New Media Index: Google-Motorola Deal Tops Twitter
Google’s deal to acquire Motorola was subject of the most news links shared via Twitter during the week of Aug. 15-19, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index.
Google’s deal to acquire Motorola was subject of the most news links shared via Twitter during the week of Aug. 15-19, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index.
Meanwhile, the most popular topic in news links shared by bloggers was rumors about the upcoming Apple iPhone 5, and the five most-watched news and politics video on YouTube all involved the tragic stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
The Google-Motorola deal was followed on Twitter by: royal correspondent Clive Goodman’s letter stating that phone hacking was “widely discussed” at News of the World meetings; an op-ed by Warren Buffett in The New York Times saying that the super-rich should pay higher taxes; English Premier League squad Arsenal reaching an agreement to acquire Barcelona captain Cesc Fabregas; and Lady Gaga opening the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
The iPhone 5 speculation was followed in the blogosphere by:...
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