StumbleUpon the hidden giant

Quentin · 09-08-2011, 08:50 AM

According to StatCounter's measurements, StumbleUpon has just surpassed Facebook and now delivers more than half of all social media referral traffic in the U.S. StumbleUpon founder and CEO Garret Camp tweeted the news this afternoon.

Facebook achieved this goal in April of 2010, but StumbleUpon was already well on its way.

At that time, StumbleUpon already gave twice as many referrals as Twitter.

StumbleUpon's user experience is fanciful and fun, but its traffic power for publishers is quite serious.

While the other social networks make the headlines, StumbleUpon has been a quiet success story.

In light of today's news, it won't be so quiet for long.

Source: StatCounter Global Stats - Social Media Market Share

Quentin

Chris Sorrell · 09-08-2011, 09:10 AM

Not surprised. I've got some really good results with it.

sbucciarel · 09-08-2011, 09:46 AM

Pretty interesting. I've always used StumbleUpon, but have found I've been getting less traffic from them than I used to.

sbucciarel · 09-08-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rabeeks

How long has StumbleUpon been around?

since 2001

Elsoft · 09-08-2011, 09:52 AM

Thats surprising.Stumbleupon is a popular site no doubt.But the myth that Facebook is the best referral among the social media sites is mistaken as proved by the observation.

Mary Wilhite · 09-08-2011, 09:53 AM

Hi quentin,

That's interesting news.

However, I think we'll have to see more data in the coming months to know if stumble can keep it up.

If you look at the graph, stumble's figures are mainly consistent, the figures doesn't dip nor rise too much. While if you look at FB's figures, it's on an upward trend. There are months when it dips but it goes right back up in an upward trend.

By the way, based on the graph, stumble also surpassed FB last May 2010 but it did not stayed that way for a long time.

Best regards,

Mary

Micah Medina · 09-08-2011, 09:53 AM

It's hidden because its a system you can't really game, you've got to provide really viral content that people pass along. It also helps to become a member and build relationships, but I guess that can be said about most things.

JamesGw · 09-08-2011, 09:58 AM

The distinction to make here is that StumbleUpon was essentially made to drive referrals while Facebook wasn't.

Magnus Koenig · 09-08-2011, 10:03 AM

I got a lot of traffic from StubleUpon on one of my websites once. The only problem with StumbleUpon is that it can be very hard to keep the users on your website for longer than a few seconds if it isn't very visually appealing.

Intermission · 09-08-2011, 10:30 AM

I do find I can get 200 in a day from StumbleUpon, but that's the day it is first submitted. I don't tend to get much after that.

09-08-2011, 08:50 AM	#1
Quentin Web Marketing For Profit War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 5,166 Blog Entries: 10 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1,148 Times in 522 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	StumbleUpon the hidden giant According to StatCounter's measurements, StumbleUpon has just surpassed Facebook and now delivers more than half of all social media referral traffic in the U.S. StumbleUpon founder and CEO Garret Camp tweeted the news this afternoon. Facebook achieved this goal in April of 2010, but StumbleUpon was already well on its way. At that time, StumbleUpon already gave twice as many referrals as Twitter. StumbleUpon's user experience is fanciful and fun, but its traffic power for publishers is quite serious. While the other social networks make the headlines, StumbleUpon has been a quiet success story. In light of today's news, it won't be so quiet for long. Source: StatCounter Global Stats - Social Media Market Share Quentin
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09-08-2011, 09:10 AM	#2
Chris Sorrell Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 642 Thanks: 122 Thanked 167 Times in 114 Posts	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant Not surprised. I've got some really good results with it.

09-08-2011, 09:46 AM	#3
sbucciarel Suzanne War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA. Posts: 14,694 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,064 Thanked 6,622 Times in 3,616 Posts	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant Pretty interesting. I've always used StumbleUpon, but have found I've been getting less traffic from them than I used to.
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Elsoft HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: At my website Posts: 245 Thanks: 46 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant Thats surprising.Stumbleupon is a popular site no doubt.But the myth that Facebook is the best referral among the social media sites is mistaken as proved by the observation.
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Mary Wilhite Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canton, Georgia Posts: 744 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 29 Thanked 141 Times in 122 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant Hi quentin, That's interesting news. However, I think we'll have to see more data in the coming months to know if stumble can keep it up. If you look at the graph, stumble's figures are mainly consistent, the figures doesn't dip nor rise too much. While if you look at FB's figures, it's on an upward trend. There are months when it dips but it goes right back up in an upward trend. By the way, based on the graph, stumble also surpassed FB last May 2010 but it did not stayed that way for a long time. Best regards, Mary
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JamesGw Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,328 Thanks: 73 Thanked 133 Times in 122 Posts	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant The distinction to make here is that StumbleUpon was essentially made to drive referrals while Facebook wasn't.
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09-08-2011, 10:03 AM	#9
Magnus Koenig HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 146 Thanks: 3 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant I got a lot of traffic from StubleUpon on one of my websites once. The only problem with StumbleUpon is that it can be very hard to keep the users on your website for longer than a few seconds if it isn't very visually appealing.

09-08-2011, 10:30 AM	#10
Intermission HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 298 Thanks: 36 Thanked 40 Times in 36 Posts	Re: StumbleUpon the hidden giant I do find I can get 200 in a day from StumbleUpon, but that's the day it is first submitted. I don't tend to get much after that.