The New York Times is back with another excellent infographic about the 2012 Olympics in London — this time showing Twitter activity on athletes’ accounts. The graphic visualizes the number of mentions 140 verified accounts received over the games so far per 1,000 followers, honing in on when different athletes’ mindshare peaked on Twitter. So, who won? Malaysian track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang (@AzizulAWANG) looks to have received the the most mentions per 1,000 followers (2,308) after his public apology for failing to obtain any medals. Michael Phelps’ mentions, meanwhile, were dwarfed by his over 1,000,000 follower count.
Tracking athletes’ Twitter mentions over the Olympics
An infographic shows how many Twitter mentions 140 prominent athletes received over the games.
An infographic shows how many Twitter mentions 140 prominent athletes received over the games.
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