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85% of Facebook’s 955M Active Users Are “Creating Content”

The Realtime Report

Now with 955 million monthly active users ( half of them accessing Facebook via mobile ), Facebook’s Head of Audience Insights Robert D’Onofrio says that around 85% of those users are creating some form of content ( AdAge ). And what about the other 15% of actively monthly users on Facebook? What do you think?

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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

The reason millions of people use these platforms is because they want to engage with PEOPLE. Different established communities like different things, which is why activity on one social media portal might be different than activity on the other, by both people and companies. I know I have a LOT of lurkers on my site.

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How to come up with social media content using feedback from your silent fans

Sprout Social

All three of these social media metrics offer a window into the activities and attitudes of your audience. Whether you’re raising awareness, educating, or converting, it’s critical to know what types of content support your specific goals and which social platforms it’s best deployed on. Let’s say your goal is to raise brand awareness.

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How to Measure Social Media Success for Your Small Business

yMarketingMatters

You can also use platforms (free and paid) like SproutSocial , HootSuite , Sysomos and InsideSocial for more detailed analytics. Being active on social media when someone voices a need for your services makes you much more likely to get a referral. Look for trends you can correlate to social activity. Read more here.

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A Tale of Two Communities Part 1 – Volkswagen

SocialFish

I’ve been instinctively engaging in multiple communities but I never really stepped back and applied any academic view of my activities in these communities, or analyzed the communities themselves. There are tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of users actively participating in online forums. I’d love to see more of this.

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Do you need to be an Extrovert to be in Social Media Marketing?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

The 1-9-90 theory that says out of every hundred people who join a community or network – 1% actively contribute – 9% contribute from time to time – and 90% are lurkers. How to Choose a Social Media Listening Platform for B2B Marketing In the last post we covered how to create a.

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The 1-9-90 rule won't work for Internal Collaboration

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Ok, so you decide to implement an internal microblogging platform like Yammer or Socialcast, or even an internal Wiki platform like SocialText or Confluence. You sweat the long nights and the hard work that it takes to get your new platform stood up within your organization so that everyone can begin to collaborate.