Who’s in the Blogosphere?

Have you ever wondered who and what the blogosphere consisted of? Well, luckily a recent study was undertaken by Technorati, in order to help put things in perspective. Consisting largely of a survey, asking bloggers about their demographic information,blogging activity, and profitability, the data yielded some rather interesting findings. Below, is a graphic based on these findings, in an easy-to-follow…

Internet start-ups don’t always enjoy a very long life span. Popular fads are created every day, and even though millions of people might be surfing over to the latest and greatest website this week doesn’t mean they won’t move on next week. Much to its credit, Facebook (which may not even qualify as a start-up any longer) has stood firm…

Laura Fitton has perhaps more knowledge about Twitter than, well, anyone. She is founder of a Twitter-For-Business consulting firm called Pistachio Consulting as well as founder of oneforty.com, a Twitter App-store. And if that wasn’t enough, Laura has been welcomed as a lecturer at a handful of prestigious universities across the country, is the author of “Twitter For Dummies” and…

Flowtown is pleased to bring you our first big Internet-wide round up: 11 quality crowdsourcing websites that can help you brand your business and improve your products. Crowdsourcing is a system in which a number of people independently work on an assignment from you and submit their best effort. You may then pick your favorite submission and pay only that…

YouTube is the largest online video community in the world, and one of the Internet’s most visited sites. Created in 2005, this behemoth site continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Recently we have compiled the stats on some of the most interesting aspects of the site: it’s traffic, it’s demographics breakdown,  as well as it’s most popular channels/videos —…

Social Media has been called a great promotional tool of our generation. DigitalLabz.com, an online business and marketing resource, says that social outlets allow users to “gain invaluable connections with their audience and to increase their online visibility.” Among the business and marketers utilizing the power of the social web are hip-hop and rap superstars who thrive on constant exposure…

There’s been a lot of talk about who millennials are and how different they are from ‘Gen-Xers’ and the ‘Baby Boomers’, but a lot of this commentary has to do with attitudes and priorities. Pew has recently done a study on millenials and how they access media and technology, which proved the basis for the graphic below. It is primarily…

We were recently able to steal a few minutes to glean some wisdom from Greg Galant, founder of Venture Voice and CEO of Sawhorse Media. Greg speaks from a wealth of knowledge acquired through a variety of experiences that all began with an internet consulting firm he started at the age of 14. Greg is now a leading expert on…

Pew Internet Research recently conducted a study to find out how neighbors communicate with each other. While face-to-face remained the primary means of communication, there are a number of ways in which members of the same communities interact online as well, such as through following on Twitter, or Friending on Facebook. The primary reasons why individuals connect online, are to…

When it comes online news publications, not all sites are equal. At least not with regards to user engagement and share-ability. According to Backtype (who kindly provided the data), the following ten sites are the ‘most shared’ news sites online. The graphic illustrates how the sites are shared, who their biggest influencers are (via twitter), and what stories are being…