2010 World Cup: a Twitter timeline

This Infographic charts fans’ use of Twitter hashflags (like #esp or #usa) in their Tweets during the 2010 World Cup, with a background showing Tweets-per-second (TPS) over the same period (June 11-July 11, 2010).

When you look at this graphic, think of it like a soundwave -- the louder and more consistent the “noise,” the bigger the impact in all directions. Countries’ flags represent use of their hashflag. The size of the flag “waves” fluctuate with the frequency & consistency of tweets containing each country’s hashflag.

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Where the Stuff on the Internet Comes From?

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Every day, thousands of stories are passed around the internet on blogs and via Twitter. A new study by Journalism.org has examined the source of those stories. It turns out, most of them come from old-school media. We may like to share information via Twitter, but the information we share comes from the morning's newspaper. This is a look at where blogs and Twitter users are getting their stories, and what kind of stories their users are most likely to link to.

Top 15 Most popular Twitter clients in the world

With the plethora of options to Tweet, its cut-throat competition in the Twitter clients section. Obviously not all the eye candies we see are popular. The best ones are those that has great functionalities integrated within them – irrespective of whether they are eye candies or not.

This is a snapshot view of the most popular Twitter clients used by “Twitterers” worldwide.