Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage Global Audience to Twitter.com Doubles in Past Year, as Latin American Audience Grows Fourfold Reston, VA, August 11, 2010 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on Twitter.com growth worldwide. “Twitter.com has experienced an explosion in global traffic over the past year, establishing itself as one of the most-visited social networking sites across each of the five worldwide regions,” said Graham Mudd, Comscore vice president, search & media. Triple-Digit Visitation Growth Witnessed Across Most Global Regions In June 2010, nearly 93 million unique global users age 15 and older visited Twitter.com from a home or work location, an increase of 109 percent from the previous year. *Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs. Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Boast Highest Twitter Penetration in the World
The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers. Google Launches Tool for Online Reputation Management Google has introduced a tool that helps you manage search results for your name. The tool, "Me on the Web," is now included on the Google dashboard in between account information and analytics. It is not intended to be another privacy setting. "Your online identity is determined not only by what you post, but also by what others post about you — whether a mention in a blog post, a photo tag or a reply to a public status update," Google explains. SEE ALSO: 5 Ways to Clean Up Your Social Media Identity The new dashboard section encourages you to keep tabs on these mentions by setting up search alerts for data points included in your Google profile, like your name and email address. Google's new tool also includes links to resources about managing online identity and removing unwanted content. Businesses that help people do both of these things have popped up in recent years, and many of them automate the same tactics that Google suggests.
Social media marketing – the past, present and future! | International Business News | Conversis | The Conversation 500 billion – the number of minutes spent on Facebook last year.25 billion – the amount of content (web links, blogs, photos, news stories etc) that was shared on Facebook last year.27 million –the average number of “tweets” posted on Twitter every day last year.95% – the percentage of companies that are using LinkedIn to find new employees. When I started my company in 2003, hearing the words Facebook and Twitter would have produced blank looks. Yet fast forward eight years and quite frankly the amazing figures do not surprise me. Social media has evolved from a strange new craze to a marketing essential for people in business. Gone are the days where the most important thing in marketing were the “four P’s” instead we have welcomed a whole new approach, which John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing describes as the “4 C’s” which is “Content + Context + Connection + Community = Social Media Marketing”. But then what?
Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters | Journal of the mental environment Statistics Show Social Media Is Bigger Than You Think Is Social Media a Fad or the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the Social Media Revolution: Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business Stats from Video (sources listed below by corresponding #) The above statistics and “Social Media Revolution” video tell the story, social media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Huge Thanks to These Outstanding Sources Below are the sources I used to compile this video. A huge thanks to all below: Source: Grunwald Associates National Study – Trendsspotting Blog | Millenials ConferenceSource: Huffington Post Source: McKinsey Study also posted by David Dalka Source: First Stats: United Nations Cyberschoolbus Document Source: comScoreSource: Attempting to relocateSource: Jobvite Social Recruitment Survey Note: 80% will use social networks in their assessment. 95% will use LinkedIn in their assessment.
From The Wilderness: Information on Peak Oil, Sustainablility, and the events surrounding 9/11 Social Media’s Hidden Costs Extending beyond the “cool” factor, social media’s increasing marketing usage is partly attributable to its perception of being “free”. Fueling this view are the success stories of small businesses for whom social media levels the competitive field by extending their reach using sweat equity in lieu of hard dollars. While it’s easy to believe that social media marketing is easy and relatively low cost, but before you launch your social media campaign, assess how these rarely publicized components can effect your profitability. Personnel. Social media marketing requires staff support that extends beyond someone occasionally checking Facebook. Before you jump into social media marketing, determine the full impact in terms of personnel and cost on your business. Have you experienced any other hidden costs in implementing your social media campaign? Happy marketing, Heidi Cohen Photo credit: Tropical.Pete via Flickr
Free Images: Where To Find Royalty Free Stock Photos For Your Blog - Mini-Guide, Part 1 Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far) Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. How are marketers planning to allocate budgets this year? What percentage of Fortune 100 companies are on Twitter? Which social networking site is used by 92% of senior marketing executives? What social media tool helps small business double their reach on Twitter? Find the answers to these questions and many, many more here. Social Media Statistics Study: Spending On Email, Social And Search Rising by MediaPost Online Media Daily National Survey Finds Majority of Journalists Now Depend on Social Media for Story Research by Cision A national survey of reporters and editors revealed that 89% use blogs for story research, 65% turn to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and 52% utilize microblogging services such as Twitter. What Type Of Social Media Ads Are The Most Effective?
Social media positive for teens? Maybe! I'll admit it right at the start: When I think about teens and social media, I immediately begin to tally up the negatives. What good could possibly come from teens and tweens spending gobs of time on online networks, posting nonstop "selfies," some in rather suggestive poses, and often communicating with people they don't even know? A running joke at home: My girls, ages 6 and 7, can't get iPhones until they're 40. But then I chat with other moms, who always know best, and a picture emerges that social media is not always the scary enemy some of us might think it is for our tweens and teens. Take the "selfie," for example, which if you haven't already heard has been named Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year for 2013. Eileen Masio, a mom of two in New York, monitors her daughter Amelia's Instagram account 24/7. "When they post selfies, all the comments I usually see are 'You're beautiful,' 'You're so pretty,' 'Oh my God, gorgeous,'" said Masio. News outlets focus on the negative
52 Cool Facts About Social Media 13.5K Shares 13.5K Shares × As social media continues to gain acceptance as a bona-fide communications platform, I thought it might be fun to have a cool fact about it for every week of the year. So, here are ten facts about the five most well-known social media outlets – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and blogging – with two more bonus facts thrown in just for fun. (And to get to the figure of a fact a week for a year). Enjoy! Facebook 1. Statistics from Facebook press office. Twitter 11. Statistics from Twitter and the Chirp Conference . LinkedIn 21. Statistics from LinkedIn press centre and SysComm International . YouTube 31. Statistics from YouTube press centre. Blogging 41. 77% of Internet users read blogs. 42. Statistics from Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 . Bonus Facts 51. 90% of Internet users know at least one social network. 52. Statistics from Online Media Gazette . Cheers!
28 Internet acronyms every parent should know It's a declarative statement: I want sex now. If it makes you feel any better, I had no clue, and neither did a number of women I asked about it. Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be instant. So "LMK" -- let me know -- and "WYCM" -- will you call me? -- are innocent enough. But the issue, especially for parents, is understanding the slang that could signal some dangerous teen behavior, such as "GNOC,'" which means "get naked on camera." And it certainly helps for a parent to know that "PIR" means parent in room, which could mean the teen wants to have a conversation about things that his or her mom and dad might not approve of. Katie Greer is a national Internet safety expert who has provided Internet and technology safety training to schools, law enforcement agencies and community organizations throughout the country for more than seven years. 1. 2.
Social Media Metrics Superlist: Measurement, ROI, & Key Statistics Resources Are you using content marketing as part of your digital strategy to grow your business? If so, you're not alone. According to the Content Marketing Institute, the lion's share of marketers (some 92%) report using content marketing. In the fast moving world of digital strategy, things are always changing. What should you expect in 2014 to change in the world of content marketing? Hana Abaza of Uberflip has put together an infographic detailing five key content marekting trends for the coming year. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.