Hear Something, Plink, Kern Me, The Census Bureau’s 2012 Statistical Abstract of the United States, GOOD on Yelp

Now that Facebook’s unveiled a new public metric, “People Talking About” – I thought it’d be interesting to re-rank the top ten brand pages (as measured by Famecount), fresh out of the gate.

These last few weeks were big for Twitter. First, the news of Osama bin Laden’s death set records (3,400 Tweets a second). Then came Weinergate, with its storm of tweets defending or damning Anthony Weiner’s lewd antics.

Women are Dominating the Global Marketplace, Split-Personality Social Site Minigroup, Twitter vs. Tweetbot, An Internet Census of 2010, Posterous Events.

What Fans Really Want In A Branded Facebook Page, Google’s Art Project: Tour the World’s Finest Paintings In Eye-Blasting Resolution, The UX Driven Startup: Crafting an Experience Vision, Pontiflex: About Half Of Mobile App Clicks Are Accidental, The Data Digest: Why Young Consumers Like Tablets.

Here’’s a staggering statistic: an Edelman report published last month reported that 65% of US consumers think businesses must integrate social good causes into their corporate strategies. Meanwhile, people have seemingly abandoned the “going green” push, as retailers have seen a big drop in purchases of environmentally sustainable products.