That list ranks the most powerful actors, athletes, chefs and directors based on their media exposure (magazine covers, TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
To determine which actors and actresses made the most money during the 12-month period, we turned to the 2006 edition of the Forbes Celebrityy 100 list, which ranks the most powerful actors, athletes, chefs and directors based on their media exposure (magazine covers and TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
To determine the worlds highest-paid actors and actresses, we turned to the 2005 edition of the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the most powerful actors, models, chefs and directors based on their media exposure (magazine covers, TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
To determine which entertainers made the most money over the course of a year, we turned to the 2006 edition of the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the most powerful actors, authors and directors based on their media exposure (magazine covers and TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
To determine which of the world's athletes were raking in the most, we turned to the 2005 edition of Forbes Celebrityy 100, which ranks the most powerful actors, models, athletes and directors based on their media exposure (magazine covers, TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
To determine which talkers made the most money during the 12-month period, we turned to the 2006 edition of Forbes Celebrityy 100, which ranks the most powerful actors, athletes, chefs and talking heads based on their media exposure (magazine covers and TV and radio mentions), Web presence (number of Google hits) and earnings.
Born out of technology designed to help price a musician or band's live performance, based on their social media presence, SocialWall aims to be a smarter way for brands to display social media mentions at events or in venues.
Students will be chosen partly based on their social media and civic engagement involvement, said Lauren Prestileo, the trip's project manager.
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What's odd about that decision is that there are already apps that assign people values that are live today on the App Store, including Klout, which scores people based on their social media presence.
Samson acknowledged that a reporter with an active account and a significant following can attract a potential employer's "curiosity," but he argued that reporters probably aren't going to "get hired based on their social media accounts".
