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10-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Irene

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The top photograph was taken on March 30, 2017, and the bottom photograph was taken on August 29, 2011, the day after the storm. Photograph of a rapid deployment gauge installed by the USGS along Interstate 95 on the Taylor River in Hampton, New Hampshire, on August 26, 2011.

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LinkedIn Reaches 174 Million Members, Revenue Up 89%

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A breakdown of earnings: revenue from Hiring Solutions products was up 107% compared to Q2 2011, representing 53% of total revenue in the quarter (vs. revenue from Marketing Solutions products rose 64% compared to the second quarter of 2011, representing 28% of total revenue in the quarter ( down from 32% in Q2 2011).

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

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billion in 2011 to $16.9 billion in 2011 to $8.8 Social gaming revenue more than doubled between 2010 and 2011, with the sale of virtual goods largely responsible for the revenue in this area. Gartner predicted last year that total social media revenues in 2011 would equal $10.3 How have the numbers changed? billion.

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Social Media Customer Service: Brands Respond More On Twitter

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In Q4 2011, Conversocial brands made nearly exactly the same number of responses on Facebook as on Twitter — now, brands are responding more on Twitter.

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Two-Thirds of Smartphone Owners Use Mobile Social Media Daily in China

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in 2011), but the population is so huge that even a low penetration leads to a high number of smartphone users: 148.3 To look at total numbers of mobile social media users, eMarketer applied their 2011 numbers on smartphone penetration to Google’s research, concluding that approximately 97.9 million smartphone users.

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75% of the World’s Heads of State Are On Twitter

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This marks a big change since 2011, when only 42% of world leaders were on Twitter, or 69 out of 164. Out of 164 countries studied, 123 have a head of state on Twitter – some with a personal Twitter handle, others with an official government one. In other words, it’s been a big year for Twitter and political leaders. .

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Mobile Ad Spending Grows 105% in 2013

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Back in 2011, mobile accounted for just 11% of net ad revenues worldwide. Mobile was responsible for 23% of Google’s global net ad revenues in 2013; this number will rise to nearly 39% in 2014. However, it’s Facebook that has the brighter mobile future.

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