Survey is in: Users Don’t Want a Facebook Phone

           

I have heard many times over the last few years: Facebook is going to launch a new device – The Facebook phone. I use Facebook daily and most of my posts are from my mobile device(s). However, I never really understood why Facebook would launch their own device . . . → Read More: Survey is in: Users Don’t Want a Facebook Phone

Cartoon: Vintage Social Networking

           

I came across an entertaining cartoon that links the old and new worlds of social networking. It relates social networks to tools / items of the past. There is a bit of good artistic interruption by artist John Atkinson, but it does show how we socialized in the . . . → Read More: Cartoon: Vintage Social Networking

My LinkedIn Number

           

There was a lot of coverage this week regarding LinkedIn’s promotion recognizing each individual user of their service. My number is 60,733. Each user was sent a Thank You note that identified the user by their registration number. Even more impressive was LinkedIn leveraged other Social Networking services . . . → Read More: My LinkedIn Number

LinkedIn Broke 100M Users; Bring Out The Infographics

           

Read the news yesterday that LinkedIn broke 100 million users. A far cry from Facebook’s 580 million plus, but still an impressive number. Especially when you consider the service is growing at a rate of 1 million users per week. I got to say LinkedIn is the best . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Broke 100M Users; Bring Out The Infographics

Facebook is Becoming the Display Ad Leader

           

I have done a few posts covering Facebook and it’s growth and their incredible business engine. Back in September I did a post titled Google Alert: The Search Landscape is Changing. This post explored the growth of Facebook as an advertisement contender and even more, illustrated their new . . . → Read More: Facebook is Becoming the Display Ad Leader

Facebook Is What We Want [Video]

           

Facebook is a wonderful thing. A great way to blur your past and present personal and business personas. A community that is motivated by our collective drive to share personal content that is reviewed and even judged by our “Friends” everyday. With a community of over 500 million . . . → Read More: Facebook Is What We Want [Video]

Thanks to You—Facebook is on its Way to 1 Billion Users

           

I have found another infographic covering Facebook that caught my eye (graphic below). Among other data points the infographic points out that the social network experienced 74% growth YoY during 2010. Even more interesting is Facebook has amassed over 585 million users. Within this population 25% are from . . . → Read More: Thanks to You—Facebook is on its Way to 1 Billion Users

Problem: Foursquare Is Places Without The Social Network

           

I saw that Foursquare had a great year with 3,400 percent growth. The company now has six million users (up from five million just a month ago). They also had 381 million check-ins in 2010 (381,576,305 to be exact). Not bad for a new startup. For those that . . . → Read More: Problem: Foursquare Is Places Without The Social Network

Facebook & Twitter have Changed Marketing Forever

           

The folks over at Digital Surgeons have posted a digest of information covering Facebook & Twitter. I think of Facebook as the new “Google” and Twitter as the new source of “Headline News”. It’s interesting to compare the quantitative data that make up the users of the respective . . . → Read More: Facebook & Twitter have Changed Marketing Forever