The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and JESS3 Social Networking Websites Review 2012 - TopTenREVIEWS Top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites Here are the top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites as derived from our eBizMBA Rank which is a continually updated average of each website's U.S. Traffic Rank from Quantcast and Global Traffic Rank from both Alexa and SimilarWeb."*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | facebook3 - eBizMBA Rank | 1,500,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 5 - Quantcast Rank | 3 - Alexa Rank | 2 - SimilarWeb Rank | Last Updated: May 1, 2017. 2 | YouTube3 - eBizMBA Rank | 1,499,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 2 - Quantcast Rank | 4 - Alexa Rank | 3 - SimilarWeb Rank | Last Updated: May 1, 2017. 3 | Twitter11 - eBizMBA Rank | 400,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 11 - Quantcast Rank | 16 - Alexa Rank | 7 - SimilarWeb Rank | Last Updated: May 1, 2017. 5 | LinkedIn26 - eBizMBA Rank | 250,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 17 - Quantcast Rank | 22 - Alexa Rank | 38 - SimilarWeb Rank | Last Updated: May 1, 2017.
Top 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites Here are the top 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Sites as derived from our eBizMBA Rank which is a continually updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast."*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | Facebook3 - eBizMBA Rank | 900,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 3 - Compete Rank | 3 - Quantcast Rank | 2 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: July 1, 2017. The Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites | eBizMBA 2 | Twitter12 - eBizMBA Rank | 310,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 19 - Compete Rank | 8 - Quantcast Rank | 8 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: July 1, 2017. 3 | Pinterest23 - eBizMBA Rank | 250,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 29 - Compete Rank | 13 - Quantcast Rank | 26 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: July 1, 2017.
The Top Social Networking Sites Social networking websites have been around since the mid-90's, but in recent years, social networking has exploded across the web. The Web 2.0 initiative has made modern social networking sites increasingly popular and easier to use than the initial wave of sites that launched in the 90's. Last year, Facebook surged past MySpace to become the most popular social network. The top social networking websites is divided into three categories: General purpose, special interest social networks with a specific theme, and international sites. A Guide to Social Networks Top Social Networking Sites - General Interest Facebook: Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook was designed as a social networking site for Harvard students. More social networking sites of general interest Top Social Networking Sites - Special Interest Flixster: With a tagline of "stop watching bad movies," Flixster combines social networking with movie reviews. More special interest social networking sites
Social Demographics: Who's Using Today's Biggest Networks [INFOGRAPHIC] More than 66% of adults are connected to one or more social media platforms, but who exactly are these people? The infographic below, created by Online MBA, breaks down the demographics, including education level, income, age and gender of social media users, along with other miscellaneous facts. Some sites' users are more demographically alike than others. One thing is the same for most social sites — college students, or those who have completed some college, represent the majority on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Digg and Reddit. Among Facebook users, 57% have completed some college, and 24% have earned a bachelor's or master's degree. Although, people 45 and older make up 46% of Facebook users. Social media sites are also seeing a gender split — women use social media more than men. Women gravitate toward Pinterest and young, techie men hang out on Google+. Check out the infographic below to see all the statistics.
47 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Now that Mashable Connect has ended (see you next year, friends!), it's time to continue engaging, inspiring and empowering on your own. What better way to start than by checking out our best digital media resources? This week, we've covered how to use Pinterest for your wedding, how to make sure your company engages intelligently on social media and how to build a mobile app without hurting your wallet. We've also answered frequently asked questions on Facebook's new app center, included an infographic detailing how Kickstarter is the king of crowdfunding and featured a guest post written by the first woman in space, Sally Ride. And with Mother's Day tomorrow, we've rounded up some resources to help you with your last-minute plans. Take advantage of this week's resources! Editor's Picks Social Media
How social interaction and teamwork led to human intelligence Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and was led by scientists at Trinity College Dublin: PhD student, Luke McNally and Assistant Professor Dr Andrew Jackson at the School of Natural Sciences in collaboration with Dr Sam Brown of the University of Edinburgh. The researchers constructed computer models of artificial organisms, endowed with artificial brains, which played each other in classic games, such as the 'Prisoner's Dilemma', that encapsulate human social interaction. They used 50 simple brains, each with up to 10 internal processing and 10 associated memory nodes. The brains were pitted against each other in these classic games. "Our extraordinary level of intelligence defines mankind and sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.
NHS privatisation: Compilation of financial and vested interests. Liberal Democrats 71. Lord Alliance: Shares in Huntsworth plc - a company whose CEO is Lord Chadlington - which £15,500 to the party in August last year and has given money every year since 2008. Denied it at first but Electoral Commission found them out. The same company that had Baroness Cumberledge as one of their non-executive directors. Heavily involved in lobbying and PR. Donations: Lord Alliance according to the electoral commission has given £697,440.48 to the Liberal Democrats through their central party and local party. 72. 73. 74. 75. 77. 78. 79. 80. Circle, which became the first private UK firm to run an NHS hospital last year when it won the tender to run Hinchingbrooke Hospital, plans to build a network of 30 hospitals across the UK in the coming years. Paul Frampton, managing director, MPG Media Contacts, said: "We're proud to be working with Circle, which does an excellent job in the Healthcare sector. Labour Lords 81. 82. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 98.
The maturing human network: Can you find me now? Contents: Illustrations: Executive summary With the advent of mass communication over the internet, businesses are trying to innovate by reaching out to employees, customers, suppliers and trading relationships through different channels. Recent trends indicate Web 2.0 is the front-runner of this revolution, with 44 per cent of American adults actively participating1. "Web 2.0" was coined in 2004 to describe the next evolution of the internet. Some companies are now taking this notion a step further. Social networking connects people with similar interests, experience and backgrounds. A new enterprise role for social networking emerges A big part of knowledge is understanding where to find the answers. Many employees are members of social networking sites, such as linkedin.com and facebook.com, which connect them to their colleagues. Figure 1: Potential use and benefits of social collaboration Source: Deloitte Consulting LLP A primer on Web 2.0 People often ask, "What is Web 2.0?" Resources
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Pearltrees Visualizes TechCrunch Disrupt Did TechCrunch Disrupt blow right past you? I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to watch that video of Eric Schmidt’s keynote about five times before I actually understand what was going on, and don’t even get me started on “Dancing Erick.” For those that are likewise, um disrupted, data curation tool Pearltrees has created the above tree visualization, which allows you to relive the three day info hurricane on your own terms by clicking through any of the available “pearls” or data nodes. For the uninitiated, Pearltrees is a free visual curation tool that allows you to organize the web into subscribable clusters, either by pulling in data from your browser or by crawling what you follow on Twitter.
Why the Social Web Is the Guardian of Net Neutrality Jon Goldman is CEO of the multiuser content-sharing platform Qlipso, which recently acquired the assets of online video site Veoh.com. He lives and works in Los Angeles. The spread of broadband Internet access allows us to explore and devour an array of content (entertainment, news and information) with a convenience and speed unimaginable to those accessing the web a mere five to 10 years ago. Proponents of net neutrality have come out in full force rallying around the notion of a free and uninhibited Internet; one controlled only by consumers’ imaginations and desires, rather than corporate profits. Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes articulated why net neutrality is so important when he told Information Week that “Preserving an open Internet that is accessible to innovators — regardless of their size or wealth — will promote a vibrant and competitive marketplace where consumers have ultimate control over the content and services delivered through their Internet connection.”
How People Spend Their Time Online [infographic] Continuing our run of graphic treats this week, here’s another great infographic that explores how people around the world split their time across different online activities. Social networking activities win a clear lion’s share of people’s attention, with this set of data suggesting that Facebook captures an average of more than 465 minutes of people’s time each month. If that’s true of every one of the platform’s 901 million worldwide users, Facebook now accounts for almost 800,000 years of human time every month. Astonishing. Meanwhile, in light of our recent report on the importance of location-based mobile social, we were particularly interested to read that location-based services are currently the fastest growing area of interest. Thanks to Massimo for sending us the link. Connect: Authored by: Simon Kemp Simon Kemp is Managing Director of We Are Social in Singapore. See complete profile