Social Media Reveals 46% Increase in Memorial Day Travel Chatter

IBM’s Social Sentiment Index, which aggregates public opinion from Twitter, blogs, message forums and other social media channels, has revealed a 46 percent increase in the amount of conversations about Memorial Day travel over last year.

Source: MediaBistro

Increasing Cycling by 0.5% Could Save US 462M Gallons of Gas

The U.S. could save 462 million gallons of gasoline a year by just increasing cycling from 1% to 1.5% of all trips.

Source: 1World2Wheels.org

Facebook's Impending IPO Generates 166,147 Twitter Interactions in 12 Days

73,284 unique Twitter users have generated 166,147 interactions about Facebook's IPO in the past 12 days.

Source: DataSift

Pinterest Now Third Most Popular Social Media Site

Pinterest is now the third most popular social media site on the Internet, behind Facebook and Twitter.

Source: PR Daily

30% of Google+ Users Don't Return for Second Post

According to a new report from RJ Metrics, roughly 30% of Google+ users who make a public post never make a second one.

Source: Fast Company