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16.4m Tweets were posted during the Brazil vs. Chile World Cup match
"Last night’s World Cup match against Brazil and Chile broke Twitter records as it became the most tweeted about sports event ever.
The match was ultimately decided on during a penalty shoot-out and Gonzalo Jara’s missed penalty, which handed Brazil the win, generated 389,000 tweets per minute (TPM), eclipsing the record previously set by the Super Bowl where the peak was 382,000 TPM
A record total of 16.4 million tweets were also sent around the game, making it the most-discussed match of the World Cup so far."
The match was ultimately decided on during a penalty shoot-out and Gonzalo Jara’s missed penalty, which handed Brazil the win, generated 389,000 tweets per minute (TPM), eclipsing the record previously set by the Super Bowl where the peak was 382,000 TPM
A record total of 16.4 million tweets were also sent around the game, making it the most-discussed match of the World Cup so far."
Source: The Drum, 29th June 2014
Internet use in Brazil dropped when Brazil was playing World Cup games
"Soccer is religion in Brazil, some say. But don't take their word for it, just check the numbers.
When Brazil plays its World Cup games, available ad inventory in the country plummets 37%, according to ad-tech company Triggit, which serves nearly 2 million ads in the country each hour.
There are, of course, many websites without ads, so this is just a rough indicator. But it's a strong signal that far less web surfing occurs as the games get played.
"Normal ad data is pretty esoteric stuff and it's neat to see the real world playing out in our numbers," said Triggit CEO Zach Coelius.
When the games end, available ad inventory spikes to an average of over 27% above normal in the next two hours, meaning the country jumps back on the net in a hurry."
When Brazil plays its World Cup games, available ad inventory in the country plummets 37%, according to ad-tech company Triggit, which serves nearly 2 million ads in the country each hour.
There are, of course, many websites without ads, so this is just a rough indicator. But it's a strong signal that far less web surfing occurs as the games get played.
"Normal ad data is pretty esoteric stuff and it's neat to see the real world playing out in our numbers," said Triggit CEO Zach Coelius.
When the games end, available ad inventory spikes to an average of over 27% above normal in the next two hours, meaning the country jumps back on the net in a hurry."
Source: AdAge, 2nd July 2014
Smartphone users check their screens 120 times a day
"Google said that smartphone users check their screens 120 times a day on average, and that smartwatches could replace some of the interaction. The watches could give “intelligent answers to spoken questions”, and act as a “key in a multi-screen world”, it said."
Source: Financial Times, 26th June 2014
Similar - Unlock the device 110 times a day - Locket 2013
Similar - Look at their phone 150 times a day - Tomi Ahonen 2013 'a figure he's heard at conferences since 2010'
Similar - Unlock the device 110 times a day - Locket 2013
Similar - Look at their phone 150 times a day - Tomi Ahonen 2013 'a figure he's heard at conferences since 2010'
The ten most influential British journalists on social media
1 - @PiersMorgan
2 - @CaitlinMoran
3 - @PaulWaugh
4 - @JohnRentoul
5 - @FleetStreetFox
6 - @PaulMasonNews (Paul Mason)
7 - @Mehdirhasan (Mehdi Hasan)
8 - @PeterJukes
9 - @AlexTomo (Alex Thomson)
10 - @RodneyEdwards
Source: UK Press Gazette, 2nd July 2014
Note:
"The top-50 journalists who have made the most impact will be decided by:
Reader votes (on Twitter using the hashtag #smj_influence)
The votes by an expert judging panel
And by counting up journalists' followers on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook."
Note - 40 other journalists also listed alphabetically
2 - @CaitlinMoran
3 - @PaulWaugh
4 - @JohnRentoul
5 - @FleetStreetFox
6 - @PaulMasonNews (Paul Mason)
7 - @Mehdirhasan (Mehdi Hasan)
8 - @PeterJukes
9 - @AlexTomo (Alex Thomson)
10 - @RodneyEdwards
Source: UK Press Gazette, 2nd July 2014
Note:
"The top-50 journalists who have made the most impact will be decided by:
Reader votes (on Twitter using the hashtag #smj_influence)
The votes by an expert judging panel
And by counting up journalists' followers on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook."
Note - 40 other journalists also listed alphabetically
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
The first week of the World Cup generated more Facebook interactions than The Super Bowl, Sochi and The Oscars combined
"In the lead up to the World Cup, Facebook launched ‘Trending World Cup’ and ‘Facebook Ref’ to keep fans informed and engaged throughout the world’s most popular sports event. We’re just one week into the tournament, and even Facebook must be surprised by the results so far: Between June 12 and June 18 more people have talked about the World Cup on Facebook than the number of people who talked about this year’s Super Bowl, Oscars and Sochi Games, combined.
With three weeks left of games, the World Cup will surely set the bar (and an extremely high one at that) for event-based social engagement. Here’s how the first week of World Cup Facebook chatter stacks up to the aforementioned events:
World Cup Week 1 (June 12 – June 18): 141M people – 459M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
Super Bowl XVIII on Feb. 2: 50M people – 185M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
Sochi Games, Feb. 6-23: 45M people – 120M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
86th Academy Awards on Mar. 2: 11.3M people – 25.4M interactions (posts, comments and likes)"
With three weeks left of games, the World Cup will surely set the bar (and an extremely high one at that) for event-based social engagement. Here’s how the first week of World Cup Facebook chatter stacks up to the aforementioned events:
World Cup Week 1 (June 12 – June 18): 141M people – 459M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
Super Bowl XVIII on Feb. 2: 50M people – 185M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
Sochi Games, Feb. 6-23: 45M people – 120M interactions (posts, comments and likes)
86th Academy Awards on Mar. 2: 11.3M people – 25.4M interactions (posts, comments and likes)"
SMS use is falling in China
"WeChat is pretty much ubiquitous in China these days, and the rise of the popular messaging app is seen in the huge impact it’s had on how people use SMS. Or, rather, how people have largely stopped using SMS. New figures from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that people in China send an average of 39.8 text messages per month – which is barely more than one per day (well, 1.3 to be precise). In these new figures for January to May 2014, MIIT says that people in China sent 314.62 billion SMS in that period, which is down 18.4 percent from the same period in 2013. In that timeframe, the nation saw 27.25 million new phone subscribers – but not even all those new accounts can stop SMS from dying off. The country now has a total of 1.26 billion registered phone subscribers, though a number of people have multiple SIMs. MMS – those annoying, often spammy, usually faulty multimedia messages – fell even more sharply. 26.09 billion MMS were sent from January to May, which is down 30.6 percent on the same period last year."
Source: Tech In Asia, 23rd June 2014
Source: Tech In Asia, 23rd June 2014
Chinese mobile device owners downloaded 23 billion apps in Q1 2014
"According to a data obtained by China’s Analysys International, Chinese mobile device owners downloaded 23.4 billion apps during the first quarter of 2014. Of that figure, more than 41 percent of those downloads came through one of Baidu’s app distribution channels, which includes its flagship app store, and popular 91 Mobile and Hi Net (which Baidu took under its wing when it acquired parent company 91 Wireless for US$1.9 billion last year). Qihoo trails behind Baidu with 27 percent market share, followed by Tencent at 16 percent market share and the independent Wandoujia at 7 percent market share."
Source: Tech In Asia, 26th June 2014
52 million smartphones were sold in India in the year to March 2014
"Thanks to the proliferation of low-cost phones and reduced data tariffs, smartphone sales more than trebled in India in the financial year 2013-14, growing by 244 percent. 52.4 million smartphones were sold in India in that time period, says MAIT, the body representing India’s IT hardware, training, and R&D services sectors, in its annual industry performance review."
Source: Tech In Asia, 27th June 2014
Over a billion people use Android devices
"At last year’s Google I/O the company revealed it had activated 900 million Android devices, and this year that number has hit the billion mark. Over a 30-day period, 1 billion people now actively use Android devices. Google’s Android and Chrome chief, Sundar Pichai, revealed the latest Android figures on stage at Google I/O in San Francisco today, including the fact that phones are checked 100 billion times each day.
The selfie phenomenon hasn’t escaped Android users either, with Pichai revealing that 93 million are taken each day with Android devices alongside the delivery of 20 billion text messages per day on Android. Pichai was also keen to highlight Google’s tablet efforts, claiming that Android tablets account for 62 percent of world market share, up from 46 percent last year. Google's tablet market share increases and Android smartphone dominance is also helping boost its Chrome mobile stats, with 300 million active daily users of Chrome on mobile. Pichai's final Android stat shows that Google's Play Store is also continuing its impressive growth with app installs increasing by 236 percent year-over-year."
The selfie phenomenon hasn’t escaped Android users either, with Pichai revealing that 93 million are taken each day with Android devices alongside the delivery of 20 billion text messages per day on Android. Pichai was also keen to highlight Google’s tablet efforts, claiming that Android tablets account for 62 percent of world market share, up from 46 percent last year. Google's tablet market share increases and Android smartphone dominance is also helping boost its Chrome mobile stats, with 300 million active daily users of Chrome on mobile. Pichai's final Android stat shows that Google's Play Store is also continuing its impressive growth with app installs increasing by 236 percent year-over-year."
Source: The Verge, 25th June 2014
World Cup TV viewing figures around the world
"The audited global figures will not be known for some time but broadcasters are already optimistic that the viewing numbers for the final on 13 July may approach or even surpass the 909 million who watched the Spain v Netherlands final in 2010.
A total of 11.5 million Dutch viewers (88.4%) watched their national team’s victory over Chili: 10.2 million at home and 1.3 million in public places.
A record number of 42.9 million Brazilians tuned in to see their team’s win over Croatia. 81.3% of Croatians watched the game (1.5 million).
Brazil-Croatia was also the most watched opening match in at least 12 years in the UK, with 11.2 million UK viewers (records going back to 2002).
The match Belgium – South Korea was the most watched football game in the history of Belgian television, reaching 3 million Flemish fans (82.8% of TV viewers) and 2.1 million of French-speaking Belgians (82.1%).
Viewing records were reported also in the UK: a peak of 20 million (71% share) watched England v Uruguay, the highest peak audience on any channel since the 2012 London Olympics.
27.3 million (84.2%) viewers in Germany tuned in to watch Germany defeat the US.
15.3 million Italians (82%) watched the game between England and Italy.
Greek viewership peaked at 81.3% audience share for Greece’s win over Ivory Coast.
68.5% of Spanish viewers (11.2 million) caught the game in which their national team was defeated by Holland.
The French victory over Honduras scored 56.3% audience share in France or 15.9 million viewers, amongst whom 1 million saw the game on digital platforms
Even in countries such as Sweden, where the national team didn’t qualify, the World Cup gathered up to 2.64 Mio viewers (48% audience share) for the game of Brazil against Mexico, also with impressive figures online, TV4 reporting up to 130 077 streams on their platform for the game of Spain against Chile.
The US’s first game drew more than 11 million viewers – the highest-rated football match ever shown on ESPN – and nearly 5 million on a Spanish-language network.
Even an 8 am broadcast of Australia’s match against Chile didn’t discourage 2.3 million Australians from watching the game."
Source: Broadband TV News, 27th June 2014
A total of 11.5 million Dutch viewers (88.4%) watched their national team’s victory over Chili: 10.2 million at home and 1.3 million in public places.
A record number of 42.9 million Brazilians tuned in to see their team’s win over Croatia. 81.3% of Croatians watched the game (1.5 million).
Brazil-Croatia was also the most watched opening match in at least 12 years in the UK, with 11.2 million UK viewers (records going back to 2002).
The match Belgium – South Korea was the most watched football game in the history of Belgian television, reaching 3 million Flemish fans (82.8% of TV viewers) and 2.1 million of French-speaking Belgians (82.1%).
Viewing records were reported also in the UK: a peak of 20 million (71% share) watched England v Uruguay, the highest peak audience on any channel since the 2012 London Olympics.
27.3 million (84.2%) viewers in Germany tuned in to watch Germany defeat the US.
15.3 million Italians (82%) watched the game between England and Italy.
Greek viewership peaked at 81.3% audience share for Greece’s win over Ivory Coast.
68.5% of Spanish viewers (11.2 million) caught the game in which their national team was defeated by Holland.
The French victory over Honduras scored 56.3% audience share in France or 15.9 million viewers, amongst whom 1 million saw the game on digital platforms
Even in countries such as Sweden, where the national team didn’t qualify, the World Cup gathered up to 2.64 Mio viewers (48% audience share) for the game of Brazil against Mexico, also with impressive figures online, TV4 reporting up to 130 077 streams on their platform for the game of Spain against Chile.
The US’s first game drew more than 11 million viewers – the highest-rated football match ever shown on ESPN – and nearly 5 million on a Spanish-language network.
Even an 8 am broadcast of Australia’s match against Chile didn’t discourage 2.3 million Australians from watching the game."
Source: Broadband TV News, 27th June 2014
66% of Facebook mobile users in India access via a feature phone
"When you think of how people access the Internet, you might glance at your smartphone or computer and imagine everyone around the world using similar devices. However, roughly 7 out of every 10 people in the world, many in high-growth countries like India, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Nigeria, use far simpler devices, like feature phones, to access the Internet.1
The rate of people using only mobile devices to access the Internet is skyrocketing, especially in high-growth countries. More than one billion people access Facebook on mobile every month and many do so across multiple mobile devices. In many countries, a majority of those people experience Facebook on a feature phone: in India 66%, in Indonesia 71% and in South Africa 68%."
Source: Internal data from Facebook, cited in a blog post, 2nd July 2014
The rate of people using only mobile devices to access the Internet is skyrocketing, especially in high-growth countries. More than one billion people access Facebook on mobile every month and many do so across multiple mobile devices. In many countries, a majority of those people experience Facebook on a feature phone: in India 66%, in Indonesia 71% and in South Africa 68%."
Source: Internal data from Facebook, cited in a blog post, 2nd July 2014
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