Types. Expenses. TWITTER ANALYSIS: 40% of Tweets Are Pointless Babble. With Twitter being such a hot trend right now, research firms have been anxious to study how people are using the social platform, and analyze trends in aggregate view.
One such company, data analytics provider, Pear Analytics, set out to study the contents of our tweets to determine if, in fact, we're all just sharing mindless babble, or if there was something more intellectual going on. Their findings aren't all that favorable to those of us with lofty views of Twitter, because as it turns out, 40.55% of tweets are pointless babble.The Pear Analytics group took 2,000 tweets in English from the public timeline over a time span of two weeks, with 200 tweets captured each half-hour from 11am - 5pm CST daily. TweetPsych. Review of the Year 2008 and Trends Watch—Part 2. The NewsLink Spotlight on Jan. 5 was Part 1 of this year-end wrap-up.
See In Part 2 I cover the trends I’ll be watching in 2009 that I expect to have an impact on libraries and the information industry. I also present a wrap-up with links to some of the most interesting coverage from other commentators and analysts. Please let me know if there’s something big I’ve missed or you would like to comment on something I’ve included. Add your comments using the link at the end of the article. For ongoing coverage, my monthly NewsBreak Update column in Information Today provides regular news highlights and analysis of trends.