March 10, 2011 | 3:50 PM | By

D.C.: America’s Most Socially Networked City

FILED UNDER: Media, Social Media

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According to The Buzz, here’s another way D.C. is “winning“– we get an “A+” on a report card for the “Most Socially Networked” cities:

When we first decided to crown one town America’s Most Socially Networked City, our money was on Palo Alto…But the title instead goes to Washington D.C., a city where staying connected can get out the vote, and virtual handshakes help shape our nation.

We started by calculating the number of Facebook and LinkedIn users per capita, followed by overall Twitter usage (NetProspex). Then we looked at traffic generated by the major social networks, including Myspace, Friendster, Reddit, and Digg (analyzed by ad network Chitika). Finally, after factoring in the percentage of households that check out chat rooms and blogs (SimplyMap), we had the results…

I know that Twitter was only part of the equation used for determining each city’s score, but since it was, I can’t help but wonder if our city’s racial composition has anything to do with this win. After all, Twitter is disproportionately popular with African-Americans.

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DCentric was created to examine the ways race and class interact in Washington, D.C., a city with a vibrant mix of cultures and neighborhoods. Your guides to the changing district are reporters Anna John and Elahe Izadi. View all posts by Anna →

  • http://twitter.com/AlyciadotJ Alycia

    I’m tired of the dialogue on race and twitter. How do you know how many people are Black on Twitter? There is no racial self identifying information on anyone’s profile except for maybe a picture.

    How did they come up with those numbers?