Que Internet está cambiando el modo de hacer política no es ningún secreto, pero en los últimos meses hemos asistido a iniciativas concretas que, tras una propagación sin precedentes, han logrado su objetivo en unos pocos días. Pablo Herreros, autor del blog Comunicación se llama el juego, logró torpedear uno de los programas más potentes de la parrilla televisiva, La Noria de Telecinco, por pagar por entrevistar a la madre de “El Cuco”, el único menor imputado en el asesinato de Marta del Castillo. Numerosas marcas retiraron la publicidad del programa debido a la presión ciudadana y, aunque el programa previsiblemente se seguirá emitiendo – relegado al late night­-, ha quedado herido de muerte. No es el único caso.

While  Twitter followers may already be loyal customers, that doesn’t mean  following has no effect on them. Overall, 50% said that after following a  company’s tweets they were more likely to purchase from the firm, and  among men the share was 55%. An even stronger majority said they would  be more likely to recommend the brand to others, at least in the case of  a few companies they followed.

What Twitter Users Think About the Brands They Follow eMaketer, NOVEMBER 7, 2011

While Twitter followers may already be loyal customers, that doesn’t mean following has no effect on them. Overall, 50% said that after following a company’s tweets they were more likely to purchase from the firm, and among men the share was 55%. An even stronger majority said they would be more likely to recommend the brand to others, at least in the case of a few companies they followed.


What Twitter Users Think About the Brands They Follow eMaketer, NOVEMBER 7, 2011