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Facebook More Traffic Than Google [Stats]

By Ryan Van Etten on 04/27/2010

Here’s some graphical perspective on Facebook’s growth via estimated traffic data from Quantcast and Compete. The numbers are significantly different between the sources but the basic trend and relative traffic difference between Facebook and Google is evident: Facebook is a rocket, or, rather a full-blown planet with enough gravity to start a galaxy—the data shows it surpassed Google in traffic in late 2009.

Posted in Infoculture, News, Visual | Tagged comparison, compete, data, facebook, facebook growth, facebook vs google, Google, graph, open, quantcast, social media, stats, traffic, trends, visualization | Leave a response

Censorship and Media In An Expanding Internet Population—Do You Feel Censored On The ‘Net?

By Ryan Van Etten on 01/20/2010

Blocking sites = blocking progress. I’m American. It’s hard to imagine über-restricted Internet surfing. In the U.S. internet censorship does exist in workplaces, libraries, and schools but U.S. censorship is minimal compared to Chinese censorship. Censored sites in China include wikipedia.org, amnesty.org, nasa.gov, digg.com, bbc.co.uk, cnn.com, guardian.co.uk, facebook.com, flickr.com, tumblr.com, wordpress.com, youtube.com, and—WTF—even disney.com is censored.

Posted in Activism, Discussion, Editorial, Media/Journalism, News, Popular, Visual | Tagged access vs. ownership, blocked sites, bloggers, business, censorship, China, communication, comparison, content, cyberattacks, data, digg, facebook, fear, Google, government, how to, human rights, information, innovation, internet, media, moral values, new media, NYT, population, privacy, reality, security, stats, technology, Twitter, US, usage, Wikipedia, workplace, world | Leave a response

Social Rocks. Mobility Rolls. Music Trends 2009–2010.

By Ryan Van Etten on 12/31/2009

Pandora is blowing music consumption off the grid. Myriad digital choices are sending audio junkies into sensory overload—music wants to be everywhere. The stage is lit—music has always been social, and the web continues to make it even more so. Communication is on the rise.

Posted in Apps, Editorial, Gaming, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, Popular, Visual | Tagged Activision, Amie Street, analysis, AOL Music, Apps, blip.fm, ccMixter, chart, collaboration, comparison, consumption, Creative Commons, deezer, Delicious, Digidrummer, DJ Hero, DJing, EA Mobile, emusic, facebook, friends, games, gigzee, Grooveshark, Guitar Rock Tour, Harmonix, Hip Hop All Star, Hype Machine, iheart radio, iLike, Imeem, Indaba Music, indie, influencers, iPhone, iTunes, jamble music mashups, jamendo, jamglue, Lala, last.fm, Looptastic, mashups, mobile, mobile music, mobility, MOG, music gaming, music industry, music sites, musicians, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, networks, NIN, NLog Synth, pandora, predictions, project playlist, PureVolume, recommendation engine, ReverbNation, Rhapsody, rhythm games, Rock Band Network, scratching, Second Life, seeqpod, sensory overload, Sirius, Slacker Radio, social intelligence, social media, social music, songza, soundcloud, spotify, stats, streaming, Tap Tap Revenge, Tapulous, The Beatles Rock Band, thesixtyone, tinysong, trends, twisten.fm, ustream, Vevo, video, Virtuoso Piano, visualization, we7, your friends are your filter, YouTube | 2 Responses

Music Website Heat Map

By Ryan Van Etten on 12/15/2009

Based on estimated traffic data from compete.com, this visualization compares November 2009 website visits for 27 popular, legal, music stream-or-download destinations. The heat map is scaled—larger map areas represent higher website traffic. Green indicates positive growth in 2009. Red indicates negative growth in 2009. Hold your mouse over each section for stats on each site.

Posted in Music, Music Flux, News, Popular, Visual | Tagged Amie Street, AOL Music, Apple, Apps, blip.fm, cloud, comparison, compete, data, deezer, emusic, finetune, Grooveshark, Hype Machine, iLike, Imeem, infographic, iPhone, iTunes, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, list, mobile, mobility, MOG, music sites, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, pandora, project playlist, PureVolume, Rhapsody, seeqpod, Slacker Radio, social media, social music, songza, spotify, startups, stats, table, thesixtyone, traffic, trends, visualization, we7 | 5 Responses

Virtual Video Revolution in The Beatles Rock Band

By Ryan Van Etten on 11/16/2009

The Beatles rock on in 2009 and players of The Beatles Rock Band have posted YouTube videos to show it. Here you can compare a video of Revolution from the videogame with the video of Revolution performed by The Beatles in 1968.

Posted in Gaming, Music | Tagged arts, band, comparison, fans, flashback, gamers, generation, live music, music gaming, players, revolution, Rock Band, rock/pop, The Beatles, The Beatles Rock Band, video, videogame, virtuality, YouTube | Leave a response