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You probably already know this by now, but there are a lot of people using Twitter. A new study conducted by Beevolve gives us an insane amount of statistics on these users, gauging everything from how many followers the average user has to which background color is used the most by females and males. The study – which surveyed a total of 36 million Twitter profiles – may confirm a lot of the stuff you already assumed about Twitter, but there are some surprises to be found in the results.

For instance, you might assume that more Twitter users are female, and you’d be right. Beevolve’s study, which has been aptly titled “An Exhaustive Study of Twitter Users Across the World,” says that 53% of Twitter users are female, with 47% of users male. Were you thinking that the majority of Twitter users were teenagers or young adults? You’d be right there too, with Beevolve’s study finding that 73.7% of Twitter users are aged 15 to 25. However, it’s also worth pointing out that only 0.45% of Twitter users disclose their age.

How about this one: when it comes to background color preference, which color to do you think females prefer most? If you said pink, you’re wrong, and shame on you for falling back on gender stereotypes. It’s actually purple (Eminence if we’re being specific), while males prefer darker tones, with steel grey taking the lead by a pretty large margin. Beevolve found that the majority of Twitter users have less than 50 followers, just as the majority are following less than 50 people.

Females seem to be a bit more active on Twitter than males are, with the study claiming that males have tweeted an average of 567 times, while females have tweeted an average of 610 times. “Love” is the most popular word used in Twitter bios, and Family is easily the most popular subject for users aged 15 to 65. There’s a lot more to Beevolve’s survey than what we’ve talked about here, so be sure to check the full survey out for even more ridiculous statistics. Just be careful – when it calls this an “expansive” study, it isn’t kidding, and you may just get lost in the absurd amount of information the survey provides.

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Twitter has pretty much nailed text-based interaction, so it looks like it’s time to diversify into video. According to AllThingsD, the blue birdie has snapped up a three-man outfit called Vine, a video-sharing startup intended specifically for bite-sized clips. You’d be forgiven for not knowing it — the service hasn’t actually launched yet — and there’s no word on whether it’ll operate independently or be assimilated by the social network. There are bound to be more details revealed soon, and it might not be too long before you’re sharing less in 140 characters and more in five-second clips.

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Twitter said to have acquired fledgling video-sharing service Vine originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Google bought Nik Software, there was some worry that Snapseed would go the proverbial dodo’s route and fade into obscurity as part of a larger Google app. We won’t see that ignominious end anytime soon if Senior Engineering VP Vic Gundotra’s photography is as valid a clue as it looks. On an evening flight to Baltimore, Gundotra posted a view of the setting sun to Google+ using Snapseed — a rather unique achievement given that the existing, iOS-only app doesn’t know the social network exists. Knowing the executive’s usual choice of smartphone, the public use could be the hint of the already planned Android port getting close to launch, even if there’s no way to know exactly when and how the image editing app could arrive. Let’s hope that Gundotra’s post is more than just a fleeting glimpse of a product that gets shelved later on.

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Vic Gundotra post hints Snapseed for Android may be close, bring Google+ integration originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yes, seriously. NASA announced on Wednesday that its Curiosity rover had “checked in” on Mars via Foursquare. Marking the first check in from another world, the robotic rover will utilize the location-minded social network to share updates and pictures while visiting the Red Planet. While Curiosity will continue to explore the possibilities of Mars being able to sustain life, it would appear that the fourth planet from the sun just got a brand new mayor. Something tells us the universe’s rarest badge is about to be bestowed.

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NASA’s Curiosity rover checks in on Foursquare, gives Mars its first mayor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LinkedIn has always been based on the notion of “connections” rather than “followers,” but the social network has made a bit of a break with that tradition today. For the first time, it will let users follow people they aren’t connected to, although their choice of people is initially limited to a group of 150 individuals that LinkedIn deems to be “thought leaders.” What’s more, the company is also giving them access to some more advanced blogging tools that will let them publish longer posts with pictures and videos. Of course, while it’s fairly limited in scope now, LinkedIn is clear that this is only their first step in this direction. It says it will continue to expand its group of “influencers” over the next few months (it’s taking suggestions), and LinkedIn’s Dan Roth told TechCrunch that “eventually we want to allow all people to follow each others.” In the meantime, you can get the full rundown of what’s in store at the links below.

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LinkedIn branches out with new blogging and ‘following’ features for select group originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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