4. What is social media? Social media Traditional / old media Two-way street One-way street Conversation Monologue Instant Slower Viral Restricted Low-barrier of entry High-barrier of entry
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6. “ We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it”
28. But according to checkfacebook.com [7] … 1.34 million users, based on advertising data What about Straits Times? 1.23 million readers, According to ST.com [8] How big is Facebook in Singapore?
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30. Who uses social media? 77.9% of Facebook users are 14 – 34 years old 18-24 y.o. 432,880 32.2% 25-34 y.o. 460,360 34.2% 14-17 154,720 11.5% 35-44 190,040 14.1%
Source: IDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Household for 2008
Youths and young adults are avid Internet users
Source: IDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Household for 2008 Mobile Phone penetration rate is 131% in 2008.
Source: IDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Household for 2008 Amongst residents who had used any portable infocomm equipment in 2008, 29% of them connected to the Internet wirelessly using their portable equipment