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The microblogging service Twitter has really taken off this week, thanks in large part to its ability to both refract the narcissistic impulses of the famous and allow anyone with an e-mail address to act Just Like The Stars. Sometimes, though, it is actually sort of useful! The music-chatter-charting site We Are Hunted released what it’s saying is a list of yesterday’s 85 most-mentioned artists on the 140-character-limited service, and what’s probably most surprising is its middle-of-the-roadness–Taylor Swift, who’s an avid Tweeter herself, tops the chart, and mainstreamy artists like Lady GaGa, Mariah Carey, and Britney Spears are all in the top 10 while Nine Inch Nails (No. 19) and Radiohead (No. 17) have to do with only making the top 20. Oh no, the not-cool people are taking over the Web! Guess it’s time to go back to BBSes. Full list after the jump. More »
Posts Tagged ‘We Are Hunted’
Twitter’s Most-Chatted-About Artists List: It’s Not As Trent Reznor-Heavy As You Might Think
Mon Apr 27 2009 by Maura
Tue Apr 21 2009 by Maura
Another cog in the hype machine: We Are Hunted is a chart of the most popular songs on blogs, peer-to-peer networks, and other Web 2.0 curios that somehow has rigged its algorithm in such a way that it tracks “sentiment, expression and advocacy” along with sheer mentions of an artist. Although I guess with a lot of blogs out there, the two are the same thing? Anyway, its daily, weekly, and monthly charts seem to have a slightly different bent than elbo.ws and the Hype Machine, and it did introduce me to a neat instrumental take on the Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M,” so I will probably give its super-clean interface another gander or two in the coming weeks. [We Are Hunted] More »
