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The 12 Graphs of Christmas

December 24th, 2009 | by Mark Ghuneim (Mark Ghuneim is the Founder/CEO of real-time digital marketing agency and technology incubator Wiredset and social media tracking service Trendrr.)

As 2009 sneaks its way into the annals of history, many are taking this time of year to join for the holidays or reflect on the year that was. As the most measurable, social year in human history, the tools of 2009 showed us how fast something can catch on, who is talking about what and how small the world has become. In that spirit, we have created some data visualizations to show how Christmas buzz is taking shape and what products are being talked about on the web.

Con't, for the 12 graphs:

1. Christmas on Twitter--matching posts/day 
2. Christmas in the News--Google News 
3. Christmas in Photos and Video--Flickr and YouTube 
4. Obama versus Claus--comparative mentions in Twitter 
5. Love versus Hate--ditto 
6. Location-Based Tweets in NYC--Foursquare Checkins at ToysRUs - Times Square | Bergdorf Goodman | Rockefeller Center | Macy's 
7. Holiday Retail Wars--comparative mentions in Twitter, Amazon | Walmart | Target | Best Buy 
8. Kindle versus iPhone--comparative mentions in Twitter 
9. Smartphone Blog Buzz---BlackBerry | Palm Pre | Android | Droid 
10. Video Games--Amazon sales, New Super Mario Bros. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Assassin's Creed II | Wii Sports Resort | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 
11. Zhu Zhu Pets--Amazon sales 
12. The 12 Days of Christmas--comparative mentions in Twitter, "a partridge in a pear tree" | "two turtle doves" | all the way through the song