# TV Web War Charts The 'Social Media Wars Told in 'Game of Thrones' Style' Infographic is Smart By Jennifer Gosnell | Published 2013-06-06 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-wars-told-in-game-of-thrones-style References: [pinfographics.org](http://www.pinfographics.org/ig/social-media-wars-told-in-game-of-thrones-style/) & [hootsuite](https://hootsuite.com/) The 'Social Media Wars Told in 'Game of Thrones' Style' infographic examines the interactions between major social media sites in a medieval manner. Hootsuite, a popular Twitter and [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-backup-platform) platform where you can pre-schedule Tweets and posts, created the infographic using the information available about these sites. The 'House Facebook', 'House Twitter,' 'House Google,' 'House YouTube,' 'House LinkedIn,' 'House Tumblr,' 'House [Pinterest](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-think-party)' and 'House HootSuite Order of Owls' are active members of the online Game of Thrones battle. Not only are these social media sites competing for most of the same clientele, they are actively blocking one another's progress on the web. For instance, once Facebook bought [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagraph), Twitter retaliated by not allowing Instagram users to find Twitter friends by way of Twitter on Instagram. Facebook then responded by not allowing Twitter's 'Vine' site to find Facebook friends from Vine itself. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Social Media Rivalry:** Explore ways to leverage rivalries between social media platforms to create more competitive products and marketing strategies. - **Medieval Marketing:** Consider marketing campaigns that leverage the popularity of medieval themes and fantasy TV shows to create engaging infographics and other content. - **Social Media Analytics:** Invest in social media analytics tools to stay up-to-date with competitor activity on various social media platforms. ### Where This Applies - **Social Media:** Explore opportunities for differentiation and innovation in the competitive social media market. - **Marketing:** Develop creative marketing campaigns that capitalize on the popularity of viral content and social media trends. - **Analytics:** Use predictive analytics to anticipate social media trends and optimize digital marketing strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Visualized Social Media Data](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagraph.md) - [Creative Text-to-Infographic Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infographic-tools.md) - [Social Media Analytics Tool](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hivehubai.md) - [Creative Online Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bf-island.md) - [Social Media Analytic Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atiskel.md) - [Social Video Intelligence Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plots-ai.md) - [Social Media Backup Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-backup-platform.md) - [Positive Social Media Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tumblr-campaign.md) - [Decentralized Social Analytics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphtracks.md)