Facebook released some statistics yesterday: 350 million users, 1.6 billion messages sent by day, 2000 photos are uploaded per second… and btw, FarmVille (69 million) has more users than Twitter (18 million expected for 2009). Via Download Squad
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Engagement – Credibility – Defense : The Awareness Scale
So, How Social Media, Public Relations and Advertising fit together? Todd Defren proposes The Awareness Scale: Read the full idea in PR2.
Now every webpage on the Internet is Social – Google Sidewiki
Google recently announced “Sidewiki“, a new feature that lets users leave comments about any website they visit. With this feature, of course, you will also be able to read the comments other people have left before you. “The impacts are far reaching, now every web page on the internet is social and can have consumer opinion –both positive and negative.” Read the full article at WebStrategist
Did You Know 4.0
“This completely new Fall 2009 version, designed by XPLANE, includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.” And if you want to see the real truth about online presentations you should definitely see this other version: Via TheInspirationRoom
Tagging “@” friends on Facebook Status and Posts
Just as in Twitter: “Now, when you are writing a status update and want to add a friend’s name to something you are posting, just include the “@” symbol beforehand”. More here Via SEW
50% of Tweets are published using Mobile and web-based tools
93.6% of users have less than 100 followers 21% of users have never posted a Tweet New York has the most Twitters users 85.3% of all Twitter users post less than one update/day Want more? Read this. Via Econsultancy
40% of Tweets are Pointless Babble
If Twitter was a Village formed by 100 people, 5 of them would be known as loud mouths who create 75% of all the Twitter conversations. Twenty people would be dead because they have not tweeted at all, and 50 users would be lazy, whereby they have not tweeted at all in the past week. Moreover, from the average 100 tweets, 40% would be pointless babble… See the full study at Information is Beautiful Via CMSWire
Top 20 Countries for Social Networks Engagement
ComScore released last month results over an interesting study to identify the “Top 20 Highest Engagement Social Networking Country Audiences“. With 6.6 hours and 1307 pages per visitor per month, it was surprising that Russia has the most engaged audience, followed by Brazil and Canada. Mexico is ranked #11, with 4 hours and 488 pages per visitor per month. Read the Press Release.
What the F**k is Social Media: One Year Later
Juan, a friend from Avatar, sent me this file, which was developed by Espresso. Great introduction to Social Media for those companies wanting to start a conversation. What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
The Social Media Venn Diagram
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