What We're Reading - July 9

Posted by Lisa King under Social Media , Web Strategy

Six degrees of Twitter

Where's Kevin Bacon when you need him? According to a recent study, 97.91% of Twitter users are within 6 degrees of connection and the average number of degrees between twitter users is 4.67. (No word on whether a few of the most popular Twitters skew the averages.)

Early bird gets the discount

Twitter is launching @earlybird - a followers-only deals account, similar to Groupon. Follow to learn about available deals.

For those Facebook left behind

If you're constantly trying to explain Twitter and Facebook to those who don't get it, David Pogue has created a social media primer.

Books win!

According to the Guardian, print books are faster to read when tested against Kindle,iPad and PC. The most revealing comment? The PC was the most stressful to read because it felt like work.

Code breaking logo

Armed with Science explains how to break the code embedded in the U.S. Cyber Command logo - an interesting use of code to highlight their mission in their logo.

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