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May 30-June 6"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8796 http://www.addthis.com/blog/?p=8796">1 comment</span></a> </div> <div class="post-entry"> <p>This week’s top shared content includes a 91-year-old marathoner, a Jimmy Fallon segment, and a $2 Billion sale of the LA Clippers. Read on to see other top shared content!</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/harriett-copy.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8803" alt="harriette-thompson" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/harriett-copy.png" width="708" height="451"/></a></p> <p><em>Photo from <a title="http://nypost.com/" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://nypost.com/" target="_blank">nypost.com</a></em></p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/06/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-30-june-6/#more-8796" class="more-link">Continue →</a></p> </div> <div class="post-share"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/06/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-30-june-6/" addthis:title="'What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? 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That’s why AddThis designs tools to help publishers reach those goals.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/05/content-recommendations-how-they-work/#more-8792" class="more-link">Continue →</a></p> </div> <div class="post-share"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/05/content-recommendations-how-they-work/" addthis:title="'Content Recommendations: How They Work'"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a> <a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone_share"></a> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_expanded"></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8762" class="post-8762 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-current-events category-data-decisions category-features-tips tag-big-ten tag-college tag-content-engagement tag-graduation tag-ivy-league tag-sec tag-social-engagement"> <div class="post-head"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/02/how-ivy-league-sec-big-ten-graduates-share-content/" title="Permalink to How Ivy League, SEC, & Big Ten Graduates Share Content" rel="bookmark">How Ivy League, SEC, & Big Ten Graduates Share Content</a></h2> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/3c0e28bb7514fb809cad15cf4678951e?s=100&d=blank&r=G" class="avatar avatar-100 photo" height="100" width="100"/> </div> <div class="post-info"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/02/how-ivy-league-sec-big-ten-graduates-share-content/" title="8:00 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2014-06-02T08:00:56+00:00" pubdate>June 2, 2014</time></a><span class="sep"> / </span><span class="by-author"> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/author/kara/" title="View all posts by Kara Cassella" rel="author">Kara Cassella</a></span></span><span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/current-events/" title="View all posts in Current Events" rel="category tag">Current Events</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/data-decisions/" title="View all posts in Data Decisions" rel="category tag">Data Decisions</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/features-tips/" title="View all posts in Features & Tips" rel="category tag">Features & Tips</a> <span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/02/how-ivy-league-sec-big-ten-graduates-share-content/#comments" title="Comment on How Ivy League, SEC, & Big Ten Graduates Share Content"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8762 http://www.addthis.com/blog/?p=8762">2 comments</span></a> </div> <div class="post-entry"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-graduation-image.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8776" alt="addthis-graduation-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-graduation-image.png" width="100%"/></a></p> <p>For the past few weekends, you must’ve been seeing your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter feeds overflowing with photos of recent graduates. It IS a huge accomplishment, and one worth sharing with your social network. But it got us thinking about how people are sharing the big news. So we checked out how three groups of schools were sharing content about commencement ceremonies.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/02/how-ivy-league-sec-big-ten-graduates-share-content/#more-8762" class="more-link">Continue →</a></p> </div> <div class="post-share"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/06/02/how-ivy-league-sec-big-ten-graduates-share-content/" addthis:title="'How Ivy League, SEC, & Big Ten Graduates Share Content'"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a> <a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone_share"></a> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_expanded"></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8779" class="post-8779 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-weekly-wrap-up tag-commencement tag-content-engagement tag-fleet-week tag-kanye-west tag-kim-kardashian tag-maya-angelou tag-obama tag-social-sharing tag-wedding tag-week-in-review tag-west-point"> <div class="post-head"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/30/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-23-29/" title="Permalink to What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? 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May 23 – 29</a></h2> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/3c0e28bb7514fb809cad15cf4678951e?s=100&d=blank&r=G" class="avatar avatar-100 photo" height="100" width="100"/> </div> <div class="post-info"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/30/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-23-29/" title="10:12 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2014-05-30T10:12:33+00:00" pubdate>May 30, 2014</time></a><span class="sep"> / </span><span class="by-author"> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/author/kara/" title="View all posts by Kara Cassella" rel="author">Kara Cassella</a></span></span><span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/weekly-wrap-up/" title="View all posts in Weekly Wrap-up" rel="category tag">Weekly Wrap-up</a> <span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/30/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-23-29/#respond" title="Comment on What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? May 23 – 29"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8779 http://www.addthis.com/blog/?p=8779">No comments</span></a> </div> <div class="post-entry"> <p>This week’s top shared content includes news about Memorial Day Fleet Week in New York, Maya Angelou’a death, a celebrity wedding, and Obama’s speech to West Point graduates. Here are the stats.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-fleet-week-2014-weekly-trends.png"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-fleet-week-2014-weekly-trends.png" alt="addthis-fleet-week-2014-weekly-trends" width="100%" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8785"/></a></p> <p><em>Photo from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.defense.gov/photoessays/photoessayss.aspx?id=5173" target="_blank">Defense.gov</a></em></p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/30/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-23-29/#more-8779" class="more-link">Continue →</a></p> </div> <div class="post-share"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/30/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-23-29/" addthis:title="'What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? May 23 – 29'"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a> <a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone_share"></a> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_expanded"></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8728" class="post-8728 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-addthis-pro category-site-spotlight tag-bounce-rate tag-content-recommendation tag-hijos-del-atomo tag-recirculation"> <div class="post-head"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/28/how-hijos-del-atomo-reduced-its-bounce-rate-by-7-75-with-addthis/" title="Permalink to How “Hijos del Atomo” Reduced its Bounce Rate by 7.75% with AddThis" rel="bookmark">How “Hijos del Atomo” Reduced its Bounce Rate by 7.75% with AddThis</a></h2> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6a7f048840a63c0fac20637c564b4c16?s=100&d=blank&r=G" class="avatar avatar-100 photo" height="100" width="100"/> </div> <div class="post-info"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/28/how-hijos-del-atomo-reduced-its-bounce-rate-by-7-75-with-addthis/" title="10:03 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2014-05-28T10:03:11+00:00" pubdate>May 28, 2014</time></a><span class="sep"> / </span><span class="by-author"> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/author/ifdy/" title="View all posts by Ifdy" rel="author">Ifdy</a></span></span><span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/addthis-pro/" title="View all posts in AddThis Pro" rel="category tag">AddThis Pro</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/category/site-spotlight/" title="View all posts in Site Spotlight" rel="category tag">Site Spotlight</a> <span class="sep"> / </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/28/how-hijos-del-atomo-reduced-its-bounce-rate-by-7-75-with-addthis/#comments" title="Comment on How “Hijos del Atomo” Reduced its Bounce Rate by 7.75% with AddThis"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8728 http://www.addthis.com/blog/?p=8728">6 comments</span></a> </div> <div class="post-entry"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-hijos-del-atomo-bounce-rate.png"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-hijos-del-atomo-bounce-rate.png" alt="addthis-hijos-del-atomo-bounce-rate" width="100%" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8729"/></a></p> <p>“Hijos del Atomo” brings together a fun and entertaining group of Spanish-speaking comic book fans in Santiago, Chile and Latin America overall.</p> <p> <a 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354im_/http://blog.addthiscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/addthis-summer-concerts-social-sharing-beyonce-jayz.png" alt="addthis-summer-concerts-social-sharing-beyonce-jayz" width="860" height="520" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8754"/></a><br/> <em>Picture from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://pitchfork.com/news/54813-beyonce-and-jay-z-announce-on-the-run-tour/" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a></em></p> <p dir="ltr">The weather is heating up, and it’s time for summer vacations, barbeques, and music! This summer is bringing many big names to the stage for <a title="concert tours" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.gotickets.com/concert/2014_concert_tours.php" target="_blank">concert tours</a>, and <a title="music festivals are growing in popularity" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://cw.ua.edu/2014/03/10/music-festivals-rise-in-popularity/" target="_blank">music festivals</a>. Curious to know which ones have been the most talked about so far?</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/27/this-summers-most-talked-about-concerts-and-festivals/#more-8747" class="more-link">Continue →</a></p> </div> <div class="post-share"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/27/this-summers-most-talked-about-concerts-and-festivals/" addthis:title="'This Summer’s Most Talked About Concerts and Festivals'"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a> <a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone_share"></a> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_expanded"></a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8739" class="post-8739 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-weekly-wrap-up tag-bbq tag-charlie-day tag-content-engagement tag-graduation tag-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia tag-memorial-day tag-social-buzz tag-social-media tag-sudan tag-week-in-review"> <div class="post-head"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140609035354/http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/05/23/whats-happenin-around-the-social-web-may-16-22/" title="Permalink to What’s Happenin’ Around the Social Web? 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