{"id":188,"date":"2009-09-20T19:33:55","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T02:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/?p=188"},"modified":"2012-02-21T06:59:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T13:59:22","slug":"still-think-social-media-is-a-fad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/still-think-social-media-is-a-fad\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Think Social Media is a Fad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember this short video when it launched a few months ago and I wanted to post it here on my blog so you could just get a sense of just how powerful and influential social media has been bringing in a global shift in communication. Here are just a few startling facts and high-points from the video:<\/p>\n

1. By 2012 Generation Y will outnumber Baby Boomers\u202696% of them have joined a social network<\/p>\n

2. Social Media has overtaken<\/span> porn as the #1 activity on the Web<\/p>\n

3. 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met via social media<\/p>\n

4. Years to Reach 50 millions Users: Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)\u2026Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months\u2026iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months.<\/p>\n

5. 80% of companies use LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees<\/p>\n

6. The fastest growing<\/span> segment on Facebook is 55-65 year-old females (prime market for chiropractors).<\/p>\n

7. 80% of Twitter usage is on mobile devices\u2026people update anywhere, anytime\u2026imagine what that means for bad customer experiences?<\/p>\n

8. The #2 largest search engine in the world is YouTube<\/p>\n

9. There are over 300,000,000 blogs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Hope you found the video very thought provoking. Not only that, I hope it causes you to take massive action and implement a social media guerrilla marketing campaign while there’s still an enormous opportunity.<\/p>\n

Continued success!<\/p>\n

– Matthew Loop<\/p>\n

PS<\/strong> – Make sure to follow me on Twitter at http:\/\/Twitter.com\/MatthewLoop<\/a><\/p>\n

PPS<\/strong> – Need help with your social marketing? Visit https:\/\/dcincome.com\/go<\/a> for the fastest way to learn social media marketing and get BIG results.<\/p>\n

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