New Media Index: Twitter/TweetDeck Speculation Most-Tweeted
Swirling rumors of Twitter acquiring third-party client TweetDeck accounted for the most news links shared via Twitter during the week of April 18-22, while the most-watched news and politics video on YouTube was Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus caught stealing a pen during his official visit to Chile, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index.
Swirling rumors of Twitter acquiring third-party client TweetDeck accounted for the most news links shared via Twitter during the week of April 18-22, while the most-watched news and politics video on YouTube was Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus caught stealing a pen during his official visit to Chile, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index.
The Twitter/TweetDeck speculation, particularly accounts by Mashable and TechCrunch, accounted for 16 percent of Tweeted news links, followed by: the Wired report on tracking devices in Apple iPhones and iPads, at 9 percent; a study showing that active Twitter users tend to have shorter relationships, from dating site OKCupid, at 7 percent; and two Facebook stories at 5 percent apiece — the one-year anniversary of the Like button, and Facebook accidentally activating the email notification function for some users.
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