What's All The Buzz About Social Media

As a participant in social media, whether it's Twitter, Google+, or Facebook, I often ask myself, what's all the buzz about social media. As a photographer I mainly use Twitter and Google+, so I only gathered some facts about these two platforms. Facebook, Linkedin, Stipple, Pinterest and several other social media sites are worth a look.

The purpose of this blog is informational only. Here are some interesting facts to generate discussion; or  just to get you thinking. 

(Disclaimer: It appears the sources I cite are reputable and may be a little dated, but I'm sure they are not too far off the mark).

Twitter 

- In the U.S. there are over 140 million users, Hong Kong is the fastest growing, and in the U.K. there are over 10 million users.
(Source: Media Bistro and Infographics).

- 69 % of tweets are suggested by friends, whereas 47% are on line searches.
(Source: Web Analytics World).

- The average user follows or is followed by 51 people. 16% have no followers, no tweets, and no friends.
(Source: Diego Basch Blog).

Google +

- Web sites using the 1+ button generate 3.5 times the visits than those without the button.

(Source: Hub Spot).

- Google + users average 12 minutes per day per visit.

(Source: Jeff Bullas).

-Google + is used primarily by college students and software developers. 63% are men.

(Source: Remcolandia).