Top 50 Social Websites And Brands for April 2009

We live in time where social media is skyrocketing in popularity. And everyone is aware that if they want their brand to ‘stay in the game’ and to use social media hype for their benefits they have to be constantly present on sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and so on… These brands are getting more and more attention so Social Radar has compiled a list that features top 50 social brands (most talked about) for the last month – April.

Some brands went higher and some went lower down when compared to last month. And here are the main reasons:

Twitter once again dominates the Top 50 list in April 2009.(For those who don’t know, see What Is Twitter And How Does It Work – Beginners Guide)
Content sharing website Digg joined the Top 50 this month thanks in part to the April 2 launch of the DiggBar.
Enterprise software company Oracle also joined the list with an increase in chatter due to its April 20 acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
And as the NBA and NHL Playoffs heated up in April, the NHL joined the Top 50 while the NBA jumped 9 spots.
Dell dropped 23 spots this month as buzz around the March announcement of the new Dell Adamo faded.
Kindle also dropped out of the Top 50 as hype around the Kindle 2 subsided.
Conversely, CNN jumped up 10 spots thanks to the race to a million Twitter followers with Ashton Kutcher (Again about Twitter).
IBM also jumped four spots thanks to increasing focus on social media.

And here’s the complete list of: