Online Video Driving User Engagement

Nearly three-quarters (70%) of Internet users view online video during the day and night with similar spikes occurring both at home and at work. This is according to a new study by Yahoo, Interpret, Havas Digital, Warner Bros. Media Research and PHD that looked at how people interact with online video, and how marketers can use this information to drive engagement.

The Use Of Twitter By The Teen Demographic

Yeah, yeah, yeah—I’m sure we can all name some anecdotal evidence of teens who either hate Twitter or who can’t get off it. But by and large, according to a new Nielsen report, teens just aren’t on Twitter. Or are they? The chart from the report looks at users on Twitter.com (as opposed to on phones or desktop clients):

Facebook Updates Open Stream APIs

Facebook has just announced some updates to the Open API Stream. Among these are simpler JavaScript methods for publishing, Facebook Pages support, and attribution. A spokesperson for Facebook tells Webproworld:

Report: One-Fourth Of All Tweets Generated By Bots

A lot of activity on Twitter might well consist of bots talking to each other, according to a new report.  Sysomos - which last month pointed out that 5 percent of Twitter's users account for 75 percent of the site's activity - has now indicated that many of the most dedicated users aren't human.