The British are Tweeting! The British are Tweeting!
For many years, America has been the dominant international source of media and entertainment for countries throughout the world.
Movies, television shows, magazines and newspapers created in the United States have certainly had a major impact, sharing the American point of view and this country’s way of life to people who might never otherwise meet an American.
But that dominance may be about to end, thanks to social media. And the big winner seems to be Britain.
A new infographic published by Mashable on the “most viral news sources in the world” indicates that British media outlets BBC and the Guardian are numbers 1 and 2 on the list of media sources whose stories are getting more than 100 mentions on Twitter. On Facebook, the BBC, the Guardian and the Daily Mail are numbers 2, 3 and 4 on the list of media outlets whose stories are getting more than 100 “shares,” with the US-based Huffington Post in first place.
Is this a new “British Invasion” in the making? It certainly seems so.
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Written by Charles Primm
March 1, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with British media, facebook, Huffington Post, mashable, social media, Twitter
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Cautiously Optimistic 
America has seemed to dominate for a while, but there are other areas where the social networks will work better because the people of the area will be more engaged. I’m looking forward to expanding to some of these international networks and businesses. Good post.
SocialMediumSphere
March 1, 2012 at 10:39 pm