360 winning the BLOG war.....

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radioioRobert on 13 December 2008

The 360 really has the hype machine on its side! The 360 winning the blog war definitely shows in M$'s software sales...

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i4c4c27b6bb76d9d149ed366beb798c6f

Nielsen: Xbox Buzzes Best on Blogs

Dec 12, 2008

-By NielsenWire

NEW YORK Microsoft's Xbox is the most buzzed about game console so far this holiday season, according to data supplied by Nielsen Online.

The Xbox 360 garnered the largest share of online buzz between Nov. 1 and Dec. 9, with 41.6 percent of blog messages mentioning Xbox, Wii or Playstation.

In comparison, Nintendo's Wii was mentioned in 29.8 percent of game console blog messages, while Sony's Playstation ranked third with mentions in 28.6 percent of gaming-related blog posts.

Among gift-related online buzz, TV-related terms, mentioned in 52.5 percent of gift-related messages, dominated blogosphere chatter.

DVDs (24.4 percent share), toys (11.3 percent share), laptops (8.4 percent share) and GPS (3.4 percent share) rounded out the select five gift ideas.

Adweek is a unit of the Nielsen Co.

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Killergran on 13 December 2008

That's a pretty high percentage compared to the Ninty and Sony ones. Does it say just how it's calculated?

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famousringo on 13 December 2008

It's true. Microsoft knows how to work the viral marketing. Too bad there are so many people internet marketing doesn't reach.

"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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