tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4934663514649347554..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: By the numbers | Comparing Twitter followersJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44295791261338623512011-04-11T18:52:07.493-04:002011-04-11T18:52:07.493-04:00The NYT was all over Snooki early on.The NYT was all over Snooki early on.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38377139312192354592011-04-11T18:27:56.561-04:002011-04-11T18:27:56.561-04:00If that is bad, look at Web page usage as reported...If that is bad, look at Web page usage as reported by Alexa. USA Today falls way down the list of newspapers that people are looking at. Now look at the leaders, BBC and NYT, and ask why readers are looking at these sites. Do you think it might be they are presenting news -- real news that means something to me, not reality TV contest results. (I cannot recall reading a reality TV story in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2346272952594912972011-04-11T16:47:07.166-04:002011-04-11T16:47:07.166-04:00so happy you included the formerly missing cobra. ...so happy you included the formerly missing cobra. Adds a great perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57250398523163860772011-04-11T16:30:41.768-04:002011-04-11T16:30:41.768-04:00Have you added up all the twitter feeds for USAT? ...Have you added up all the twitter feeds for USAT? There must be 50+ Every section plus USATech plus USAsocial USATodaysports, etc...there are a ton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64275206189566627762011-04-11T16:29:07.446-04:002011-04-11T16:29:07.446-04:00USAT ranks sixth among the top 25 papers (in print...USAT ranks sixth among the top 25 papers (in print circ) in terms of Twitter followers, lagging disproportionately not only direct competitors like NYT and WSJ, but also the Trib and Post (see http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/tweet-top-25-newspapers-twitter-26035). It's a very simple indicator of how weak the brand has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77718058767077176012011-04-11T16:25:31.956-04:002011-04-11T16:25:31.956-04:00Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian is cleaning everyone'...Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian is cleaning everyone's clock here: She's got 7.1 million followers.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57210741375276601632011-04-11T16:20:20.997-04:002011-04-11T16:20:20.997-04:00There's no money in the pocket derived from Tw...There's no money in the pocket derived from Twitter, so GCI hasn't emphasized it. Big mistake. Look at the lead the NYT has got on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com