What the Tweet? from GOOD.is on Vimeo.
We love infographics – especially ones about media. Watch the video above, but make sure it’s full screen. There is a ton of information to catch.
GOOD and Part & Parcel put this animation together to show the breakdown of tweets. Despite a large amount of people sharing information through Twitter, most of that information is coming from old media sources like newspapers Maybe what they found isn’t shocking, but it’s interesting to consider.
We’ve heard over and over again that print media is dead, that nobody reads newspapers, and that nobody listens to the radio.
However, this information paints a different picture. People are consuming old types of media. The difference is not that old media is dying, it’s that the way humans interact with that media is changing.
Sending links to news articles or radio broadcast through tweet is a great way to peak the interest of followers. Interestingly enough, most of the tweeting is about technology.
To see a comprehensive still image of the information covered in the video, look here.
