Snapseed aims to make photo editing simple and is full of features that let you get grungy with your photos or add some drama to make them pop. Twitter co-founder and Instagram superuser Jack Dorsey recently left Instagram and started using Snapseed instead.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Jack Dorsey mentions within Snapseed conversations

Jack Dorsey was mentioned in 10% of all Snapseed conversations last week.

Snapseed vs. Instagram buzz

Can Snapseed compete with Instagram? Snapseed mentions have been minuscule compared to Instagram to date.

After making headlines for the wrong reasons last fall, Netflix is giving customers news to get excited about. Netflix is planning to simultaneously release the entire fourth season of Arrested Development sometime next year. The streaming video subscription service is developing 10 episodes of the series, which was cancelled for poor performance in 2006. Netflix revealed in November that it had signed a deal to revive the beloved sitcom, which it would bring exclusively to its U.S. subscribers.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Arrested Development mentions within Netflix conversations

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Arrested Development was mentioned in 34% of all Netflix conversations following the announcement.

Netflix sentiment

Netflix conversations are 89% positive overall.

Wisconsin basketball head coach Bo Ryan joined Mike & Mike on ESPN radio this morning to discuss restricting the transfer options for freshman forward Jarrod Uthoff.

Bo Ryan became a trending topic on Twitter shortly thereafter, with a varying range of reactions. We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Bo Ryan mentions

Bo Ryan mentions spiked 800% today.

Bo Ryan conversation sentiment

Conversations mentioning Bo Ryan online today have been 71% negative.

While some praised Ryan for his stance, others voiced opinions online via Twitter that Bo Ryan should have been monitoring the negative feedback he was receiving online during the interview and just stopped.

One thing is for sure, in today’s social media age, everyone is under a public microscope. Sports reporter Darren Rovell may have said it best: “Lesson for Bo Ryan & others in the media: You can choose to avoid Twitter, but Twitter won’t avoid you.”

Are you doing everything you can to monitor your brand online?

On Monday morning, AOL announced a deal to sell and lease around 1,100 patents to Microsoft for a little more than $1 billion. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said there were “no plans” to pursue acquisition right now.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around AOL and Microsoft online.

AOL mentions within Microsoft conversations

AOL was mentioned in 17% of all Microsoft conversations online following the patent sale.

AOL and Microsoft buzz

We analyzed conversations around AOL and Microsoft over the last month. Overall buzz around each company was not significantly affected by the news.

AOL and Microsoft conversation sentiment

Chatter around the AOL-Microsoft deal has been 86% positive this week.

Do you think the deal will lead to an acquisition?

Posterous, once a blogging service competitive with Tumblr and now a group conversation tool, has been bought by Twitter. We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Posterous buzz

Posterous mentions are currently at their highest point of the year.

Posterous sentiment

Conversations mentioning Posterous and Twitter are currently 82% positive.

Content distribution

Posterous conversations are currently being mentioned 48% via blogs and 47% via Twitter.

Will the Posterous acquisition help Twitter compete with Facebook for social network supremacy?

Apple introduced a new model iPad, called ”iPad,” and an improved Apple TV set-top box at a media event in San Francisco on Wednesday, along with an update to its mobile operating system, iOS 5.1. The highly anticipated event delivered exciting news for Apple users, with several new features, improved display resolution and updated the versions of several of apps.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

iPad conversation sentiment

Conversations around the iPad are currently more than 80% positive.

Features mentioned within iPad conversations

Of the new features announced, Retina Display is generating the most buzz, followed by the 4G LTE speeds, the A5X processesor, new Voice Dictation, new iSight Camera, and 1080p video recording.

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Facebook launched its Timeline feature for brand Pages on Wednesday this week. At New York’s fMC (Facebook Marketing Conference) this week, the company said that following brands on Facebook is no different than following friends and family. The new brand pages introduce a suite of new advertising tools. Companies like Redbull have already started taking advantage of the new layout and features.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around Facebook online.

Facebook buzz

Facebook was mentioned in 3.6% of ALL Internet conversations on Wednesday this week.

Facebook sentiment

Conversations around Facebook are currently 67% positive.

Facebook conversation topic cloud

Facebook Pages are appearing in 26% of all Facebook mentions, and conversations are 85% positive.

What are your thoughts on Facebook’s new Page Timeline features? How will the changes affect the way you advertise?

Nokia announced on Monday a new phone with a 4-inch display and whopping 41-megapixel camera. The Nokia 808 PureView is a phone for camera enthusiasts.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around Nokia online.

Nokia buzz

Nokia mentions increased 336% Monday following the PureView 808 announcement. Although a 41-megapixel camera is probably overkill, Nokia wins purely on PR without selling even one phone, according to Jon Stephens at Rockhill Strategic.

Nokia sentiment

Conversations around Nokia are currently 88% positive. The 808 PureView is appearing in 35% of all Nokia conversations.

Adobe Photoshop brought its powerful image editing capability to Apple iOS Monday with the launch of Photoshop Touch for iPad 2. Photoshop Express is a free iOS app for editing digital photos, but pales in comparison to the robust Photoshop Touch solution introduced to the Android Tablet market last year.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around Adobe Photoshop online.

iPad mentions within Photoshop conversations

iPad appeared in 24% of all Photoshop conversations online following Monday’s launch.

Photoshop Touch for iPad sentiment

Conversations around Photoshop Touch for iPad are currently 89% positive.

What do you think of the $9.99 app?

Tommy Jordan, the tech-savvy dad who shot nine bullets into his daughter’s laptop and posted the video “Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen” on YouTube two weeks ago, is a viral sensation. The video has already been viewed more than 29 million times on YouTube. According to a YouTube Trends blog post, Jordan’s video reached its viral peak with 11 million views the day after it was uploaded – double the peak of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video, which was viewed 6 million views in a day.

Tommy Jordan has polarized the nation — some parents agree with Jordan’s parenting tactics, while others think chastising his daughter online was harsh. We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Tommy Jordan sentiment

Conversations around Jordan were 58% negative last week, but are currently 57% positive.

Content distribution

Approximately 61% of Tommy Jordan mentions came via blogs, 24% came via Twitter.

Gender distribution

Interestingly, an average of 64% of Tommy Jordan mentions came via males, and 36% via females.

No matter whether you agree or disagree with Tommy Jordan’s parenting techniques, he is definitely generating conversation.