Comments on: Twitter gets half the press coverage of Facebook, but a fraction of its traffic http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: xxooxx http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-903425 xxooxx Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:24:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-903425 Laptop Battery <a title="Laptop Battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>Laptop Battery</strong></a> Laptop Batteries<br><a title="Laptop Batteries" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>Laptop Batteries</strong></a> discount laptop battery<br><a title="discount laptop battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>discount laptop battery</strong></a> <br><a title="notebook battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>notebook battery</strong></a> notebook battery<br><a title="computer battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>computer battery</strong></a> computer battery<br><a title="replacement laptop battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>replacement laptop battery</strong></a> replacement laptop battery<br><a title="notebook batteries" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>notebook batteries</strong></a> notebook batteries Laptop Battery Laptop Battery Laptop Batteries
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]]> By: Facebook User http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861815 Facebook User Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:16:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861815 While there's no released data I'm aware of, the much more important metric is 'active users'. Of those monthly uniques to Facebook, I'd bet literally tens of millions of those people are active users, i.e. they check in several times a week, if not more.<br><br>The common sense test immediately tells you Facebook active users vs. Twitter. I'd bet nearly anyone in their teens or 20's, many people in their 30's, and even a good number of 40+ know Facebook, and are likely to be using it.<br><br>Twitter on the other hand...I'm surprised how many seemingly tech-savvy young people are completely clueless and sometimes don't even recognize the name. And I live and work in San Francisco, with my last two trips being Tokyo and NYC. These aren't backwater folks I'm talking about.<br><br>And the press' love affair with Twitter is clear and open...a little tail wagging the dog perhaps? While there's no released data I'm aware of, the much more important metric is 'active users'. Of those monthly uniques to Facebook, I'd bet literally tens of millions of those people are active users, i.e. they check in several times a week, if not more.

The common sense test immediately tells you Facebook active users vs. Twitter. I'd bet nearly anyone in their teens or 20's, many people in their 30's, and even a good number of 40+ know Facebook, and are likely to be using it.

Twitter on the other hand…I'm surprised how many seemingly tech-savvy young people are completely clueless and sometimes don't even recognize the name. And I live and work in San Francisco, with my last two trips being Tokyo and NYC. These aren't backwater folks I'm talking about.

And the press' love affair with Twitter is clear and open…a little tail wagging the dog perhaps?

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861827 Eric Eldon Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:21:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861827 Although search and web traffic are two different metrics, they do have SOMETHING to do with each other. Which is why I noted the Compete numbers, above. In terms of traffic, Yahoo and Google are about neck and neck (similar to their search results), according to comScore:<br><br><a href="http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2730" rel="nofollow">http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press...</a><br><br>I don't have all the data at my disposal, of course, but at least I have data. Although search and web traffic are two different metrics, they do have SOMETHING to do with each other. Which is why I noted the Compete numbers, above. In terms of traffic, Yahoo and Google are about neck and neck (similar to their search results), according to comScore:

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press...

I don't have all the data at my disposal, of course, but at least I have data.

]]> By: Mikkel deMib Svendsen http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861826 Mikkel deMib Svendsen Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:05:04 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861826 Searches for a website name and traffic to that websites services has NOTHING to do with each other.<br><br>As an example take a look at Yahoo vs Google on Google trends<br><a href="http://google.com/trends?q=google%252Cyahoo" rel="nofollow">http://google.com/trends?q=google%2Cyahoo</a><br><br>So, is Yahoo bigger than Google too?<br><br>Also, even though both Facebook and Twitter have external tools I am pretty sure a lot more of Twitter users are using them than facebook users.<br><br>I am not saying Twitter is bigger than Facebook - they are not. I just hate it when invalid data is used to argue Searches for a website name and traffic to that websites services has NOTHING to do with each other.

As an example take a look at Yahoo vs Google on Google trends
http://google.com/trends?q=google%2Cyahoo

So, is Yahoo bigger than Google too?

Also, even though both Facebook and Twitter have external tools I am pretty sure a lot more of Twitter users are using them than facebook users.

I am not saying Twitter is bigger than Facebook – they are not. I just hate it when invalid data is used to argue

]]> By: Chris R http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861825 Chris R Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:14:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861825 Good insight! Good insight!

]]> By: Kai http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861824 Kai Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:26:33 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861824 If you are a twitter user, just ask yourself: do you actually go to <a href="http://twitter.com" rel="nofollow">twitter.com</a> to do anything?<br><br>Most likely, you use one of Twitter-api powered tools to interact with Twitter instead of actually going to <a href="http://Twitter.com" rel="nofollow">Twitter.com</a>. If you are a twitter user, just ask yourself: do you actually go to twitter.com to do anything?

Most likely, you use one of Twitter-api powered tools to interact with Twitter instead of actually going to Twitter.com.

]]> By: MG Siegler http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861823 MG Siegler Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:34:21 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861823 It used to be because Twitter was too unreliable to write about all the time (unless you were writing about that of course), but these days I think it has to do with FriendFeed slowing the pace at which it releases small, new features. It used to be because Twitter was too unreliable to write about all the time (unless you were writing about that of course), but these days I think it has to do with FriendFeed slowing the pace at which it releases small, new features.

]]> By: PKafka http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861822 PKafka Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:24:21 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861822 Yeah! Yeah!

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861821 Eric Eldon Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:17:33 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861821 I was going to say Kindle, but yeah. I was going to say Kindle, but yeah.

]]> By: PKafka http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861820 PKafka Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:14:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861820 Next up: why do people write about apple so much? Next up: why do people write about apple so much?

]]> By: MG Siegler http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861819 MG Siegler Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:03:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861819 Why are you cheating on #tooinsidery with #toometa? #tooinsidery Why are you cheating on #tooinsidery with #toometa? #tooinsidery

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861818 Eric Eldon Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:01:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861818 #toometa #toometa

]]> By: MG Siegler http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861817 MG Siegler Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:59:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861817 And it's even easier to cover coverage of said items. And it's even easier to cover coverage of said items.

]]> By: PKafka http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861816 PKafka Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:56:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861816 Easiest answer: Because while it's incredibly easy to cover Facebook (see "OMG people are using this 25 things thing on Facebook!), it's even easier to cover Twitter ("Twitter! 140 characters! No revenue! etc).<br>There's a separate answer that has to do with online publications and page views and feedback loops, but we'll save that for another day. Easiest answer: Because while it's incredibly easy to cover Facebook (see “OMG people are using this 25 things thing on Facebook!), it's even easier to cover Twitter (”Twitter! 140 characters! No revenue! etc).
There's a separate answer that has to do with online publications and page views and feedback loops, but we'll save that for another day.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/twitter-gets-half-the-press-coverage-of-facebook-but-a-fraction-of-its-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-861814 Eric Eldon Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:21:41 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104168#comment-861814 Jack, I'd briefly touched on the API usage variable -- certainly makes the picture less clear. But Facebook has Connect now, which also muddies these waters. And then there's the search volume. Jack, I'd briefly touched on the API usage variable — certainly makes the picture less clear. But Facebook has Connect now, which also muddies these waters. And then there's the search volume.

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