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Mobile messaging is big business and when it comes to apps and social media what do young people prefer when it comes to Facebook and Twitter? Pew Research Center has put an extensive research piece together; now other than texting direct from a mobile device consumers have taken to apps to send … [Read more...]
Sites like YouTube and Instagram will overtake Facebook and Twitter to be the dominant social media force by the end of the decade, marketing experts claim. Experts at London School of Marketing have analysed the growing trends in social media and the use of image and video sites among different … [Read more...]
Millions of NFL fans went online this week to keep up with the latest developments in Deflate-Gate. Now new data reveals that nearly two out of three (63 percent) smartphone and tablet users who plan on watching the Super Bowl say online and mobile activities will be critical to their experience … [Read more...]
Social media is a powerful entity; it empowers businesses across the world and also brings people together. It has so many diverse ways of helping an individual or a brand, post, pin, tweet, share, comment, the list goes on. According to HubSpot most marketers (59%) are using social media for 6 … [Read more...]
Social networking is becoming more popular each day, and not just for the general public. Many brands, businesses are getting on board and this is making the social login numbers rise very fast indeed. If you look at the chart below it asks the question, "Which social accounts are the most … [Read more...]
When it comes to the Scottish independence referendum in a five-week period it has had over 10 million interactions according to the social media site. From the dates August 1 to September 8 the figures of the Yes campaign has a narrow lead in terms of discussion on Facebook, when it comes to … [Read more...]
Facebook statistics for users in Africa is reaching 100 million people according to the latest reports, this means around 1-in-10 people living in Africa are logging into Facebook each month. The social network is reaching larger audiences and out of the 100 million Africans, 80 percent are … [Read more...]
Social media has become a way of life, there is not one day that goes by where you will not see someone on the likes of Facebook, Twitter, G Plus etc. These are not social networking platforms for just personal use; they are a great way of increasing sales for your business. The infographic below … [Read more...]
When it comes to social media sites such as Twitter, Google Plus etc, users of these social networks have multiple accounts not only just say a Facebook profile. Billions of users are sharing photos and many other things on networks, but exactly what works? Now all can be revealed on what people … [Read more...]
When it comes to The Expendables 3 fans, the data chart shows a fast growth within the last month, showing a massive increase in new fans per month. The Expendables 3 Facebook page now has 4,902,801 likes, and literally within 2 minutes of refreshing it climbed to 4,902,850, that is 49 more … [Read more...]
One massive pop sensation Harry Styles vs Vine sensation Nash Grier, both stars are famous for different professions. Their social stats are different across the board, which are interesting. As we all know Harry Styles is the pop singer mainly known for being in One Direction, and Nash Grier is … [Read more...]
A new Kenshoo study breakdown its search and social snapshot for Q2 2014 and shows its global spending on Facebook ads have increased by more than 50% year-on-year. The search and social snapshot for Q2 2014 highlights the ad spend showing it grows for search and social quarter-over-quarter and … [Read more...]
The BMW i8 is a moving topic and the social stats clearly shows this off, the new hybrid sports car launch is July 2014 and when it comes to the BMW i8 release date dealerships should be getting it August, no exact date hasn’t been revealed yet. When it comes to the BMW i8 price it will cost … [Read more...]
Social media continual growth stats are always on the rise, and it will be rather interesting to see the difference between June and July’s statistics. However, today we will look at the social media June 2014 infographic. When it comes to Facebook and Instagram about 60% of its users sign in … [Read more...]
Choosing the right social media channel for your content does not have to be hard, but understanding the importance of your audience can be somewhat daunting at first. So many platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest all have different ways of reaching out to users, choosing the best one for … [Read more...]
Many celebrities being it movie stars, singers or footballers have a Facebook profile, but one sports star is climbing the charts very quickly indeed. The Top 14 celebrity Facebook pages are as follows: In at Number 1 is Shakira with a total of 96,268,707 likes (Followers), her daily growth is … [Read more...]
The new LinkedIn UK statistics are in and they also show the breakdown numbers by profession as well, linkedIn now has over 15 million members in Britain alone with a total worldwide number of 277m. In 2012 LinkedIn has only 2 million members in the UK and 2011 it climbed to a staggering number … [Read more...]
The highly popular photo-sharing website basically acts as an online scrapbook, and Pinterest users statistics has hit an all time high of 48 million users worldwide. Looking at how many users it has gained in a short time is astonishing, but when it comes to Pinterest users by gender 83 per cent … [Read more...]
When it comes to Facebook there are more than 500 million users signed up to their service which makes it the largest of all the social networks. We try to report on the majority of scam, virus and malware that we see as well as talking to you about some statistics … [Read more...]
The Weinergate scandal is still very much ongoing at the moment and we previously wrote about congressman Anthony Weiner and the Twitter pictures incident and how he had confessed after previously saying he was the victim of a hacking incident. We have news today that says, maybe unsurprisingly, … [Read more...]
A couple of months ago we gave you some news on Americans and Facebook and how for the first time more Americans over the age of 12 are now Facebook users than not. Now we have news of Americans and Twitter and Twitter has also seen a growth rate of users, up 5% over the last 6 months, although … [Read more...]
One of our favorite subjects here at OSM is giant social network Facebook and Facebook studies have often revealed some interesting facts and figures. Just recently we told about the number of profanities used on Facebook and also how Facebook friends match the mentions of alcohol in profiles of … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often bring you infographics, which depict information and statistics in an easily-digestible form. A couple of recent examples include one on the Royal Wedding and social media and another with a light-hearted look what a world without Twitter would be like. However today’s … [Read more...]
This has been an amazing day of celebration as over 2 billion people across the globe shared the experience of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. Even though the crowds are still massed outside Buckingham Palace before the evening reception, we thought it was time to take a … [Read more...]
We’ve been bringing you tons of news about the Royal Wedding, now only two days away on April 29, and only yesterday gave details of where you can find live streaming, Twitter and Facebook coverage and more. Now we have some news on Royal Wedding social media interest evolving from Twitter and news … [Read more...]
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