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INFOGRAPHIC: Twitter By The Numbers, 450K Twitter Accounts Created Every Day And 52% Tweet Daily
Since its public launch a little over 5 years ago, Twitter has grown by leaps and bounds. The service has more than 200 million registered accounts and more than 1 billion tweets are sent every week, while more than 1,000,000 registered apps are using Twitter's API. An infographic published by Touch takes a look at a bunch of facts and figures about Twitter. It... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: How Social Media Reflects American Society
Almost half of all Americans have an account on a social networking site, which is twice the amount of users from two years ago. With that many users, social media is bound to tell us something about our society. After all, it reflects what we do in our every day lives: our interests, our passions and the things that bring us comfort. Hasai put together an... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: How Companies Are Limiting Employee Social Networking Use
Whether or not a company allows their employees to use Twitter is a toss up. Twitter is responsible for some major PR disasters -- especially in the realm of professional sports or with famous actors and musicians -- but it also can be very useful for employees who are promoting their company. Some companies, like Morgan Stanley, have developed strict social media... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Which Is A Better Marketing Tool, Facebook Or Twitter?
Nearly half of all Americans use social networks, so the opportunity to leverage social media to promote your brand is enormous regardless of whether you're part of a large corporation or small business. Many companies use both Facebook and Twitter, but if you could only use one, which social network would be most useful? According to an infographic published by... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: The Marketing Power Of A Facebook Fan Page
Facebook fan pages are a powerful marketing tool, not only because you can reach all of the people who Liked your page, but because you can also reach their friends, which greatly increases your social impact. From there, you can even reach friends of your fans' friends making the web of your connections even larger. This "multiplier effect" was outlined in an... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: How Parents Keep Tabs On Their Children On Facebook
Adding your parents on Facebook is a huge decision. Do you want them to know who you talk to or what incriminating photos you might have been accidentally tagged in? To every parent, like my own, who swears they're not snooping on their child's status updates and just want to stay in touch, a new study shows that a great deal of parents actually do spy on their... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: Airlines Sent 25,000+ Tweets In July, Delta Responsible For Most Activity
Airlines are just one of the service industries that have adopted Twitter as a platform to reach potential fliers. Users want to fly with airlines they trust and interacting with customers is a great way to build that trust. Eezeer, a company that tracks the social media engagements of travel companies, has been releasing a set of data every month on how airlines... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: How To Identify And Fight Back Against Trolls On Twitter, Facebook And More
When using social networking services and other online services, you might come across someone who makes a wildly off-topic or provocative post in order to draw a reaction from others. These people are described as “trolls” and often aim to do a little more than cause trouble. With the likes of Twitter and Facebook having millions of users (more than 750... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: Can We Predict The Emmy Award Winners By Number Of Twitter Followers?
The nominations for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced and some of our favorite stars from our favorite TV shows are all hoping to receive an award. Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Seacrest and Conan O'Brien are all in the running but who's the most popular? One way to judge is by social networking power. This infographic by the Emmys looks at the most popular... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: How Social Media Employees Are Cashing Out Stock
While there are some big social media companies such as LinkedIn, Renren and Zynga which have either had their IPOs recently or will be hitting Wall Street soon, there are many other companies in the space which will not be going public in the near future. It is not always easy for employees of such companies to sell their stock, but it is not impossible for them... Read more » 
