Social Media has become a fundamental tool. On Facebook you update a status, On Twitter you send a tweet,  On Pinterest you pin a picture. There are several ways you could connect on your favourite social media site. But how do these social media website’s make money to stay in business?. This infographic from USBundles explains how the most [...]

U.S. Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States of the world’s biggest economy, said Wednesday it would try its hand at Twitter to improve communications with the public. While the website remains the Fed’s main channel of communication, it says that it will also promote major stories via Twitter, directing more users to the stories it [...]

Facebook is aimed at making your news feed more like a personalized newspaper. They are doing so by adding a new feature called ‘interest lists’ which allows the site’s users to begin creating and subscribing to different interest lists; these lists can be about items such as sports teams or recipes. The company has announced [...]

Most of the Social consultant’s will inform you to throw ROI out the window when it comes to social media. What’s the value of a social follower? And does a fan on one platform, and their actions therein, have more value than that of another?. Digital Agency firm Imbue Marketing has come up with this infographic to help [...]

Facebook is no longer the territory of teenagers, it has become an integral part of our lives. So much so that we rely on it to remind us of our friends birthdays, to help plan events and to act as a rolodex for every person we have ever met.  Facebook’s statistics are truly mind-blowing when [...]

Who needs an high-priced social media specialist when you can train your staff in Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. This visualisation from Mindflash explains the types of social media users you’ll find in your firm. The digital native, savvy technologist, reluctant user, digital newby and digital contrarian and how to move forward educating each of them. The guide underlines an important fact. [...]

More than 66% of adults are connected to one or more social media platforms, but who exactly are these people? This is a question every business must answer before embracing social media and this infographic from Online MBA presents the demographics of the most popular social media sites. For instance  college students, or those who have [...]

On Saturday evening pop star Lady Gaga has achieved a new milestone on micro-blogging website Twitter by becoming the first person to reach 20 million followers on Twitter. Back in August 2010 Britney Spears was beaten by Lady Gaga in terms of followers when she became the most followed person on Twitter. At present Britney Spears has around 13.5 [...]

On Facebook and Twitter news spreads really fast. Social Media has literally changed the way  that news is shared and reported. So, which Organization are the most viral sources of information?. Newswhip has examined the sources of breaking news stories that received more than 100 mentions on Twitter and 100 Likes on Facebook in January. On Twitter BBC was at [...]

More small businesses than ever are turning to social media to generate new business and connect with customers. Latest research reveals that they might be getting social media wrong. Nearly  9 million small businesses on its platform, the most popular social network for building brand awareness is Facebook, which just unveiled its new Timeline format for businesses. [...]