article thumbnail

This Week in Social Media – 8/7/2013

Social Media Marketing

Industry Social network usage rates for seniors ages 65 and older have tripled since 2009, one in every five Internet users is now on Twitter and 72% of online adults are social networking users, according to the Pew Research Center''s Internet & American Life Project''s latest report. this week in social news'

article thumbnail

The Most Buried News Sites on Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. By contrast Telegraph.co.uk

Digg 119
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage.

Adam Sherk

But I wouldn’t have expected Digg to be a strong second, since the social news site is known for sending large spikes of visitors that quickly scan the page and then move on. Even just a year ago the majority of news sites were barely dabbling with things like Twitter – now most have Twitter mania.

Hitwise 124
article thumbnail

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

What types of stories gained traction (or were buried) on social news sites like Digg and Reddit? Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What types of stories got the most retweets?

Trends 167
article thumbnail

The New Media Relations

Proactive Report

It’s official – journalists rely on social media sources to find stories. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. No, says the survey. Reporters and editors are acutely aware of the need to verify information they get from social media.

article thumbnail

The New Media Relations

Proactive Report

It’s official – journalists rely on social media sources to find stories. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. No, says the survey. Reporters and editors are acutely aware of the need to verify information they get from social media.

article thumbnail

10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery. You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic.