Top 100 Social Brands
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An annual ranking of the most social brands reveals consumer electronics are creating big buzz online with the iPhone leading the charge at No. 1.
Consumer electronics brands fill almost one-third of the spots on the Virtue's top 100 list for 2010, which ranks brands' social prowess based on conversations across social networks, blogs, micro-blogs and photo- and video-sharing websites. The iPhone also topped the list in 2009 and 2008.
Fashion and retail brands also fared well last year.
“2010 was the year of the deal,” Virtue said in a blog post. “We saw an increase in retailers using social media to share deals” on Foursquare, Twitter, Facebook, LivingSocial, Scoutmob and Groupon.
Top 100 social brands of 2010
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- Disney
- Android
- iPad
- Sony
- Apple
- MTV
- Coca-Cola
- Samsung
- Ford
- Mercedes
- BMW
- Starbucks
- iPod
- ABC
- Xbox
- NBA
- CNN
- Honda
- Dell
- Amazon
- Hewlett-Packard
- Nike
- Nokia
- Playstation
- Ferrari
- Wii
- eBay
- Nissan
- Microsoft
- AT&T
- iTunes
- Adidas
- Audi
- NFL
- Nintendo
- Red Bull
- Best Buy
- Toyota
- Gucci
- Visa
- Victoria’s Secret
- Disneyland
- Suzuki
- LG
- Fox News
- Zara
- Volkswagen
- Turner
- Converse
- Dodge
- CBS
- General Motors
- ESPN
- Panasonic
- Porsche
- NBC
- Chevrolet
- Target
- Jeep
- Kia
- Intel
- Subway
- NHL
- McDonald’s
- Pandora
- Major League Baseball
- Sprint
- Puma
- Harley Davidson
- Pixar
- NASCAR
- REI
- Walmart
- Mac
- Discovery Channel
- H&M
- Philips
- Pepsi
- Prada
- T-Mobile
- Skittles
- Burberry
- Verizon
- Louis Vuitton
- Motorola
- Krystal
- IKEA
- IBM
- The Gap
- Sears
- Armani
- Cisco
- Zappos
- American Express
- Hurley
- Oracle
- Netflix
- TBS
To learn more about why these brands made the list, read Virtue's blog post.
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