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World Cup Social Media Fever: 53% of US Smartphone Users Plan To Use Facebook To Discuss The Games

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With the 2014 World Cup in full swing, it has become evident that soccer has taken over social media, especially when it comes to Facebook. To commemorate the impact this avalanche of World Cup social media posts are having, the Oatmeal has helpully created a cartoon non-soccer fans can relate to.

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Social Networking Stats: Global Social Media Ad Revenue To Grow 60% Year-Over-Year, #RLTM Scoreboard

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Global Social Media Ad Revenues Grow 60% Year-Over-Year. Global social media revenues will increase from $11.8 By 2016, social media revenues will increase to $34 billion, with advertising the biggest contributor by far. Social media ad revenue will increase from $5.5 billion in 2011 to $16.9

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Social Networks See Majority of Traffic Coming From Mobile

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Here’s a breakdown of the results: Mobile’s dominance among social media platforms follows a general trend in digital: smartphone engagement has grown more than 3X from 131 billion total minutes in December 2010 to 442 billion by December 2013. Tablet usage has grown ten-fold over that same time period.

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Japanese Soccer Star Connects with Fans Via Cryptocurrency

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Honda will give shoutouts to his biggest KSK Honda coin fans with special posts on his social media sites. Honda appeared in three FIFA World Cups , in 2010, 2014 and 2018. Honda was named Japanese footballer of the year in 2010. A Japanese Legend. Honda, 34, is among the most famous athletes ever to come out of Japan.

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#LoveCapeTown Campaign Shakes Up “Fam” Trip With Crowdsourced Tips for Travel Bloggers

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Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. million soccer fans back in 2010.

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Facebook and Twitter: Out With the Old, In With the New

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At the turn of the decade, Facebook and Twitter were the two giants in social media. Yet back in 2010 (a simpler time for both sites, pre-IPO’s), both sites were generally untapped when it came to ad revenue and mass appeal for small businesses. This is a guest post by Megan Totka, Chief Editor for ChamberofCommerce.com.

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Kuwait Has Most Twitter Users Per Capita

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The researchers examined 380 million tweets between October 2010 and May 2012; the tweets came from more than 6 million users in 191 countries. Related Stories Social Networking Stats: 80% of World Leaders on Twitter, #RLTM Scoreboard LinkedIn Grows 53% Year-Over-Year in New Zealand Most Popular Newspapers on Twitter: Guess Who’s #1?

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