We’re living through a golden age of behavioral research. It’s amazing how much we can figure out about how people think now.
Facebook for News Apps: How We Harnessed The Social Network for ‘The Opportunity Gap’
Great explainer on ProPublica’s integration of Facebook into its Opportunity Gap news app.
I was out of the office when this @WSJ tweet charting unemployment got everyone on our social team buzzing: How’d they do that?
Anil Dash tips his hat to Zach Seward for embracing an innovative idea and running with it: “The results really do an effective job of showing how compelling news can be when it embraces a new medium instead of fighting against its constraints.”
If you’re interested in creating your own SparkTweet, Zach explains how it’s done and shares best practices here.
Amanda Zamora / social and engagement editor (hat tip Justin Bank)
Source: dashes.com
![“@keithurbahn … was not first to speculate that the [Obama] address was related to Bin-Laden, nor did he have a particularly influential presence on Twitter, with a following of 1,016 and a casual digital portrayal. But the right network effects came into play, and enabled his post to generate enough trust amongst his followers, their followers, and so on.”
The bin Laden news: How a single tweet spread like wildfire. (Click through for full visualization from SocialFlow Company Blog)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkxnsfnf8p1qcr1h2o1_1280.png)
“@keithurbahn … was not first to speculate that the [Obama] address was related to Bin-Laden, nor did he have a particularly influential presence on Twitter, with a following of 1,016 and a casual digital portrayal. But the right network effects came into play, and enabled his post to generate enough trust amongst his followers, their followers, and so on.”
The bin Laden news: How a single tweet spread like wildfire. (Click through for full visualization from SocialFlow Company Blog)
Source: blog.socialflow.com
Organized Crime: The World’s Largest Social Network | Wired.com // The Mafia, la Cosa Nostra, the Yazuka, Mexican cartels—the underground world is ruled by a complex network of criminal groups. Here’s how they fit together.
Source: Wired
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