Social Media Savvy Cities: The 17 Most 'Social' Cities Ranked By NetProspex

NetProspex, a sales and marketing database company, has released its "Top 50 Social Media Report" analyzing the social media presence and activity of professionals around the U.S.

Among other findings, the report ranks the top 50 "most social" cities in the country--the "parts of the US are filled with the most social businesspeople."

What metric was used? The company writes in its report that it based its ranking on what it calls the "NetProspex Social Index (NPSI)," a score that takes into account "the number of employees
with at least one social media profile," "the average number of connections per employee across major social networks," and "the average number of tweets, number of followers, and number of following." Activity across nine social networks--Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, Flickr, LiveJournal, hi5 and Flixster--was considered.

See the top 17 most social media savvy cities in the U.S. in the slideshow below (Fun fact: four of the cities are in California). Are you surprised by the list? Do you take issue with it? Weigh in below.

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[Sanjeev Shan]

02:53 PM on 10/22/2010

Salt lake city beat out LA? No wai

[Sobitha Yuhendran]

02:41 AM on 11/02/2010

Dude you smelly funny! Peeeee-uuuuuuuu :P

[rcpmac]

02:34 PM on 10/22/2010

Columbus, Ohio! Hahaha! I couldn't look any further than that. My curiosity just went completely limp.

[Dem4us]

11:20 PM on 09/14/2010

San Diego at 15.................please...... San Diego should be at least in the top 8

[Bruniquel]

08:49 AM on 09/13/2010

I thought you meant "17 most social cities". I didn't know you meant: in our little nick of the woods. there is a world outside the US. But you're probably not aware of that.

[didereaux]

05:20 PM on 09/12/2010

Being in the top 10 of cities where the people, including those at work spend more time on 'Social Networking'...is NOT a thing to put ones pride in.

"Activity across nine social networks--Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, Flickr, LiveJournal, hi5 and Flixster--was considered."

Arguably 95% of all time spent on any of those networks is non-productive in any practical sense. They are entertainment, and self-indulgence medias. Hardly a work place plus, and certainly not a plus for family and REAL friends interactions. These people are living in an ever smaller broom closet, deluding themselves into thinking that they are importan, and that all those 'friends' give a single whit about them.

[Alexias Lazar]

11:41 PM on 09/12/2010

I do not agree with your thesis that those who spend time on social networks are living in Matrix-like cocoons, simply not the case.

The top two cities on the list are where those who work in the tech industry live. Being tech savvy has made many of us here not only active socially, but in the "real world" as well. Check out The Zero1 art festival in San Jose next week, or the thriving nightlife of San Francisco. Social networks may actually encourage you to go out and do things!

[MileHighPhan]

12:12 PM on 09/14/2010

I don't think you understand how social networking works, didereaux, Social Networking can bring together a very large city and make it feel small. You can follow your local assembly person, community, restaurants, bars, music venues, volunteer organizations, etc. Social Networking does not (and really should not) be about what someone had for breakfast that day. It is to share what is going on the THEIR world. You can find out about a new place to eat down the street or that a neighborhood close by is having a community party or that the local soup kitchen is in dire need for support. Social Networking brings people together in the REAL WORLD that would never have the opportunity to interact.

A city highly immersed in social media is one that will feel smaller and more connected. A lot of people just don't know how to use it yet.

[Thomas Overbeck]

04:15 PM on 09/12/2010

Dang... Dallas just missed cracking the Top 10... at least we made it on there (and Austin got fourth).

[joeslaughter]

03:05 PM on 09/21/2010

I'm glad Dallas made it in the list - I think it's a good sign of willingness to Network.

[phuqabolic]

02:26 PM on 09/12/2010

San FranFreakShow RULES!!!!!....i love my city

[graffitijoe]

01:49 PM on 09/12/2010

At least the murder capitol - New Orleans - isn't on the list.

[graffitijoe]

01:47 PM on 09/12/2010

Seattle - still #1 in suicides!

[rcpmac]

02:36 PM on 10/22/2010

Thats because Seattle is so social, those that can't cut it there kill themselves.

[blahnikgal]

01:45 PM on 09/12/2010

There is little "social" about most it, as expressed here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-social-media-20100907,0,1670608.story

[JacklynD]

01:39 PM on 09/12/2010

San Franciscans stay connected throughout the day and often use social networks to hook up after work. One person posts a spot and several will show up. It's a lot fun and efficient.

[graffitijoe]

01:43 PM on 09/12/2010

I'll say ...no wonder its the AIDS capitol too, right?

[JacklynD]

01:57 PM on 09/12/2010

I'll say you should travel more because your ignorance is astounding. San Francisco is a wonderfully city full of energetic people fom all walks of life. Highly educated and pretty wealthy and innovative. We don't bother to count gay people or keep track of them. They are just a valuable part of or community.

For the record according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California has one of the lower rates of HIV per 100,000. DC, Florida, Lousiana, Maryland, So. Carolina and New York head the list.

[Lynda Filler]

01:33 PM on 09/12/2010

Computer/social networks have helped many lonely people. Either way, chatting--virtual or real--is a form of communication. It's not all bad...

[Stinkingbadges]

01:32 PM on 09/12/2010

Largest cities = most social, ah....duh whoda thunk it ?

[Alexias Lazar]

12:38 PM on 09/12/2010

San Jose / San Francisco will hold on to the top spots forever. Many people don't realize how geographically small San Francisco actually is... and most of those people are on Facebook/Twitter/Foursquare.

San Jose and the surrounding cities are where people who's job it is to be connected, live. The region will always be home to major innovation in social networks - just as LA is to the movie industry and NY is to fashion.

[MrPragmatic]

09:14 PM on 09/12/2010

Actually San Francisco is indeed a "small" big city. I think that its population proper (city limits) is less than a million and it ranks outside the top ten largest US cities. But its density is incredible and it certainly can feel like a NY or Chicago size city. I love San Fran!

[boyer37212]

11:58 AM on 09/12/2010

Nashville is full of Guitar Twitters. That's why we're on the list.