Comments on: Deciphering Shady Social Media Stats

By: 5 Stats That Prove Social Media is Here to Stay | Tal.0

5 Stats That Prove Social Media is Here to Stay | Tal.0 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:12:08 +0000

[...] “While social network use is highest among the young, it’s not exclusively their club: 66% of 25-34 year olds and 50% of 35-44 also now have personal profile pages. Also 30% of social media users access a social media site several times a day, up from 18% in 2009″ (fromsocialimplications.com). [...]

By: A selection of 50 of the best reports in to social media

A selection of 50 of the best reports in to social media — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:12:17 +0000

[...] Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Traffic Data Revealed Deciphering Shady Social Media Stats Social media monitoring review 2010 – The final report How a $15,000 horror movie made more than [...]

By: Best Social Media Stats & Market Research for 2010 |

Best Social Media Stats & Market Research for 2010 | — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:46:13 +0000

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By: Latest Stats on Social Media « Being Social About Social Media Jobs

Latest Stats on Social Media « Being Social About Social Media Jobs — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:03:35 +0000

[...] you should regard any statistics about social media: With suspicion Click here to cancel [...]

By: Are Analytics Services Sharing Your Personal Browsing History?

Are Analytics Services Sharing Your Personal Browsing History? — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:37:05 +0000

[...] think my issues with faulty metrics are fairly well documented. I know to take all data from these types of sites with a grain of salt. [...]

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:36:21 +0000

Big fans of “good sense” over here, so sounds good to me.

And good luck with the book! How’s it coming along?

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:32:16 +0000

Excellent (and important) distinction!

By: Yo Prinzel

Yo Prinzel — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:40:48 +0000

That’s true Clint. Thinking skills aren’t lacking but CRITICAL thinking skills are.

By: Robert Bacal

Robert Bacal — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:00:36 +0000

Bravo. Whether its intentional or unintentional the stats presented, and conclusions made about social media are more often wrong or useless than right. It’s shameful, and I’ve seen this on Mashable and Forrester among other “reputable” sites, and other regular media outlets that rely on so called reputable sites.

It’s one reason that I’m Titling my new book on social media – Giving The Business To Social Media – Hype, Hope, Bust, Reality

PS. I think I’ll make your article the first member of the good sense award on my site!

By: James

James — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:59:21 +0000

I constantly dissect these types of reports for my clients.
I like to un-spin things and point out mis-information.

Don’t know how many people really care about publishing responsibility, but at least there are people like you (us?) out there to keep them slightly honest.

Thanks for sharing!