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Summary of Chatter: What are people posting
about the SmartCar Fortwo?
•Many people Twittering and posting Flickr pictures about Smartcars are just reporting sightings for fun – still a major novelty
Summize.com
Flickr.com
•Others Twittering and many blogging and bookmarking carry on discussions about Smartcar safety and test results
Blogscope.com
•Consumers tend to either love the Smartcar or hate it – there is very little in-between as they weigh the pros and cons, including the safety features, the gas mileage, the small amount of space, and the wait list.
•Charts mapping blog volume depict many Smartcar mentions in April of `08 and on May 14th, 2008 – the day that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released crash test results for the Smartcar – sparking much discussion.
msn.com /community
•The novelty factor comes into play again: many consumers have the “cute!” reaction when they encounter a Smartcar – for some, it is a big reason why to buy.
Flickr.com
msn.com /community
Popular in searches:
In flickr, searching “smartcar” retrieved 6,534 results, and searching “fortwo” retrieved 3,985 results
In blogpulse, there were 377 results for “smartcar,” and 2,282 for “fortwo.”
In blogscope, 668 “smartcar” and 8,208 “fortwo.”