After many years at No. 1, American Idol could finally get overthrown in the weekly ratings as the country’s highest-rated TV series.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.
American Idol mentions have been steadily declining for the last several years.
Chatter around American Idol is at its most negative point. The chart contains data from 2008-present.
Is American Idol’s run as the highest rated show on TV over?
The 69th annual Golden Globes were broadcast from Hollywood on NBC Sunday night. The show awarded best comedy TV series to Modern Family, and best drama to Homeland, among other surprises.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around the Golden Globes online.
The term ‘Golden Globes’ was mentioned more times online Sunday than all four of the winning NFL Divisional Playoff team names combined.
Conversations around Sunday’s Golden Globe awards were 83% positive overall. George Clooney was one of the most talked about stars, appearing in 15% of all Golden Globes chatter — 97% of Clooney mentions were positive. Ricky Gervais, the show’s host who promised sharp-tongued swipes at celebrities, was called dull and awkward.
Interestingly, 88% of chatter around the Golden Globes came via blogs.
Did you watch the show? What did you think?
Want to increase buzz? Just ask Justin Bieber to launch your product.
Justin Bieber unveiled the TOSY mRobo dancing robot at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Wednesday. mRobo is a speaker dock that snaps up into a dancing robot when it begins to hear music.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.
Both ‘TOSY’ and ‘mRobo’ mentions increased several hundred percent following the CES launch.
Conversations around TOSY are currently only 55% positive. The robot had trouble showing off his moves in the demo. ‘Justin Bieber’ is currently being mentioned in 38% of TOSY conversations online.
Justin Timberlake just took the next step in his campaign to bring MySpace back. Timberlake joined Panasonic on stage at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show to announce the MySpace app for TV, which aims to make TV more social.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around MySpace online.
MySpace buzz has been on the steady decline for years, hitting a low point in September 2011. But since then, mentions have been on the rise.
Conversations around MySpace are currently 74% positive. ‘TV’ currently appears in 12% of MySpace conversations. ‘Justin’ and ‘Panasonic’ each appear in 6% of MySpace conversations.
Can Justin Timberlake really bring MySpace back?
Kanye West generated headlines in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, NY Mag, and even drew praise from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey after his late night / early morning tweets.
West talked candidly about his life and design career until 6 a.m. over a series of tweets, then announced the creation of a design company called DONDA, named after his late mother, that would comprise 22 divisions and make “products and experiences that people want and can afford.” West invited graphic designers, app makers, social media experts, doctors and scientists, among others, to reach out to contact [email protected]
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around Kanye West and DONDA online.
Kanye West mentions tripled following the Twitter rant and reached the highest point of the month by far.
DONDA has been mentioned more than 500,000 times online since last night.
Conversations around DONDA are 85% positive. The word ‘amazing’ is appearing in 11% of DONDA conversations.
What are your thoughts on West’s use of social media to share personal thoughts and make announcements?
Last week actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight from LAX to JFK for playing Words with Friends after the plane was ready to depart. This weekend Baldwin spoofed the incident on NBC’s Saturday Night Life. Now American Airlines is trying to get the last laugh, taking steps to ensure Baldwin never flies on their planes again, and yanking his sitcom 30 Rock from its inflight entertainment lineup.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations about the situation online.
Buzz around both American Airlines and Alec spiked last week following the incident. American Airlines was mentioned more often than Alec Baldwin last week.
Conversations around American Airlines are currently 48% negative. Alec Baldwin is appearing in 58% of ALL American Airlines conversations!
Apparently American Airlines doesn’t know who they are dealing with! Don’t upset a celebrity!
The real winner here? Words with Friends. The Zynga game tripled in buzz following the incident. Words with Friends: the game so fun Alec Baldwin got kicked off a flight to play.
NBA owners and players have reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout and begin a shortened 66-game season on Christmas Day. The 149-day lockout cost the League approximately a half-billion dollars in losses. How quickly will recession-beaten and disenchanted spectators return to the game? Despite an average of $48 a ticket and a wave of bad press about both sides during the bargaining, the comeback is expected to be swift.
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around the NBA online.
Buzz around the NBA reached its highest point of the year last week after the agreement ended the lockout, surpassing the buzz during the NBA Finals in June when the Dallas Mavericks defeated LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
Negative buzz was steadily increasing through October and November as the NBA cancelled games due to the lockout, but conversations spiked to 74% positive following the agreement.
Currently every major topic of conversation around the NBA is positive. The Christmas day opening game is currently being mention in 20% of all NBA conversations.
NBA fans tell us: will you watch the Christmas day games? Will you buy tickets to games this year?
CBS aired the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Wednesday night, with a lineup including 15 new models walking the runway for the first time. The $12 million event included live performances from Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, Kanye West and Jay Z. How did buzz around the show compare to year
Buzz around the show skyrocketed Tuesday night. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion show was mentioned in nearly 1% of all Internet conversations Tuesday night.
The 2011 show generated 4X more buzz online than the 2010 and 2009 shows.
Conversations around the 2011 show were 90% positive Tuesday night. Model Miranda Kerr was the biggest topic of conversation, appearing in 16% of all conversations. Adriana Lima appeared in 8% of conversations, and Alessandra Ambrosio appeared in 6% of conversations.
CBS fared well appearing in 17% of conversations and was 90% positive.
Nearly 95% of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show conversations Tuesday night came via Twitter.
Nearly 60% of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show mentions online came via women.
Did you tune into the show? What did you think?
The latest Twilight movie is breaking records. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part One made $283.5 million on opening weekend, topping its series predecessors on global ticket sales. The movie also holds Fandango’s record for highest percentage of mobile movie tickets sold, breaking the record held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (19%).
We used Social Radar to analyze conversations about the movie online.
Breaking Dawn buzz reached a high point on November 18, being mentioned in nearly 0.4% of ALL Internet conversations.
Conversations around Breaking Dawn have been an average of 81% positive. Robert Pattinson is the most often mentioned topic of conversation, appearing in 28% of all Breaking Dawn conversations. Taylor Lautner is being mentioned in 22% of conversations.
Twilight buzz is approaching the all-time high point it reached in November 2009 following the release of New Moon.
Social media played a big role in Black Friday deals this year. Many big companies ran contests for gift cards or exclusive shopping sprees to help promote the biggest shopping day of the year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Did online buzz increase this year? We used Social Radar to find out.
Black Friday was mentioned in nearly 2% of all Internet conversations on Friday.
Black Friday mentions more than doubled in 2011.
Conversations around Black Friday were 85% positive.
Approximately 70% of Black Friday mentions came via Twitter; 24% came via blogs.
Is the increase in Black Friday buzz a good sign for the economy?
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