How do people actually spend their time online around the world? Did you know Brazilians have the highest online friends, and Japanese have the least? How many views does YouTube get per day (hint, it’s in the billions). Who gets the most unique visitors per month other than Facebook or Google? Is it Twitter? Wikipedia? Take a look at this new infographic by Go-Gulf and find out.
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Pinterest has the potential to topple not only Facebook and Twitter for sales referrals, but also Amazon and Google. On the e-commerce platform Shopify, pin-driven sales have quadrupled in the last six months. This infographic shows how Shopify‘s retailers have benefited from the visual bookmarking site.
The hiring process for jobs and internships is changing. More and more employers are turning to social media to filter and find the best applicants and a new infographic from Online Colleges sheds some light on how employers are using social media in their hiring process and how job and internship seekers can use sites like Facebook and LinkedIn to their advantage.
Want to know whose obsession with sharing photos on Instagram is becoming a problem? Step 1: Look in the mirror. Step 2: Check out this infographic from Flowtown.
If you love the photo-sharing app for its easy sharing capabilities and sexy light filters, you are not alone. There are now 40 million users who have fallen for its charm. A sore thumb from excessive scrolling is to be expected; disdain for Android users and Instagram’s new parent company, Facebook, are signs of a more serious problem.
Following last month’s news of YouTube opening their partner program to everyone, New Media Rockstars has released a fun infographic outlining the history of YouTube’s Partner Program and some of their biggest partners.
This morning we took a look at how social media is playing a significant role in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, but what about over on the other side of the pond?
London is currently in the midst of deciding on its next mayor, with the election due to take place tomorrow, May 3. Current mayor and Conservative candidate Boris Johnson is the favourite to win, but he faces serious competition from Labour nominee Ken Livingstone.
Will social media influence the outcome in London, too?
Have you ever snapped a photo of your food and posted it to Facebook or Twitter? Do you use social media while you’re eating? Have you ever turned to a website, app or blog to learn about food? If so, you’re not alone. A new infographic from Flowtown, in partnership with Column Five, shows that social sites and food just may be the perfect pairing.
This week TubeMogul published an infographic with some impressive figures showing that they are officially the world’s largest buyer of real-time video advertising.
Things are moving fast in the world of social networks. Someone has opened the flood gates and users are streaming in. With each passing week the character and demographic of each network changes. That said, it can be really difficult for someone who wants to make their voice heard to know which network to use. A new infographic helps explain the difference between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.
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Announcing the Facebook Antivirus Marketplace (Facebook Newsroom)
We’re announcing the Antivirus Marketplace, developed with industry partners to enhance protection for people on Facebook. AllFacebook The Antivirus Marketplace features free downloads and six-month licenses from Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos and Symantec. GeekWire The social network says its URL blacklist — which aims to stop its users from accessing malicious sites from Facebook — will also now incorporate the databases of those companies. The Next Web To access the new protection tools, all you have to do is visit the Facebook Security Page and select from the options listed on the page. Read more
