Comments on: Three Important Digital Trends from 2009 http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul Mcgrath http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33365 Paul Mcgrath Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:32:59 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33365 not quite as garish as I had hoped for but it's a start: http://www.myspace.com/flagshipanchorman not quite as garish as I had hoped for but it’s a start: http://www.myspace.com/flagshipanchorman

]]> By: Kev http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33364 Kev Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:25:04 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33364 You have to admit though, it would be hilarious to have a Peter Mansbridge profile with 1500 sparkly gifs and "Thanks for the Add" messages hanging off it. You have to admit though, it would be hilarious to have a Peter Mansbridge profile with 1500 sparkly gifs and “Thanks for the Add” messages hanging off it.

]]> By: Paul Mcgrath http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33360 Paul Mcgrath Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:37:39 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33360 and Twitter lends itself to news coverage much more than Myspace. But we've discussed that at great length already. and Twitter lends itself to news coverage much more than Myspace. But we’ve discussed that at great length already.

]]> By: Kev http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33357 Kev Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33357 ComScore uses a panel with a browser plugin to track Web usage, so it's a pretty safe bet that it's not counting API hits in said graph, unless they changed their methodology just for Twitter. As to Alex's second point - who knows. It's not too surprising that the CBC uses Twitter more. Both of them skew old. ComScore uses a panel with a browser plugin to track Web usage, so it’s a pretty safe bet that it’s not counting API hits in said graph, unless they changed their methodology just for Twitter.

As to Alex’s second point – who knows.

It’s not too surprising that the CBC uses Twitter more. Both of them skew old.

]]> By: Paul Mcgrath http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33350 Paul Mcgrath Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:15 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33350 Alex, first, are you sure they aren't included? Second, how do you know that's the majority of readers? Alex, first, are you sure they aren’t included? Second, how do you know that’s the majority of readers?

]]> By: Alex http://www.insidethecbc.com/three-important-digital-trends-from-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-33340 Alex Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:47:06 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/?p=4185#comment-33340 That second graph is biased as it shows only visitors on the Twitter.com website. It doesn't count the majority of people that use applications (like Tweetdeck, Tweetie, ...) to read their tweets!!! That second graph is biased as it shows only visitors on the Twitter.com website. It doesn’t count the majority of people that use applications (like Tweetdeck, Tweetie, …) to read their tweets!!!

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