The following charts will describe viral and retention internals within mytweetmark.  Also, imagej was recently installed for resizing imaging.  It is a much better solution than imagemagick.  imagej runs within your app server space memory via java, and is the fastest imaging technology in Java!  There are a couple of algorithms that need to be mixed together to get the right 'social imaging' best for photos of people.  I feel that's what social networks need where most pictures are of people.



Above is viral factor which can be dissected in any way, shape or form.  Some very useful information can be found and patterns can be discovered so your organization is not wasting empty cycles.


Retention is also key because how the users consume the offering determines who pays the bills.  Please see my other blogs on how to work with viral factor and retention co-efficient.