July 9th 2009: Our first official ever (not including our first unofficial ever last week), we will be taking it a little slower than expected. There will be hiccups and mishaps, technical difficulties and possibly some unintended nudity, but in the end we hope that it will be an enjoyable show.
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Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service Floods Social Media
~ by Erin Ryan
July 7th 2009 at 10AM
Was bigger than Obama
500,000 + FB Updates posted
800,000 gave the MJ glove gift on FB making it the most popular free gift ever.
MJ’s funeral is FB’s most interactive event to date most likely exceeding 1 million updates.
Some other social media statistics related to Michael Jackson’s Death & Memorial:
His FB Page exceeded 7 million fans and 300,000 users logged in to FB alone to discuss the memorial.
• Web Usage: Jumped to 4.2 million global visitors per MINUTE. Normal is around 2 million.
• Mobile Search: Saw the largest spike ever with 5 of 20 searches being about Michael Jackson
• Yahoo: Single day record of 16.4 million visitors
• AIM: Went down for 40 minutes
• iTunes: 8 of the top 10 selling albums for download were from Michael Jackson, 8 of the top 10 music videos were also Michael Jackson related. 5 of the top 10 songs.
• Youtube: “Thriller Video” currently has 43.5 million views and 185,000 comments.
• Youtube: Fans are uploading videos in droves in memory of Michael Jackson
• Twitter: 5,000 tweets per minute
• Twitter: 23% of all tweets dedicated to the star.
• Twitter: 9 out of 10 trending topics were about Michael Jackson.
• Twitter: Celebrities expresses sorrows while followed by millions on Twitter.
• Facebook: Groups formed to organize vigils and celebration of Jackson
• Domains: Nearly 4,000 domain names related to Michael Jackson registered on Go Daddy within the first day
The way Social Media Is done in real time has put news anchors and “the media” a run for their money. You can get news worthy information in 140 characters, such as MJ’s death or memorial, or look at any FB status in the last two weeks since his death or day and a half since his memorial and one person or another has an opinion. It use to take hours and hours of hard editing to break a story such as a star’s death especially a star as huge and well known as MJ was. Now it’s a matter of seconds and who can type the fastest. Social Media has exploded on our cell phones, so not only can we tell it fast but we can tell it when it’s happening , even from the exact spot. Many were tweeting while watching the Memorial and certain stations showed the tweets at the bottom of the screen. Media meeting Social Media…will it be Hybrid Media soon? LOL. The point is, in the case of MJ or even Farrah Fawcett’s death, the general public can now read about it faster than ever before, making it difficult for the average anchor to break a lead story than it is to pop on Digg.
July 7th 2009 at 10AM was bigger than Obama’s Inauguration in terms of “social media buzz”.
The way Social Media is done in real time has put news anchors and “the media” a run for their money. You can get news worthy information in 140 characters, such as MJ’s death or memorial, or look at any FB status in the last two weeks since his death or day and a half since his memorial and one person or another has an opinion.
It use to take hours and hours of hard editing to break a story such as a star’s death especially a star as huge and well known as MJ was. Now it’s a matter of seconds and who can type the fastest. Social Media has exploded on our cell phones, so not only can we tell it fast but we can tell it when it’s happening , even from the exact spot. Many were tweeting while watching the Memorial and certain stations showed the tweets at the bottom of the screen.
Media meeting Social Media…will it be Hybrid Media soon? LOL. The point is, in the case of MJ or even Farrah Fawcett’s death, the general public can now read about it faster than ever before, making it difficult for the average anchor to break a lead story than it is to pop on Digg.
Man vs Corp, Corp Wins. Man+Social Media vs Corp, Corp Buckles. ~ by Patrick Parise
When a corporation wants to screw over a consumer, normally they can get away with it. In today’s social media-powered world, it’s possible for even the little guy to get even.
YouTube gathering has already started. With at least 600 camera-wielding YouTubers gathered in New York City’s Central Park on Saturday, ther should be a ton of videos of people making videos hitting YouTube on Saturday.
NFL says “Don’t Tweet Me, Bro”
~ by Patrick Parise
What is the real issue here? Is it that they are restricting Twitter from use during football games or is it that they actually have to tell players not to Tweet during games?
It was a great first “real” show, guys. It’s not Pat’s fault the weather down his way didn’t cooperate. You had a nice rapport and it was fun to listen. I got caught up on the part I missed afterward, and you did good.
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The Social Blade Show is a weekly show dedicated to bringing you the hottest topics effecting the social media landscape.
Each week not only will we cover the events themselves, but also we will provide our insight into them, hopefully in an entertaining manner.
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It was a great first “real” show, guys. It’s not Pat’s fault the weather down his way didn’t cooperate. You had a nice rapport and it was fun to listen. I got caught up on the part I missed afterward, and you did good.