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| 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week | |  Surprise, surprise! The Olympics nailed a perfect 10 on the broadcast social TV chart this week, and nearly dominated cable's top 10, too. The Olympics aren't just monopolizing television; they're also ruling the social sphere. Swimming earned huge buzz after Team USA's Michael Phelps broke the record for most Olympic gold medals in the Games' history. The veteran swimmer now holds 22 medals total, and the web just can't get over it. It's no wonder that Phelps is in the top three most influential U.S. Olympic athletes, second only to the NBA's LeBron James. SEE ALSO: Gabby Douglas Is the 'Most-Watched' Olympian Of course, Team USA's Fabulous Five were not without their social glory. Phelps might hold influence, but the gold medalists from the U.S. women's gymnastics team are creating the conversation. Jordyn Weiber, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas are among the most-tweeted about athletes in London, with such high-profile fans as Lady Gaga, Oprah and Justin Bieber, all of whom have been broadcasting their support for the Fab Five. Unfortunately, not all of the buzz was positive. When 2011 World Vault Champion McKayla Maroney slipped on the dismount during her personal event on Sunday, audiences were in shock. Maroney took the silver medal with a sour disposition, but later tweeted apologies for a not-so-sportsmanlike finish. The data is compliments of our friends at Trendrr, who measure specific TV show activity (mentions, likes, check-ins) across Twitter, Facebook, GetGlue and Miso. To see daily rankings, check out Trendrr.TV. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, subjug |
| Not on Facebook? Employers, Psychiatrists May Think You're a Psychopath | |  There are more than 955 million Facebook users, and it could hurt you to not be one of them. Some psychiatrists and employers now find it suspicious for an individual to keep off Facebook, reports The Daily Mail. That's because for today's young generation, having Facebook is considered "normal," while opting out is considered "abnormal." Employers may suspect that an applicant's absence from the social network means the account is so full of offensive material that it had to be deleted. After all, 90% of recruiters check out candidates' online profiles. Similarly, psychologists see Facebook activity as a reflection of a healthy social life. "The Internet has become a natural part of life," psychologist Christopher Moeller told Germany's Der Taggspiegel. "It's possible that you get feelings of positive feedback through online friends." In excess, Moeller says, Facebook interactions can reinforce feelings of social anxiety experienced offline. As the German magazine points out, both suspected Aurora theater gunman James Holmes and the Norwegian massacre shooter Anders Behring Breivik share an absence from Facebook. The publication went as far as to say that Facebook abstainers have reason to be suspected mass murderers. SEE ALSO: Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorders in Teens/a> The two shooters had online footprints on more obscure social networks -- Breivik on MySpace and Holmes on Adult Friend Finder. Do you find it suspicious when you meet someone who's not on Facebook? Do you think being active on Facebook reflects a healthy social life? Let us know in the comments. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, RapidEye |
| Justin Bieber Effect Launches Lucky Startup [VIDEO] | | Monday, August 06, 2012 1:02 PM | Joann Pan |
|  There's no denying teenage singing phenom Justin Bieber's star power. His good looks, luscious locks and soulful voice can make a stadium full of girls weep. But, can Bieber also push tech startups to stardom? Apparently so -- over the weekend the social ratings iPhone app Stamped soared in the Apple App Store after Bieber mentioned them on Twitter. The Canadian singer-songwriter is a force to be reckoned with on the microblogging platform with 26.2 million followers and counting. SEE ALSO: You and Bieber Together at Last, With Augmented Reality App Stamped debuted in late July with immense star power behind it. The startup's investors include Bieber, comedian Ellen DeGeneres, T.V. host Ryan Seacrest, The New York Times and Sony's Columbia Records. Do you think the Bieber Effect is real or was this a lucky coincidence? Share your thoughts with us in the comments. Image courtesy of Flickr, iloveJB123 |
| Top 8 Comments on Mashable This Week | | Monday, August 06, 2012 12:44 PM | Katrina Ball |
|  This week on Mashable, commenters debated Apple's latest ad campaign, Eminem's social media presence and discussed the usefulness of laptop "feet." From the Olympics to malicious trolls, giant yachts and millionaires, commenters had a lot to talk about this week. Apple's latest commercials sparked a love/hate debate amongst our readers. The 3 commercials aired last week and show a "Genius" who uses his savvy to assist seemingly inept Apple users in real life situations. Commenters also had a lot to say about how NBC and the International Olympic Committee have been handling the Olympics broadcast. Lance Ulanoff, editor-in-chief of Mashable wrote an op-ed about the issue and our readers continued the conversation in the comments. We learned that the world's largest yacht was commissioned by an anonymous billionaire, with one commentor revealing that perhaps this billionaire isn't so anonymous after all. A round up of laptop "feet" showcased a few interesting ways to keep your laptop cool as the mercury rises. Commenters liked the idea of these funny looking feet and even offered up their own DIY solutions. Olympic diver Tom Daley outed a troll on Twitter who sent a hateful message referencing his late father. Commenters had a lot to say about the situation and defended both Daley and the troll in question. Oscar Pistorius, a member of South Africa's national track and field team, who made Olympics history as the first athlete to compete with a prosthetic limb. Commenters debated whether or not his carbon fiber legs give him an unfair advantage. We encourage you to get involved with the conversation on Mashable. We love to hear from our readers. Check out our best practices for commenting on the site and get involved with the Mashable community by joining Mashable Follow. Next week, you might find your comment here. |
| Who Blocked NASA's Mars Landing on YouTube? | | Monday, August 06, 2012 11:19 AM | Chris Taylor |
|  Night owls in the U.S. searching for NASA's Mars landing video on YouTube immediately after the event, including your humble correspondent, were met with mysterious opposition. Nope, not Martians, but Scripps Local News Service -- which blocked the historic NASA video on spurious grounds for more than an hour. SEE ALSO: Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars, Watch Mission Control Go Crazy/a> Scripps, a privately-held company, did not contribute any content to the NASA video. Nor, so far as we can tell, does it have a local news bureau on Mars. But the company does have a history of blocking NASA content via YouTube's Content ID system, which allows copyright holders to automatically block content under the infamous 1999 law, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). SEE ALSO: YouTube Content ID: How It Works A NASA video of the Space Shuttle back in April was also blocked from viewers by a Scripps request. It's entirely possible that Scripps used video from the NASA live UStream feed (which, ironically, is copyright-free), uploaded it to YouTube before NASA did -- and that YouTube's algorithm blocked the NASA video on suspicion of copying something that was already there. Still, the incident is a perfect case study in why YouTube needs to tweak its Content ID system -- at the very least, by putting respected entities such as NASA on a white list, making it much harder to block their content with a simple request. UPDATE: Here's the official apology statement from Scripps: "We apologize for the temporary inconvenience experienced when trying to upload and view a NASA clip early Monday morning. We made a mistake. We reacted as quickly as possible to make the video viewable again, and we've adjusted our workflow processes to remedy the situation in the future." We've asked for more details on how it happened in the first place, and we've also got a request for comment out to YouTube. We'll update you when we get their side of the story. But what do you make of the kerfuffle? Is it a sign that the DMCA needs to be repealed or amended? Let us know in the comments. |
| Here's How the President Sends His Tweets [VIDEO] | | Monday, August 06, 2012 10:46 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
|  Ever wonder how the President of the United States uses Twitter? You can find out in the video above, shot during a Twitter Q&A that President Obama held after a campaign rally in Newton, Iowa earlier this year. "I'm the master tweeter," exclaimed the President after typing the following tweet composed of exactly 140 characters -- even though a shorter tweet is easier for others to retweet and is therefore considered preferable. His team celebrated the 140-character tweet as a "twoosh." .@jwarner180 bio fuels, wind , solarall getting cheaper each year & oil getting more expensive. Why we need all-of-the-above strategy. -bo— The White House (@whitehouse) May 24, 2012 The tweets were sent from the official White House account -- which just hit 3 million followers -- and not any of the Obama campaign's accounts. Obama used the Twitter town hall to answer questions on energy and other topics from a MacBook Pro. How should politicians use Twitter to engage with citizens? Who's your favorite politician on Twitter? Share your ideas in the comments. |
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