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Social Media labeled as '3rd Era of the Web'
Using a search that compares the world wide search volume on Google for new media, web 2.0, and social media, Justin Kistner of socialfresh states that “we’re in the 3rd Era of the Web and it’s The Era of Social Media”.
Kistner notes that the decline of Web 2.0 and the rise of social media are connected. Since Facebook has hit the scene, the original social media tools have peaked in usage: blogs, wikis, forums and RSS. …more…
86% of B2B Companies and 82% of B2C Have A Social Media Presence
According to a White Horse report based on a March 2010 survey, 86% of B2B marketers are using social media, compared to 82% of B2C. However, the degree of engagement varies significantly: 52% of B2C marketers are engaged in daily social media marketing, while only 32% of B2B marketers have a daily social media presence. The full report compares B2B social media marketing use to B2C in the areas of staffing, support, utilization, and measurement. …more…
Social Media Research Shows Gap Between Technology Professionals and Technology Marketers Preferences and Usage
UBM TechWeb released a social media research study on May 26, 2010, that details how technology professionals and technology marketers are using social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and blogs. Entitled “Social Media at Work,” it is the first study of its kind to examine both the usage and preferences of technology decision makers and the activities technology marketers employ to reach them.
The study examined the social media consumption habits of 630 technology professional respondents and 350 technology marketing respondents, reveals a gap between social media usage and marketing – “While many technology marketers have established a presence on Facebook and Twitter, many are not taking full advantage of the sites that technology professionals frequent and value most, such as LinkedIn and blogs,” said Brandon Friesen, VP and online strategist at UBM TechWeb. …more…
50% of U.S. Women are Fans or Followers of Grocery, Health/Beauty, Household Product Brands or Stores
iVillage and SheSpeaks have released a joint an report, “Women and the Digital Path to Purchase, based on an online survey of random sample of women from the SheSpeaks panel, fielded in March 31-April 2, 2010, in which 1,581 U.S. women participated. The research studied the impact of different digital marketing tactics on women’s in-store purchase behavior.
Facebook was the most-visited web site among respondents, with 81% saying that they had visited Facebook in the past month.
70% of Journalists are Using Social Networking Sites; 48% are on Twitter
Middleberg Communications and the Society for New Communications Research have released their 2nd annual “Media in the Wired World” survey, finding that journalists have increased their use of social media:
Time Spent On Social Networking Sites Increased 82% In Last Year
According to The Nielsen Company, global consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last year when users were spending just over three hours on social networking sites. Social networks and blogs are the most popular online category when ranked by average time spent in December, followed by online games and instant messaging.
Facebook was the No. 1 global social networking destination in December 2009; 67% of global social media users visited the site during the month, spending nearly six hours per month on the site. Twitter.com continued as the fastest-growing in December 2009 in terms of unique visitors, increasing 579% year-over-year, from 2.7 million unique visitors in December 2008 to 18.1 million in December 2009.
Social Media Adoption by U.S. Small Businesses Doubles Since 2009
The third wave of results from the Small Business Success Index™ (SBSI) sponsored by Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence in Service at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business reports social media adoption by small businesses has doubled from 12% to 24% in the last year.
Nearly one out of five small business owners are actively using social media in their business, including blogs, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. 61% of the respondents indicated that they use social media to identify and attract new customers. 75% of companies surveyed have a company page on a social networking site, and 45% expect social media to be profitable in the next twelve months.
Your blog shows your age
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project the percentage of online teens who blog has dropped 14 percentage points in three years, from 28% in 2006 to 14% in 2009. Blogging amongst adults has remained steady, at roughly 10% over the same time period. Behind that number, however, Pew finds that blogging by young adults (18-29) has suffered a steep decline, offset by a rise in blogging by those of us on the wrong side of 30.
Moms are More Social
According to a Retail Advertising and Marketing Association survey conducted by BIGresearch, women with children at home are more likely to use Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter than average adults. Additionally, 15.3% maintain their own blog.
BIGresearch’s Simultaneous Media Usage Survey was compiled for the Retail Advertising & Marketing Association, a division of the National Retail Federation. The survey polled 4,206 moms and 22,624 adults 18+, and found that 16.5% of moms use Twitter (vs 15%), 42% use MySpace (vs 34%) and 60% use Facebook (vs 50%).
Moms like to share: 93.6% of mothers regularly or occasionally seek the advice of others before buying a service or product and 97.2% said they give advice to others about those products or services they purchased.
CMOs will invest more and expect more from social media in 2010
Social commerce company Bazaarvoice and the CMO Club surveyed 133 CMOs and found that two-thirds of chief marketing officers plan to increase social media budgets in the next year, and nearly …more…
