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The Social Media Revolution - It Will Shock You!

[fa icon="calendar"] 14-Nov-2012 10:23:00 / by Iliyana Stareva

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, Tumblr, the list of social media platforms can go on and on... Social media has been so rapidly growing the last few years, becoming one of the most talked about subjects in the world of technology. It has changed the way we communicate, work and build relationships. Social media has been truly revolutionary - some call it 'the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution.'

To show you more about the massive impact social media has had on our lives I want to share with you the updated Social Media Revolution video for 2013. This is the latest version of the very popular video series by Eric Qualman, author of Socialnomics, that show astounding facts in the social media development (here are the previous ones: 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012).

Be ready to be shocked!

Did you know that:

  • Over 50% of the world's population is under 30 years old? (The majority of them use social media all the time.)
  • Each day 20% of Google searches have never been searched before?
  • Social media has become the #1 activity on the Web?
  • 1 in 5 divorces are blamed on Facebook?
  • Generation Y and Z consider e-mail passé? Some universities have even stopped distributing e-mail accounts!
  • Kindergartens are learning on iPads, tablets and eReaders, not chalkboards?
  • 69% of parents are "friends" with their children on social media?
  • Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn (this has doubled since last year)?
  • Every minute 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube?
  • If Wikipedia were made into a book, it would be 2.25 million pages long and it would take you over 123 years to read?
  • 90% of consumers trust peer recommendations; only 14% trust advertisements?
  • 93% of marketers use social media for business?
  • Babys in Egypt have been named Facebook and Twitter?

 

Enjoy the video!

 

What shocked you the most?

 

Topics: Social Media

Iliyana Stareva

Written by Iliyana Stareva

Iliyana Stareva is the author of Inbound PR - the book that is transforming the PR industry. She's also a keynote speaker and a consultant in inbound and digital for fast-growing companies and agencies. Currently, Iliyana is Chief of Staff to the EMEA President at ServiceNow. Before that, she held global and EMEA-wide positions at Cisco and HubSpot. She is also certified by the PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP)®. In her free time, you can find Iliyana writing for her blog, dancing salsa or travelling the world.

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