The Social Media Incubator

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

A Nielsen study revealed social networking sites’ traffic increased at a rate of 47% over the last few years. Copyright © 2009-2011. All Rights Reserved www.thesocialmediaincubator.com. All Rights Reserved www.thesocialmediaincubator.com

Social Media 100

Social Media Nielsen Marketing Foursquare 100

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Find the answers to these questions and many more here in more than 40 of the best reports, studies, videos and other sources of social media, search, and other marketing facts and statistics of the past year. Also noted: • One in four Americans watches a YouTube video every day. • How are marketers measuring social media success?

Statistics 190

Statistics Research Social Media B2B 190

Viper Chill

APRIL 25, 2012

A prediction about the future of blogging; a platform actively used by over 181 million people (Nielsen data for October 2011). Bloggers are packaging their content in different formats like podcasts, video and infographics to reach a wider audience. The Daily Mail website reportedly brought in $25m revenue in 2011.

Sites 96

Sites Industry Blogger News 96

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity by Nielsen Wire. Mobile internet activity is different, however, with the dominant share of time (42%) spent on email, and just 11% on social media. Facebook, Twitter Growing As Video Referral Sources by MediaPost Online Media Daily. 40 percent of U.S.

Research 210

Research Social Media B2B Marketing 210

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

4 Ways to Find Legal Music for Your YouTube Videos by Mashable. In the wild days before Google acquired YouTube, users would routinely create and upload videos using any music tracks they had about. The squealing of the music industry and desire of Google to add some respectability to the video-sharing site put an end to that.

Social Media 198

Social Media Tools Tips ROI 198

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2012

YouTube etiquette for 2011 by iMedia Connection. Todd Wasserman shares advice from entrepreneurs who’ve been successful with YouTube marketing on best practices for the platform, including buying ads, finding your niche, using technology such as Hot Spots to test the effectiveness of your videos, and tracking ROI.

Social Media 190

Social Media Tips ROI Nielsen 190