Have you seen the new video ad unit on Facebook?

Have you noticed videos automatically playing in your Facebook newsfeed lately? Ryan Carter from Parachute Media has, and was so excited, he shared his thoughts. Over the  past week, he counted the number of different types of content in his feed. On average, 26 out of 30 posts were videos uploaded to FB that auto-play. “Is Facebook trying something new …

Michael Jordan may have helped the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA titles… but he’s hurting their Social Media Engagement!

By: Aarun Rumbaugh Michael Jordan, the NBA’s best player yet, was a machine. Averaging 30 points per game in his career, and bringing 6 National titles to the Chicago Bulls, this phenomenon is praised in Chicago almost as a god of basketball. Through all the mix of him being a great basketball player, do Bulls fans actually realize some of …

How did NBA Team’s Fans React to their Team’s Playoff win or loss?

By Aarun Rumbaugh   By: Aarun Rumbaugh How did the playoff team’s fans react to their team’s performances yesterday in the second day of the playoffs? The Houston Rockets, in falling to the Portland Trailblazers, also lost some engagement/storytellers (PTAT). Portland gained 12,000 more storytellers via their win. Washington came up with a surprising win against the Chicago Bulls, adding …

NBA Fans are Getting Excited for the Playoffs!

By Aarun Rumbaugh Today was the first day of the NBA playoffs. I thought it would be interesting to see which teams fans are most excited and engaged in today’s match-ups. We found the difference between the team’s PTAT% (People talking about This, also known as 7 day storytellers) on Facebook from Friday (4/18) to today (4/19). Monitoring PTAT changes …

Facebook has 74% of the NBA’s fans… and they’re more loyal

 By Aarun Rumbaugh     In fact, the stronger the team, the more Facebook fans they have. Chicago is at 91%, while Charlotte is at 50%.   The top 50% of teams have 16.5% of their fans living in their home metro area. The bottom half average only 9.8%. Is Facebook a barometer of real world loyalty?   The Lakers, at …

Lawyer beats Coca-Cola hands down not in a courtroom, but on a waterslide

By Enrique J. Gonzales One San Diego lawyer had more buzz on Facebook last week than all of Coca-a-Cola – one of the largest consumer product brands on the planet. Immigration lawyer Jacob J. Sapochnick trumped the fizzy sugary soda in people talking about him – PTAT or “people talking about this” in the past seven days. Mr. Sapochnick had …

How did World Pie Month grow so fast?

March 2014 is 3/14. Get it? A movement started by Spencer Taggart at LDS Business College in Salt Lake City has been spreading. Let’s take a look at the Facebook stats to understand how it’s grown. Their latest post got 351,000 organic reach and also 351,000 viral reach. The 916 shares are the main reason for the viral impressions, which …