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Top Ten Twitter Trends Summary: Current Twitter users are early adopters of technology, entertainment and emerging services. They are more likely to use social networks and Internet 2.0 technologies to stay connected and be informed. Most are eager to learn about new products and services. They are loyal users, with 70% likely to continue using Twitter. As such, Twitterers leverage the power of word of mouth and are a valuable audience.
(Note: All sentences can be tweeted!)
1. Twitter users are super engaged consumers.
Typical Twitterer is a technical or creative professional in their 30s, who tends to adopt new products or trends more quickly than others. Almost all are on other social networks, two thirds watch online video, read blogs, and play video games. Over half have HDTV, forty percent have DVRs and about a third have smartphones.
Female 45% Male 55%
2. Consider it the Oprah effect-- most of the U.S. knows about Twitter.
Over three quarters of Internet users are aware of Twitter. While friends (43%) have driven greatest awareness, a whopping 35% heard about Twitter through television. Other sources of awareness include websites (22%), social networks (18%) and family (17%).
3. What does Dr. Horrible, coffee, Tomʼs Shoes, and a Sony Vaio have in common?
They were all purchased because of Twitter. 40% of Twitter users regularly search for products or services online via Twitter. About 20% follow at least one product or service. Specifically, 12% note theyʼve chosen a service or bought a product because of information they got on Twitter.
4. Is the social networking and twitter phenomena half empty or half full?
Twitter users: Gender 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
It depends on the user. While 44% believe Twitter has long term value, 52% believe itʼs a trend.
13-17
18-24
25-34
35-49
50+
Twitter users: Age
5. Brands beware! Use Twitter wisely!
6. Make social networkers loyal: cues from twitter: easy, fast, and well designed.
Social networkers note community and friends as top reasons theyʼre spending more time on these sites. Variety of activities (46%), ease (39%), and speed (30%) key, too.
7. Search and find most popular, multimedia not fully adopted.
About half of all Twitterers are using search and find. Less than a quarter are updating to blogs, posting photos or posting video.
8. Ashton vs. CNN: News actually trumps celebrities! (but not by much)
About half of all Twitterers are interested in news and entertainment. Other popular Twitter themes include politics, products and services, sports, celebrities and restaurants.
9. Social networks and twitter: Itʼs not just about finding your old prom date.
Two thirds of all social networkers use them to connect and communicate. However about a quarter of them use them to follow news, play games or professionally network.
10. Smartphones: A twittererʼs best friend.
Twitterers are almost twice as likely to own smartphones than Internet users. Top two phones include BlackBerry (15%) and iPhone (10%). Twitter users have advanced mobile behavior: half take photos, a third go online and twenty percent play games regularly. About 25% of twitter users update some type of social networking status regularly via their mobile phone.
twitter facebook MySpace LinkedIn Yelp Tribe Friendster FriendFeed 0%
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Twitter users: Social networks visited weekly
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% En N Pr ew od tert s ai uc nm ts en or t se rv ice s Po li Te ch tics no l Ce ogy le b Re ritie sta s Ar t a ura nt nd s cu ltu re He al Bu th sin es s Sp or t Fa s sh io n
40% of Twitterers note the way a brand utilizes Twitter affects their perception of the brand. Two thirds of users would use Twitter to communicate good or bad information about a brand.
Twitter users: Search topics
Want to learn more? This information is from thinktankʼs “Engaging Users”, a study of Internet, mobile and social networking users. (Fielded May 2009, n=1,850, Twitter users, n=665) Available in June for $495 or $995 with an in person presentation. For more information, contact Robin Boyar, [email protected] Please attribute when sharing. © thinktank research, 2009 thinktank8.com @thinktanktweets
(Note: All sentences can be tweeted!)
1. Twitter users are super engaged consumers.
Typical Twitterer is a technical or creative professional in their 30s, who tends to adopt new products or trends more quickly than others. Almost all are on other social networks, two thirds watch online video, read blogs, and play video games. Over half have HDTV, forty percent have DVRs and about a third have smartphones.
Female 45% Male 55%
2. Consider it the Oprah effect-- most of the U.S. knows about Twitter.
Over three quarters of Internet users are aware of Twitter. While friends (43%) have driven greatest awareness, a whopping 35% heard about Twitter through television. Other sources of awareness include websites (22%), social networks (18%) and family (17%).
3. What does Dr. Horrible, coffee, Tomʼs Shoes, and a Sony Vaio have in common?
They were all purchased because of Twitter. 40% of Twitter users regularly search for products or services online via Twitter. About 20% follow at least one product or service. Specifically, 12% note theyʼve chosen a service or bought a product because of information they got on Twitter.
4. Is the social networking and twitter phenomena half empty or half full?
Twitter users: Gender 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
It depends on the user. While 44% believe Twitter has long term value, 52% believe itʼs a trend.
13-17
18-24
25-34
35-49
50+
Twitter users: Age
5. Brands beware! Use Twitter wisely!
6. Make social networkers loyal: cues from twitter: easy, fast, and well designed.
Social networkers note community and friends as top reasons theyʼre spending more time on these sites. Variety of activities (46%), ease (39%), and speed (30%) key, too.
7. Search and find most popular, multimedia not fully adopted.
About half of all Twitterers are using search and find. Less than a quarter are updating to blogs, posting photos or posting video.
8. Ashton vs. CNN: News actually trumps celebrities! (but not by much)
About half of all Twitterers are interested in news and entertainment. Other popular Twitter themes include politics, products and services, sports, celebrities and restaurants.
9. Social networks and twitter: Itʼs not just about finding your old prom date.
Two thirds of all social networkers use them to connect and communicate. However about a quarter of them use them to follow news, play games or professionally network.
10. Smartphones: A twittererʼs best friend.
Twitterers are almost twice as likely to own smartphones than Internet users. Top two phones include BlackBerry (15%) and iPhone (10%). Twitter users have advanced mobile behavior: half take photos, a third go online and twenty percent play games regularly. About 25% of twitter users update some type of social networking status regularly via their mobile phone.
twitter facebook MySpace LinkedIn Yelp Tribe Friendster FriendFeed 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Twitter users: Social networks visited weekly
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% En N Pr ew od tert s ai uc nm ts en or t se rv ice s Po li Te ch tics no l Ce ogy le b Re ritie sta s Ar t a ura nt nd s cu ltu re He al Bu th sin es s Sp or t Fa s sh io n
40% of Twitterers note the way a brand utilizes Twitter affects their perception of the brand. Two thirds of users would use Twitter to communicate good or bad information about a brand.
Twitter users: Search topics
Want to learn more? This information is from thinktankʼs “Engaging Users”, a study of Internet, mobile and social networking users. (Fielded May 2009, n=1,850, Twitter users, n=665) Available in June for $495 or $995 with an in person presentation. For more information, contact Robin Boyar, [email protected] Please attribute when sharing. © thinktank research, 2009 thinktank8.com @thinktanktweets
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