Telefonica has been trying different strategies to tap into the exponential growth of social media phenomenon. And tt seems like this time they are making their biggest bet in this area by acquiring 90% of Tuenti, the second largest social networking site in Spain for 75 Million Euros.
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According to data provided by comScore regarding digital advertising spending for the first quarter in the U.S., Facebook could reach a advertising revenue potential of $ 1,500 million USD during this year. Additionally, the Social network sites is leading online advertising impressions in the U.S.
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comScore latest social networking market study found that more than 30% of smartphone users accessed social networking sites via their mobile phones in January 2010 , up 36% compared to 22.5% one year back.
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Digital fashion come and goes and in some cases generates a great social phenomenon which soon disappears as if they never existed. Although nowadays everyone is shocked about social networking exponential growth and relevance in our daily life, it is also interesting to analyze the latest data on active accounts. This data confirms that social networks are still on a bullish period; living a golden age, even do tough times come ahead.
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More than five hours per month is the average time each person with internet access around the world remains in social networks, according to media consultancy and market research company Nielsen.
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Facebook’s owner Mark Zuckerberg says that privacy norms have radically shifted during the last 6 years due to the rise of social networking sites.
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Facebook is becoming a productivity nightmare for employers at companies in India, as employees have started spending too much time on the biggest social networking site. A new survey revealed that it is beginning to affect efficiency at work. continue reading »
Are you tired of your Social Network life? Feed up of exposing your life trough web 2.0? Would you like to recover your offline back again? Web 2.0 Suicide Machine lets you delete all your energy sucking social-networking profiles, kill your fake virtual friends, and do away with your Web2.0 alterego.
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During 2009, Social media exponential growth generated high interest from brands and organizations. Many companies decided to launch social channels as part of their go-to-market strategy. Even do there are some superb examples about brands that innovated and increased customer engagement by integrating social media into their marketing strategy, many other failed miserably when they tried to use it.
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Probably the growth that Facebook experienced this year, reaching over 350 million users, will continue during 2010. Increasingly, brands, companies, music bands, NGOs, will create their pages, profiles, events, groups or causes in the social network site as a way to reach their consumers and get some spotlight.
But in this extremely crowded place, for being able to differentiate our brand we must know some essentials applications for it.
I leave you with a selection of 10 must-have applications to stand out from the crowd.
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