The United States of College Football: the Most Popular College Football Team By State [MAP]

Ever wonder what’s the most popular college football team in your state? To find out, American ticket broker and online marketplace TicketCity conducted some social media and online research and was able to determine which big division football team was most popular. TicketyCity used four pieces of data for Division I football teams to get… Continue reading The United States of College Football: the Most Popular College Football Team By State [MAP]

WhatsApp reaches 600 Million Active Users

At the end of April, popular mobile messaging app WhatsApp announced that it surpassed the milestone of half a billion active users each month. Just four months later, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum tweeted that the app has now surpassed 600 million monthly active users. Now serving 600,000,000 monthly active users. Yes, active and registered are… Continue reading WhatsApp reaches 600 Million Active Users

US Wi-Fi Report: Starbucks Improves Speed by 80% by Switching from AT&T to Google

From your average coffee house to internet cafe, much of the world connects to the web through public Wi-Fi. But not all Wi-Fi connections were created equal. A new report by OpenSignal analyzes the average speed of various public networks in the United States comparing data gathered from hotels to Starbucks, who earlier this year… Continue reading US Wi-Fi Report: Starbucks Improves Speed by 80% by Switching from AT&T to Google

How You Spend Your Time on Facebook [CHART]

Did you know the average user spends 40 minutes per day on Facebook? While much of that time is spent trying to adjust your Facebook privacy settings and avoiding ads in your news feed, the rest of it is usually spent frolicking on Facebook. From stalking exes to searching for old friends to make sure… Continue reading How You Spend Your Time on Facebook [CHART]

World Cup Final Breaks Facebook and Twitter Records [STATS]

While Germany was the victor in the World Cup tournament, the 2014 World Cup finals match won on social media. The final game of the 2014 FIFA Event generated more conversation on both Facebook and Twitter than any other sporting event before. Facebook’s data team determined that the Germany vs. Argentina game was the biggest… Continue reading World Cup Final Breaks Facebook and Twitter Records [STATS]

Germany’s 7-1 World Cup Defeat of Brazil Sets New Record on Twitter

If you didn’t watch the Germany vs. Brazil World Cup game, you missed one of the most impressive offensive displays and a game full of record setting. Germany, who won 7-1, set a record with five goals in the first 29 minutes of the World Cup semi-final match half. In addition, four of Germany’s goals… Continue reading Germany’s 7-1 World Cup Defeat of Brazil Sets New Record on Twitter

Some People Using ‘#NoFilter’ on Instagram are Fooling You [STATS]

How many times do you see an Instagram picture with the hashtag “#nofilter” and are in awe of such a beautiful shot? Well, according to social media management company Spredfast, not everyone who writes “#nofilter” is actually using no filter on their images. Using data from Instagram’s public API, Spredfast was able to discern the… Continue reading Some People Using ‘#NoFilter’ on Instagram are Fooling You [STATS]

How to Recover Lost Advertising Revenue with PageFair

Do you run a blog? Did you know that 23% of your visitors are likely to be blocking your ads via some sort of plugin? That can result in some hefty losses, costing companies hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Worse for large publishers is that the average adblocking rate is growing at 43%… Continue reading How to Recover Lost Advertising Revenue with PageFair