Korean band 2NE1 entertained the crowd and the Twittersphere with its unique pop/hip-hop beats. The performance of their hit song “Can’t Nobody” launched the “2NE1? keyword to the top of Cannes social buzz, where it earned nearly 3,000 mentions.
Do you know FOMO? - it’s Fear Of Missing Out, and something that’s become a recognized thing by many social media users these days. Don’t get too down — you’re not alone with your FOMO. There are other people out there just like you, and they’ve gone public with their problem. The iPhone and Android app TimeRazor, which finds and suggests fun activities in your area, recently pulled research from studies and articles by JWTIntelligence, comScore and The Wall Street Journal to produce the infographic below.
Some of us are on a mission to see how many friends we can acquire on Facebook or followers we can grab on Twitter. You can't help but wonder: Are we so busy making new friends and spending time with them online that we are failing to nurture real-world friendships the old fashioned way? Is how we socialize online eroding our real-life relationships? Or maybe just changing them? The online education portal Schools.com recently culled findings from a variety of media and research outlets to create the infographic below, which details the positive and negative ways social media impacts real world
Read MoreTeens are immersed in video, whether it’s using video chat applications, shooting and sharing video, or streaming video live for others to view. That said, with more video use comes more security risk. Let’s explore just how much teens chat, share, and stream, and look at a few simple steps you can take to protect yourself. The security software company ZoneAlarm recently pulled data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project to produce the infographic below. Check it out for a snapshot of how much teens use web video to share their own lives and consume content, as
Read MoreItalian-based social media strategist Vincenzo Cosenza (blog Vincos.it) has looked at the most popular social networks used worldwide, according to traffic monitoring sites such as Alexa and Google Trends, and put together a map to highlight the leading platforms. Facebook with more than 845 million active users has established its leadership position in 126 out of 137 countries analyzed (in this edition I’ve added Uganda). Europe is the largest continent on Facebook with 232 million users, North America has 222 million, Asia 219 million users (Facebook Ads Platform). Countries where Facebook is not the leader: - Russian territories where there is an ongoing
Read MoreAccording to this infographic, researched and developed by PayScale, the higher-ups are really not too keen on the social media movement at large, especially when it involves giving social media freedom to employees within the company.
OnlineUniversities.com have put together the following infographic, which details how teachers can use Pinterest to organize lesson plans, distribute curricula, collaborate with other faculty, and even encourage student participation.
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How to get more likes, comments and shares – Infographic
Social media data expert Dan Zarrella — who tracked and analyzed more than 1.3 million posts from the 10,000 most-Liked Facebook pages has released details about which posts get the most likes, shares and comments on Facebook, from post type and length to the best time of day to add updates. According to Zarrella photos bring in the highest number of engagement across the board, followed by text and video, News links bring in the least numbers of likes, shares and comments.