Last week the NBA draft ,took center court on Blogosphere commanding a 0.3% share of overall buzz. Which was slightly more than the always-popular term “gas prices.” On a week when oil was hitting record high’s folks were still finding time to speculate about their favorite team’s draft picks.
Posted by Stephen Tompkins at 05:00 PM | Permalink
June 18, 2008
NBA spikes after Boston captures Title
Last night, the Boston Celtics routed the LA Lakers to win the NBA title. Naturally, I wanted to see its buzz in relations to the other professional sports leagues. As you can expect, most teams garner quite a bit of conversation on a regular basis but as the NBA Finals kickoff we see an escalation of chatter about the two teams.
Posted by Stephen Tompkins at 04:06 PM | Permalink
June 11, 2008
Apple iPhone experiences Big Buzz from Announcement
Yesterday, Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone with 3G capabilities and the blogosphere responded with big thumbs up! Blogpulse is sprinkled with references to it from the iPhone Ads in the top videos to the listings in the Top Blog Posts. Below is a chart showing the tremendous buzz the Apple announcement generated.
Posted by Stephen Tompkins at 03:27 PM | Permalink
June 05, 2008
Big Brown and the Triple Crown
Horse-racing fans are eagerly anticipating the Belmont Stakes as Big Brown will compete for the Triple Crown on June 7th at Belmont. After breezing through the Kentucky Derby in May and the Preakness later that month, Big Brown caused an uptick in online conversations around the Triple Crown.
The first spike in consumer discussion took place on May 3rd, as Big Brown captured the Kentucky Derby crown. Conversation drivers included the remembrance of second runner-up Eight Belles, who collapsed after the race and was immediately euthanized, Big Brown’s big win, and references to Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who shattered his leg in the 2006 Preakness, and then put to rest. Online discussions for the Triple Crown peaked again on May 17th as Big Brown won the Preakness, up 18.5% since May 3rd, while conversations increased 64% for Big Brown.
Online discussions for the Triple Crown peaked again on May 17th as Big Brown won the Preakness Stakes; it was up 18.5% since May 3rd, while conversations increased 64% for Big Brown. Discussions were primarily based around whether Big Brown would be able to capture the Triple Crown or if he would fall short like Smarty Jones.
