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Most-Tweeted Sports Event In History: Germany vs. Brazil

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During Tuesday’s semi-final match, where Germany dominated host nation Brazil with a 7-1 victory, tweets reached a peak volume of 530,166 tweets per minute – making it the most talked about sporting event in Twitter history. The match itself generated 35.6 millions tweets total.

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The Big Events Law of Social Media: The More People Post, The Shorter The Message

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We’re now in an age where large public events lead to a huge increase in social media activity; Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres’ selfie that ‘broke’ Twitter with the most retweets ever is just the latest example. Basically we found this effect every time there was an event going on.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Buy’ Button, Twitter Acquires CardSpring

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Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker BuzzFeed Brews CardSpring Events For You Facebook Facebook ''buy'' button Foursquare mentions Swarm Tumblr Twitter Vine Youtube YouTube 15'

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Tweet to Translate: Free Twitter Hub at Sochi Games

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One of our favorites is a free, on-demand Twitter translation service for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. One Hour Translations ‘ Twitter Hub is available in realtime to anyone watching the games (at Sochi or anywhere around the globe). Those watching from home can use it to cheer on their favorite athletes.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Launches Paper, Twitter Tweaks Homepage Search, Foursquare Now Delivers

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Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare: Facebook launches mobile app Paper. Any social media updates we missed? And have you checked out Facebook’s Paper yet?

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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Debuts New Ad Types, Vine Gets Direct Video Messaging

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Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: Vine adds direct messaging via video (photo: Vine blog). Twitter doubles down on TV in Europe – last week Twitter purchased two TV analytics companies, France’s Mesagraph and the U.K.’s

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88% of Twitter Users Follow At Least One Brand

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Last week’s events revealed several interesting new statistics about Twitter, including information about mobile use and brand engagement on the platform. The highlights: 60% of Twitter users access the microblogging platform on mobile devices. Why are Twitter users embracing brands? days ( CNET ).

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