Comments on: Gender Differences in ReTweeting

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» Ten Ways to Get Re-Tweeted - New England Social Media — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:26 +0000

[...] of them will retweet your message. However, not all followers are created equally. For example, men are more likely to retweet opinions, while women are more likely to retweet entertainment information. There are a number of tools [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:25:00 +0000

testing disqus

By: danzarrella

danzarrella — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:25:05 +0000

testing disqus

By: Andrea Learned

Andrea Learned — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:22:55 +0000

Interesting enough findings to inspire a larger study by a recognized research organization…I’d say. Another variable to consider: aren’t the bulk of men/women on Twitter really all about marketing or business? So “selling of yourself” is key and that can be done in different ways. Some people choose the “about me” angle and others choose the “share info” angle. It may boil down to gender to some degree, but there are also just differences in individual business style. Good conversation to start, Dan!

By: Mat

Mat — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:56:34 +0000

@ Maria, i too was suprised by the gender differences, though i dont want to stereotype the sexes.

By: Skye Callan

Skye Callan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:59:31 +0000

Interesting information. I too am curious about the sample size and where your sample population came from.

By: Edward Virtually

Edward Virtually — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:27:58 +0000

Seems like sexist pseudo-science to me. You quote no data source, and your metrics don’t accurately reflect my retweets or those of numerous other males I follow. Maybe you just follow simpleminded men for some reason?

By: David Fisher

David Fisher — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:21:54 +0000

Sample size?
Margin of error?
How confident do you feel that this was a truly random sample and representative of the overall Twitter population and not just the social media/tech types that follow you?

By: Eden

Eden — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:58:57 +0000

Interesting…I love these little studies. Out of curiosity where’d you get your sample population from and how many people was it comprised of (e.g., how many males versus females)?

By: Maria Reyes-McDavis

Maria Reyes-McDavis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:03:36 +0000

The gender differences surprised me a bit. I would have thought it be the other way around, especially given topics. Great stuff, as usual Dan.