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The Ultimate Time Machine: Social Media from 1960–2012

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Via socialtimes.com

The Social Media World in Statistics

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Via www.visualinformation.info

Facebook Will Be 50% of Online Retail by 2015

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Adding social commerce to a brand's online strategy boosts community 68 percent, in addition to growing revenues. That revenue growth will amount to $30 billion for social commerce in 2015, meaning that half of online commerce will come from social media . . . Via www.allfacebook.com

How Higher Education Uses Social Media

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Schools are on a short list of organizations that have been notoriously slow to adopt emerging tech. But within the last few years, as social media becomes more integral to students’ lives, educational institutions are finally catching on, and catching up. When it comes to higher ed, there are not only opportunities for digital learning, [...]

Job Searching with Social Media

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Via www.jeffbullas.com

When to Post on Facebook

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Saturday at noon is the absolute best time to post on Facebook, according to this infographic. Via www.allfacebook.com

Who Likes What: Social Media by Demographics

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Do you ever wonder what social networking sites you should be focusing your marketing efforts on? This handy infographic breaks down the top social networking sites by gender, age, income, and education demographics. We also discuss the affinity score of certain keywords for a few social networking sites. . . . Via blog.kissmetrics.com

Job Seekers Choose Facebook as ‘Friendly’ Networking Tool

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Within two days of notifying her friends that she was unemployed, she landed new work, including a consulting gig with personal finance expert Gail Vaz-Oxlade, host of Til Debt Do Us Part. Ms. O’Connor says that for her, Facebook has been more effective than LinkedIn or Twitter for finding business opportunities. While she posts links [...]

Writing for Social Media

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Writing for social media requires a different focus, style, and awareness of how users consume media online. Via www.slideshare.net

How the World Uses Social Networks

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

We've taken a look at the social media breakdown of 10 countries — how they're engaging with social networks, blogs, and Internet culture. Via mashable.com

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