld, Groupon’s U.S. Share this on Reddit. With a rumored market valuation of about $25 billion and a possible IPO, how would it be possible that Groupon’s revenue is falling at home? Here are 3 potential reasons. Groupon’s February 2011 is a Tipping Point.

Technorati

Technorati Yahoo StumbleUpon Digg

8 Open Source Projects from Google

Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Originally called Freebase before Google’s acquisition of Metaweb, Google Refine helps you fix “messy data&# , transform data from one format to another, and work with data in bulk rather than one cell at a time. Share this on Reddit. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database. Tweet This!

Open Source

Open Source Project OpenSocial Google

Focus on your Core Business by Using Digital Document Management

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 26, 2011

A digital document management expert could provide an integrated solution spanning digitization, data capture and processing. Share this on Reddit. Then, the expert would transmit all the digitized information to credit card approval system for immediate processing within 24 hours of receipt. Too many supplier invoices. Tweet This!

Applications

Applications Technorati System StumbleUpon

Monitoring Your Company’s Brand Online with MutualMind

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

While these are useful ways to gather marketing and demographic data , you still need to know what people are saying behind closed doors. Share this on Reddit. Related posts: Study Proves Facebook and Digg Visitors More Loyal; Twitter in Last Place Are you a loyal visitor? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

Brands

Brands Klout Reputation Digg

Time Spent Online Matches Time Spent Watching TV

Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Forrester’s does note that there is already a fuzziness to their data brought about by the difficulty of distinguishing between watching television and streaming television programming online. Share this on Reddit. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Post on Google Buzz. Stumble upon something good?

Survey

Survey Technorati StumbleUpon Digg

Connect with Your Friends on Your Favorite Websites: Learn About.

Saying It Social

APRIL 21, 2010

link] Note: None of your data is shared with the site when you view social plugins. Social plugins pull information directly from Facebook and the site has no access to the data being displayed to you. Live Stream The Live Stream plugin lets your users share activity and comments in real-time as they interact during a live event.

MySpace

MySpace StumbleUpon Digg Reddit

Gleanster Market Research Report on Social Media Marketing

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Gleanster takes a different approach by providing market research that they have gathered: and you can get the data for free. You agree that you can share the data but you won’t sell it (which is pretty standard and fair). I took a look at the Social Media Marketing research data. Share this on Reddit. Well, almost.

Research

Research Report Cymfony Social Media

Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Understanding the Value of Social Media Data

Trending Sources

Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Making Sense Out of All this Data!

CMO Challenges in Driving Data into Insights

Google Removes Date from Google Webmaster Tools Link Data

Google Analytics Unveils a Set of Social Reports

Manage and Distribute Business Profile Data Free to Online and Mobile Directory Publishers

High Profile Domain Names Suspended Due to Invalid WHOIS Data

Tech Tip: Defraggle (Or Defragment) That Hard Drive For Better Computer Performance

Social Media for the Boardroom

Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Developers: Use Your Skills In The Fight Against Diabetes!

Social Media – is it really mainstream in B2B Marketing?

StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Closed Loop Marketing – still a long way to go

Could Facebook become a Lead Nurturing platform?

1:1 Social Advertising in B2B Marketing

Spring Cleaning For Your Blog – How A Little Work Can Drive Search Engine And Social Media Traffic

How to Choose a Social Media Listening Platform for B2B Marketing

Social Media Friendly Blogging

Social Media Friendly Blogging

Millions Of WordPress.com Blogs On Pause Due To Back-End Outage

Could AT&T kill the iPhone Brand?

B2B Marketing needs a stronger Why

Why I Choose Whrrl For My Location Based Time

Social Media Budget Ratio in B2B Marketing

Google Targets ‘Scraped’ Content and ‘Content Farms’

Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics

Social Media Book Giveaway Contest Follow Up

The Babel Real Time Social Media Search Engine Launched

Baby Boomers Get Connected with Social Media

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

How to Approach Business Social Media Strategically

TwitterJobSearch Debuts, Helps Search Twitter for Jobs

PR needs to Focus on Conversations

ReSearch.ly Social Search Platform Launched

Google Chrome: The Ideal Browser for Bloggers and Content Authors?

Groupon’s US Revenue Numbers Falling

8 Open Source Projects from Google

Focus on your Core Business by Using Digital Document Management

Monitoring Your Company’s Brand Online with MutualMind

Time Spent Online Matches Time Spent Watching TV

Connect with Your Friends on Your Favorite Websites: Learn About.

Gleanster Market Research Report on Social Media Marketing

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