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Twitter At The Oscars: 8.9 Million Tweets, 85,300 Tweets Per Minute Peak [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shea Bennett — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:00:26 +0000

Last night the best and brightest of Hollywood gathered for the 85th Academy Awards, with Argo winning Best Picture, Ang Lee being named Best Director, Daniel Day-Lewis winning Best Actor and Jennifer Lawrence winning Best Actress. Christoph Waltz (Best Support Actor) and Anne Hathaway (Best Support Actress) rounded out the big wins.

And Twitter had its own party, too. All-told, some 8.9 million tweets were sent and received about the Oscars, with 2.1 million written during the red carpet alone.

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Twitter, Facebook Oscar Predictions (And Why We Should Be Grateful Fans Can’t Vote) [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shea Bennett — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:00:28 +0000

Who would take home the 2013 Oscars if the winners were determined wholly by social media?

Well, according to Twitter and Facebook, and looking at nominees ranked by shares, Hugh Jackman would win Best Actor for Les Miserables and Jennifer Lawrence would bag Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, which would also be crowned Best Picture.

However, if social media users really had their way, the winners of choice would be very different indeed… and haven’t even been nominated at all.

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Can Twitter And Facebook Predict The Oscar Winners? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shea Bennett — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:00:03 +0000

As I said around this time last year: no. No they can’t.

Social media can be a great predictor of many things, especially where sentiment plays a major role in deciding the outcome of an event that is shaped by the public. For example, the winner of The X Factor, or even who is most likely to be the next occupant of the White House. What Twitter and Facebook can’t do is predict the outcome of an event in which the people polled have no control or influence over whatsoever. At best, it’s just a guess.

Still, it’s always fun to see who and what social media users would like to win an Academy Award, and this latest study says it’s ensemble drama The Help that may well emerge as the surprise Best Picture winner on the night.

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