Thoughts, disclaimers, bad jokes, etc.: This is our rundown of Marketplace’s top stories on Marketplace.org, Facebook, Twitter, reddit, LinkedIn, and Stitcher during February 2014.
Our story inside Netflix HQ when season two of House of Cards launched brought in the most traffic to our site, and did well on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Will HBO’s True Detective dominate web traffic for March 2014?
Most viewed on Marketplace.org: These were our most visited stories in February 2014, even if the article was posted before the month. reddit brought most of the traffic to our interview with a retired football referee before the Super Bowl. Employees took a break from applying to jobs to read a story about applying to jobs.
1. What happens at Netflix when House of Cards goes live
2. You Hate My Job: Football referee (plus, a ref quiz!)
3. Your loyal employees are always looking for the next job.
APM: Marketplace on Facebook: Facebook posts are sorted by “total reach” on the Marketplace page, essentially the number of people who saw that post, because they like Marketplace on Facebook or saw the post through their friends. This list includes Facebook posts from February 2014.
1. iPads in schools
2. Innovators
3. Outdated checking
Most traffic to Marketplace.org from Facebook
What happens at Netflix when House of Cards goes live
@MarketplaceAPM on Twitter: Defining success on Twitter can mean a few things. Are you looking for which article was clicked the most? Most re-tweets? Best use of a cat GIF? There’s a couple of different categories that mean success:
Most clicked tweet
@realjohngreen And on the Internet right here!: http://t.co/4nRe2WEhHv
— Marketplace (@MarketplaceAPM) February 18, 2014
Backstory: Author John Green recognized high-school friend Townsend Kyser, a catfish farmer in Greensboro, Alabama as a guest on the show.
Most retweets
Protesters in Venezuela have added @Zello to their list of social media platforms. http://t.co/A7uhh957iX pic.twitter.com/LTlRdUGdFE
— Marketplace (@MarketplaceAPM) February 25, 2014
Most traffic to Marketplace.org from Twitter
What happens at Netflix when HOUSE OF CARDS goes live: http://t.co/POrtZ1vCa7
— Alison Willmore (@alisonwillmore) February 15, 2014
reddit: Articles on reddit are sorted by which stories received the most upvotes, basically reddit’s equivalent to Facebook’s likes.
2. TIL the First Family pays for most of its living expenses in the White House, including groceries, toiletries and some staff. (Today I Learned)
3. EVE’s “The Mittani” on NPR (Eve)
LinkedIn: Sorted by most traffic to Marketplace.org from LinkedIn. Tech employers and employees make up a huge part of its audience, which comes through in the stories that did well.
1. What happens at Netflix when House of Cards goes live
2. Your loyal employees are always looking for the next job.
3. Silicon Galley? Seeking innovation off-shore
Stitcher: Stitcher is one of our most popular audio platforms that allows people to share and listen to individual audio segments. It’s really popular in the Bay Area, tech and health stories tend to do better on the site than other topics.
1. Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service for $19 billion
2. You won’t listen to this audio, and you won’t share it
3. CVS to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco, will miss $2B in sales per year
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