A Data-driven Look at the

Real-time Web

Hilary Mason

@hmason

Real time?

Platform

9 new articles created on wikipedia

347,222 tweets

1,079,484 clicks on bit.ly links

284,722 new bit.ly links

4

5

diverse & timely

rich content

topics

tech news

business

entertainment

.3% of links are about the weather

significant events

10

zomg volcano!

lolcatsvs the volcano

location

13

location matters.

w2e clicks by country

mobile

17

18

h@bit.ly @hmason

Thanks!