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Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For May 2015
[Written by Don Burgess] We had two names drop completely off the Bermuda Twitter Top 50 this month — but that is only because they were changed. With the merger of XL and Catlin, the old XL Insurance Twitter handle was changed to reflect this with its new moniker of @XLCatlin. Also getting an upgrade was the Pink Lady as The Hamilton Princess dropped... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s May Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Klout has added ‘Expert’ tags to people’s profiles. Users will be able to easily see who the experts are for all topics found on Klout and identify individual Klout expertise. To be considered a Klout Expert on a topic, users must be in the top few percentages of all global users. In a press release, a Klout spokesperson... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For April 2015
[Written by Don Burgess] Baltimore has become a hotspot of social media activity. The death of Freddie Gray has sparked an intense scrutiny over that city’s policing methods. Many in the community took to the streets to peacefully demonstrate, while some elements saw it as an opportunity to create mayhem. On Twitter, the hashtags #Baltimoreriots and... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s April 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Many users saw their Klout scores reach unheard of numbers last week. Some people in Bermuda saw their Klout score reach 364. But the joke was on us — Lithium, which bought Klout in 2014 — was pulling an April Fool’s prank to give us all a laugh. The perks for such a having such a high score were funny too. The mythical... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For March
[Written by Don Burgess] The past month saw two live-stream video apps for Twitter released. The first out of the gate was Meerkat, but that was usurped by Periscope at the end of the month. Twitter paid a reported $100 million for Periscope and is throwing its weight behind it to make it successful. I tested both apps and had more success with Periscope.... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s March 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Who will be the next James Bond? And will his Klout score matter? Lithium Technologies, which purchased Klout last year, released a list of the top 10 James Bond potential candidates who have the most social strength. P. Diddy topped the list with an 89.89 score followed by Robbie Williams [88.89] and Russell Crowe [87.46].... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For February
[Written by Don Burgess] Maybe all the excitement from the Cricket World Cup has helped, but the Bermuda Cricket Board gained several hundred followers this month. It is the first time the Cricket Board has appeared in the Bermuda Top 50 Twitter List. Rejoining the Top 50 List is Digicel, who moves in at #47. They replace triathlete Flora Duffy and... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s February Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Who are the Klout elite? Anyone with a score with 63 or above is in the top 5% in the world. In Bermuda, there are 35 people or companies who have the ability to drive action with their tweets and posts and considered among the best social media influencers. The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] had campaign for Restaurant Weeks... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For January
[Written by Don Burgess] Inactive accounts are a reality with Twitter. Last year Business Insider did a report that only 25 percent of accounts are logged into at least once a month. The Bermuda Top 50 Twitter List is no stranger to this. The Bermuda Sun’s account is like a falling satellite as it slowly makes its way downward. It was as high as 14... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s January Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Social media maven Shari-Lynn Pringle saw her Klout score jump four points this month and moved up to the fourth spot on the Bermuda Klout 50 List. Ms Pringle, who is all about quality over quantity for her various social media accounts, is behind Bermuda’s big three; Fox commentator and former WWE champ John Layfield, and... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For December
[Written by Don Burgess] Are they real or are they fake? If we were living in the plastic surgery capital of the world in Southern California, we might be talking about something else, but here we are talking about social media followers. One of the great debates is how inflated people’s accounts are? Instagram did a purge in December in which several... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s December Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] There was a flood of changes in this month’s Klout rankings. Klout measures a person or organization’s social media influence on a scale of 1 to 100 over a variety of platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Instagram. A total of 11 new entries helped push the minimum Klout score... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For November
[Written by Don Burgess] We almost got there. The Bermuda Twitter List Top 50 now has 49 of the 50 accounts with more than 2,000 followers. This was mainly due to five accounts being added to the list, including Shaun Goater’s. The Manchester City football legend was inducted into the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday [Dec 7] night. His real... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s November Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Former WWE champ and FOX news commentator John Layfield remains the most influential person in Bermuda on social media. Mr Layfield has a Klout score of 86, seven points higher than singers Heather Nova and Collie Buddz, who are tied for second with 79. Premier Michael Dunkley is the only politician on our list, while Bernews... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For October
[Written by Don Burgess] We’re back! The last time the Top 50 Twitter List was published was July and there have been a few changes. One thing that stayed the same as former WWE champion and Fox News commentator John Layfield remains the undisputed king of the Bermuda twittersphere with well more than a half million followers. In the top 10, Dudley... Read more of this article
