Hilary Mason presented a data-driven look at real-time web activity, finding that over the course of a single day there were 9 new Wikipedia articles created, over 347,000 tweets, over 1 million clicks on Bitly links, and over 284,000 new Bitly links shared. The topics discussed on the real-time web were found to be diverse and timely, covering trending news stories about technology, business, entertainment, and significant events happening around the world, with location also playing a role in what content people engage with.

1. A Data-driven Look at the Real-time WebHilary Mason@hmason

2. Real time?

3. Platform

4. 9 new articles created on wikipedia347,222 tweets1,079,484 clicks on bit.ly links284,722 new bit.ly links4

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6. diverse & timely

7. rich content

8. topicstech newsbusinessentertainment

9. .3% of links are about the weather

10. significant events10

11. zomg volcano!

12. lolcatsvs the volcano

13. location13

14. location matters.

15. w2e clicks by country

16. mobile

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19. Thanks!h@bit.ly @hmason