Since first learning of Facebook’s Project Titan, otherwise rumored to be a “Gmail Killer” last Thursday, we launched a custom instance of Slurp140 to track the buzz. With the official announcement of Facebook’s Project Titan, to begin at 1:00pm EST, we present the ‘before’ results for your enjoyment: http://www.slurp140.com/titan
With 30 minutes until launch: 8,089 total tweets by 7,533 people that referenced either the URL of the 11/11 TechCrunch article or one of the following search terms: [Project Titan” OR #projecttitan OR Gmail Killer,...
Continue ReadingThis past Wednesday, we attended another excellent event organized by the Social Media Club DC (SMCDC), about the state of social media use in elections. As a topic that The Bivings Report has touched upon many times in the past several months, we were excited to hear the perspectives of political operatives,...
Continue ReadingAttn: Sir Tim Berners-Lee and / or Al Gore
If you haven’t caught it, Nick O’Neill’s 11/8 post Facebook Now Letting Brands Claim Community Pages details how Facebook is now letting brands claim community pages as their own, which in most cases is a good idea- especially for non-profits. ...
Continue ReadingA few days ago Facebook released a study that showed that in most cases the candidate with the most Facebook fans won the election. Specifically, they wrote:
“The Facebook political team’s initial snapshot of 98 House races shows that 74% of candidates with the most Facebook fans won their contests....
Continue ReadingBesides Slurp140, here are a few of our favorite tools for following the election via social media that have recently come to our attention. Is there a website or tool you recommend? Let us know!
New York Times: The Election Will Be Tweeted (and Retweeted)
Although it is difficult to follow or discern the content of the incoming tweets,...
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