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Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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INFOGRAPHIC: Websites Struggling To Block Social Spam
For almost as long as Facebook and other social networking services have been around, spam has been a problem for them. There are more than a few reasons why spammers prefer to target Facebook users than email accounts, as one piece of spam sent through social networking services is 250 times as impactful as a piece of spam that's sent via email. That's just one... Read more » Facebook Unveils New Security Measures, Details Security Features In Infographic
Facebook has announced several new security features that aim to keep you and your Facebook account safe. The social network is testing the Trusted Friends and App Passwords tools, while it has published an infographic which details some of the many security features that you can take advantage of on Facebook. The Trusted Friends tool will help you out if you ever... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: How UK Politicians Use Twitter, Facebook And Other Social Media Services
As you may or may not know, over 40 percent of British Members of Parliament are on Twitter. They seem to enjoy the power of sharing their thoughts quickly with a global audience as they recently voted against a motion that would have banned the use of Twitter during debates. Of course, having an active social media presence might help them out during elections, so... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: The Lifespan Of A Web Page On StumbleUpon
When a Web page is added to StumbleUpon, it may start to receive a ton of traffic. In fact, StumbleUpon is responsible for as much as half of all social media traffic referrals to websites in the U.S., far more than the likes of Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. However, how does the amount of engagement that StumbleUpon provides Web pages with change over time? An... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Twitter By The Numbers, 230M Tweets Sent Every Day
In a little over 5 years, Twitter has grown to become a global phenomenon. It is now being actively used by more than 100 million people, with hundreds of thousands of people creating Twitter accounts every day. A new infographic published by Live Science takes a look at the numbers behind Twitter. Among the stats that are featured on the infographic is the... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Facebooks Mishaps, Controversy And Failed Endeavors
Facebook has caused a lot of controversy in its time. Most recently, the homepage redesign and added news ticker annoyed users and the new Timeline profile had everyone a little bit creeped out over how much information Facebook actually had. It’s unsurprising that most of Facebook’s issues stem from privacy and changes in the user interface because that directly... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: How Companies View Social Advertising
It’s no secret that social advertising is a hugely popular way for companies to promote themselves. Social networks are constantly developing new and more effective and appealing ways of advertising on their services, like how Twitter moved ads into users' timelines and how Facebook launched a new ad program targeted at smaller businesses. It’s hard to say... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Interesting Stats About Facebook, Twitter And More
Social media is something that most of us use every day, but if you look at the networks we log in to, you’ll notice that most of us log in to one of the big 4 – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+. These social networks are some of the most popular, fastest growing and most culturally relevant networks on the Web and it is almost hard to think that less than... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: The Social Media All-Stars Of 2011
If social networks could be drafted for an All-Star Team, which ones would be chosen? Would Facebook be the MVP with its over 800 million users or would newcomers like Instagram and Tumblr shine? Lemon.ly drafted their second annual social media All-Star Team based on influence, number of users, increase of users since last year, funding and number of employees.... Read more »
INFOGRAPHIC: Interesting Facts About Reddit
Reddit is one of the most popular content aggregators on the Web. Since it launched in 2005, it was acquired by Condé Nast, hit 1.6 billion monthly pageviews and was even restructured into its very own company. It’s undeniable that the site is uniquely its own thing with its own kind of subculture and Sortable published a cool infographic outlining some... Read more » 
