Fascinating Facts about Twitter

January 30, 2012 in Daily Bulletin

Researchers at IBM have been analyzing twitter and have found some interesting trends:

  • Starbucks is mentioned on twitter 10 times a second.
  • Lady Gaga gains followers faster than twitter adds new accounts.
  • Wait times at airports can be predicted through twitter.
  • It’s possible to figure out where in the United States you come from just from the type of tweets you send out.
  • People are more likely to tweet something negative than positive.

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Source: Business Insider

Via: Eve Tahmincioglu