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Which Austin-based Sites Have the Greatest Social Media Impact?
Based on the great reaction to the Austin SEO Power 40 list I published in January, I thought it would be fun to extend the idea to social media. Which Austin-based websites attract the most social media interaction from consumers? The list below attempts to score every Austin-based website based on a weighting of social mentions (Likes, Shares, Tweets, etc.) of each site’s homepage across Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, and Delicious.
- Indeed, FB: 46,720 TW: 530 Buzz: 686 Del: 12,328 (source)
- VRBO, FB: 29,207 TW: 266 Buzz: 457 Del: 4,520 (source)
- RetailMeNot, FB: 13,265 TW: 188 Buzz: 1,374 Del: 18,861 (source)
- AppSumo, FB: 859 TW: 5,510 Buzz: 208 Del: 475 (source)
- SXSW, FB: 17,588 TW: 72 Buzz: 3,441 Del: 1,533 (source)
- LiveStrong, FB: 14,316 TW: 891 Buzz: 663 Del: 1,586 (source)
- MyEDU, FB: 14,912 TW: 783 Buzz: 24 Del: 100 (source)
- Gowalla, FB: 2,773 TW: Buzz: 10,068 Del: 2,714 (source)
- HomeAway, FB: 12,697 TW: 198 Buzz: 630 Del: 2,943 (source)
- Despair Inc., FB: 8,976 TW: 235 Buzz: 902 Del: 3,534 (source)
- Whole Foods, FB: 7,888 TW: 323 Buzz: 782 Del: 1,014 (source)
- ACL Festival, FB: 8,965 TW: 300 Buzz: 159 Del: 62 (source)
- Dell, FB: 3,211 TW: 371 Buzz: 1,884 Del: 1,773 (source)
- Big Commerce, FB: 422 TW: 1,154 Buzz: 742 Del: 648 (source)
- Austin American Statesman, FB: 1,715 TW: 218 Buzz: 2,381 Del: 414 (source)
- Curly Nikki, FB: 3,157 TW: 176 Buzz: 751 Del: 111 (source)
- Deals2Buy, FB: 2,447 TW: 382 Buzz: 125 Del: 1,256 (source)
- uvmi, FB: 2,900 TW: 228 Buzz: 353 Del: 164 (source)
- Patrick’s Just Math Tutorials, FB: 3,816 TW: Buzz: 101 Del: 416 (source)
- University of Texas, FB: 2,242 TW: 167 Buzz: 360 Del: 434 (source)
- NaturallyCurly.com, FB: 2,855 TW: 108 Buzz: 59 Del: 434 (source)
- Salt Lick BBQ, FB: 2,535 TW: 59 Buzz: 290 Del: 126 (source)
- Stratfor, FB: 874 TW: 236 Buzz: 607 Del: 1,055 (source)
- UShip, FB: 2,629 TW: 42 Buzz: 19 Del: 587 (source)
- Texas Tribune, FB: 968 TW: 243 Buzz: 714 Del: 202 (source)
- a smart bear, FB: 58 TW: 57 Buzz: 1,982 Del: (source)
- Austin City Limits, FB: 2,639 TW: 75 Buzz: 23 Del: 24 (source)
- VacationRentals.com, FB: 2,564 TW: 45 Buzz: 12 Del: 210 (source)
- OtherInbox, FB: 156 TW: 272 Buzz: 918 Del: 599 (source)
- Spiceworks, FB: 441 TW: 190 Buzz: 158 Del: 2,914 (source)
- Team Price, FB: 7 TW: 656 Buzz: Del: 3 (source)
- Qrank, FB: 372 TW: 525 Buzz: 130 Del: 17 (source)
- WebmasterWorld, FB: 66 TW: 103 Buzz: 544 Del: 3,049 (source)
- Rick Perry, FB: 1,745 TW: 211 Buzz: 17 Del: 6 (source)
- CheapStingyBargains.com, FB: 315 TW: 9 Buzz: 1,403 Del: 684 (source)
- KUT, FB: 2,212 TW: 43 Buzz: 28 Del: 178 (source)
- KVUE ABC Austin, FB: 1,027 TW: 300 Buzz: 89 Del: 59 (source)
- The Oasis Restaurant, FB: 2,294 TW: 15 Buzz: 6 Del: 42 (source)
- Capital Factory, FB: 298 TW: 261 Buzz: 526 Del: 193 (source)
- Fuddruckers, FB: 1,943 TW: 35 Buzz: 65 Del: 41 (source)
And congrats to the following Austin websites that nearly made the Top 40:
austin360.com, foodonthetable.com, zenoss.com, centralmarket.com, bazaarvoice.com, greenling.com, kgsr.com, mackbrown-texasfootball.com, austinchronicle.com, dachisgroup.com, academicsuperstore.com, apartmentratings.com, texasmonthly.com, buildasign.com, frontgatetickets.com, volusion.com, texassports.com, gamesalad.com, pubcon.com, snappages.com, kxan.com, spoontheband.com, tabbedout.com, bedandbreakfast.com, zebraimaging.com, myfoxaustin.com, infochimps.org, brokenspokeaustintx.com, austintexas.org, volunteerspot.com, 590klbj.com, orgsync.com, driskillhotel.com, klbjfm.com, hoovers.com, sanjosehotel.com, flotrack.org, pluck.com, mindbites.com, spredfast.com, socialsmack.com, darksiders.com, waterloorecords.com, recyclematch.com, workstreamer.com, budurl.com, agentgenius.com, lakeaustin.com, kw.com, flowrestling.org, sweetleaftea.com, greenmountainenergy.com, bookpeople.com, gsdm.com, dadlabs.com, fundable.com, originalalamo.com, telligent.com, creditcards.com, amysicecreams.com, stubbsaustin.com, emosaustin.com, lifesize.com, wholinkstome.com, fictionaut.com, austincc.edu, 6street.com, netspend.com, interspire.com, cyberhomes.com, vast.com, cyberrentals.com, ni.com, convio.com, infochimps.com, firewheeldesign.com, weareaustin.com, oneworldtheatre.org, techrepublic.com, schlotzskys.com, campus2careers.com, offers.com, rdiconnect.com, splashmedia.com, calendars.com, governor.state.tx.us, freescale.com, recklesskelly.com, duels.com, deals.com, valueweb.com, guyforsyth.com, challengegames.com, blellow.com, buzzstream.com, spooonful.com, cheaptweet.com, speakermatch.com, keepstream.com, incspring.com, gallerydirect.com, snocap.com, thirteen23.com, snapstream.com, golfsmith.com, cyc.com, ci.austin.tx.us, carinos.com, affiliatetip.com, titosvodka.com, mytoons.com, hotschedules.com, bandize.com, onesource.com, and hurricaneparty.com.
It’s worth pointing out, the numbers used for the calculation of each website’s social media impact are based on shares of each site’s homepage, so it’s possible that a site that attracts a lot of mentions to its internal pages is under-counted.
Top 5 Reasons To Attend Distilled Pro SEO Seminar Boston
Let’s assume you know something about SEO. You understand the basics: there’s a difference between on-page and off-page SEO, you know how to do keyword research, you’ve analyzed your pages with tools like seoMoz and you’re scoring A’s for your target terms (yea for you!), you’ve heard about SEO techniques that may be higher risk than others, and you’ve even built some links by torturing the secrets out of a competitor’s backlink profile. But you still feel like there’s another level of knowledge and experience you have yet to tap into. If that’s you, you need Distilled’s Pro SEO Seminar in Boston.
Writing this actually pains me. I must admit that I had to cancel my reservation due to family obligations (it would have been nice to realize that before I actually booked my flight to Boston and bought my ticket). But I attended Distilled’s LinkLove Seminar in New Orleans, and it was fantastic. I bought my ticket for Boston the weekend I got back. And based on the line-up for Boston, the content is just as strong, if not stronger.
Without further ado, here are my top 5 reasons why you should attend Distilled SEO Pro Seminar in Boston:
5) It’s cheaper.
Distilled SEO Pro Boston is $799 (if you sign up for a free seoMoz Pro trial). That’s almost half the price of other pro conferences.
4) It’s smaller and more focused.
Small is the new big when it comes to conferences, and for two good reasons: first, cornering a speaker and asking question will be easier, you just have much greater access at a small conference, and second, it’s easier to meet people. Who wants to attend a conference and spend the whole time talking to their coworkers?!? Small conferences are less intimidating and people tend to be more open in general.
3) Single track, all organic SEO.
Don’t you hate it when you go to a conference to discover that the PPC kids are getting all the schwag and attention? Not to mention the awkward conversations you have during the networking part where you’re like, “So what kinds of margins does that PPC traffic drive for you?” Distilled Pro Boston is a single-track conference, so you’ll be surrounded by people who are passionate, advanced SEO’s. At least for me, half the attraction of a conference is meeting really smart people who are doing cool things in your field.
2) It’s actually advanced.
Some conferences are billed as advanced and deliver on that promise in about 25% of the sessions. Knowing how Distilled operates, looking at the agenda, and having seen some of the speakers talk before, this will not be one of them. This will be a firehose of information.
1) Better content, period.
In New Orleans, I had a chance to talk with Distilled’s Tom Critchlow about their philosophy toward conferences. He said, in a nutshell, it is to ” never be beaten on content.” To this end, they hand pick only speakers they have personally seen before. They also review everyone’s presentations and do a round of quality control to make sure everyone delivers.
Given my experience in New Orleans, I know the quality Distilled can deliver. The Boston agenda looks fantastic. The speakers will rock. The attendees will be cool. If you can make it to Boston May 16-17 get a ticket before it sells out. Click here for the details. (Not an affiliate link, by the way, I’m just a huge fan of Distilled).