Is Facebook Copying Google?

Facebook Sidebar

When Google+ first launched people were skeptical that it would be successful (see Google Wave and Google Buzz) and some felt the layout and user interface of the service wasn’t user-friendly. Fast forward to the recent Facebook announcement about the changes to the newsfeed and you will now see the influence of Google+ showing up on Facebook. Bigger photos. Since its launch, Google+ has embraced images as one … Continue reading

zero hour ratings and reviews

“Zero Hour’s” ratings are out, and it premiered pretty soft with 6.3 million viewers and only 1.3 million in the 18-49 demographic. Even worse though, the show has been a complete dud on social media relative to its competition of new shows during this TV season. “Zero Hour” has achieved the unwanted trifecta of bad reviews, bad ratings, and bad buzz on the internet. It premiered to the sound … Continue reading

The Super Social Bowl?

OREO Super Bowl

Now that Super Bowl XLVII is over and the dust has settled over Beyoncé’s halftime show, the Superdome blackout and the late controversial non-call in the end zone, we can now take a look what kind of impact social media had on the big game, especially for advertisers. The biggest story came from OREO, who managed to turn the blackout into a marketing opportunity by tweeting “You can … Continue reading

the following on facebook

Of all the new shows premiering this winter, perhaps none is more anticipated than the new FOX drama “The Following”. The Kevin Bacon-starring serial killer drama has a strong pedigree behind and in front of the camera, and gritty sensibility that has it being compared to a cable drama. FOX hopes it has a hit on its hands, but what can social media help tell us about the … Continue reading

Facebook Top TV Shows for 2012

In our last blog post about social TV data we asked if the top social television shows would change if it was somehow possible to pull data from Facebook and not just rely on Twitter. Facebook answered that question by providing the top television trends on Facebook for 2012, and the answer was a resounding YES: “Duck Dynasty” coming in at number one is not surprising as it … Continue reading

social-television

    What are the top five television shows on social media? It depends on who you ask. Looking at the numbers for November 28th from Trendrr, SocialGuide, and Bluefin Labs, the one thing they all can agree on is “The X Factor” had the most buzz going on. After that, things start getting a little hazy: The reason for the difference between the three companies is each … Continue reading

googleplus

Today Google announced updated statistics for its Google+ social network along with a new feature—Communities. According to the update posted by Senior Vice President Vic Gundotra: “More than 500 million people have upgraded, 235 million are active across Google (+1′ing apps in Google Play, hanging out in Gmail, connecting with friends in Search…), and 135 million are active in just the stream.” The 500 million number is slightly … Continue reading