2. Some Social Media Facts
Who? Influencers, 200 M blogs,
78% consumers trust peer
recommendations
What? A fundamental shift in the
Way we communicate
How? Big ears, small mouth
Where? Community + Community
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0wFqNfu7A
3. Bad news - Timing
Years taken to reach
Radio
TV
38 years
13 years
50 M
50 M
Facebook?
Users
Internet
4 years
iPod 50 M
3 years
50 M
4. Social Media Revolution
• 100 million Facebook users in less than 9 months
•2 billion iPod touch & iPhone Applications users in 7 months
•80% of companies are using LinkedIn as their primary
Source to find employees
•YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world
100 million videos viewed per day
•100 million Google Earth searches per month
•200 million blogs – 53% updated daily