The Internet Has A Short Attention Span

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Friday, September 9, 2011 The Internet Has A Short Attention Span The Internet has a short attention span. According to research by link-shortening service Bit.ly, click rates drop by half after about three hours for links posted on Twitter, Facebook, and regular Web pages (direct). For hot news stories, the dropoff is even faster -- within the first five minutes, those links get half the clicks they'll ever receive. YouTube has a much longer half-life -- around 7 hours. That's probably because watching a video requires more time and concentration, and can't be done as easily at work. Read » Also On SAI Today: SURVIVOR: 9 Threats That Were Supposed To Kill Microsoft Windows But Didn't Pinterest Raises A Huge Round At A $75 Million+ Valuation 'GOING DOWNHILL QUICK': Here's What Employees Hate About Working At Groupon THAT WAS FAST: Yahoo Says No Way Is It Merging With AOL Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook Revenue Is Growing Fast, But Google's Grew Faster CHART OF THE DAY: Yahoo Stock During Carol Bartz's Tenure CHART OF THE DAY: Who Is The New YouTube Of Porn? Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careerrrwyld@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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