It’s amazing how fast the world of social media moves!  As many of the statistics from the original Social Media video have changed, I took a moment to refresh the video with a few new statistics and graphics.  Thanks to all of you for your support in making the first Social Media Revolution and Social Media ROI videos such a huge success and I hope that you enjoy this refresh! 96% of them have joined a social network. Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web. last year met via social media. MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact How Women Use Social Media [Infographic] by Pam Dyer on July 12, 2010 Share Social media sites are having a powerful effect on our lives. It’s important for marketers to understand how people use social networks, and Ethan Bloch of Flowtown has created a great infographic that shows how women leverage the social Web, which sites they use, and how much/why they participate. Takeaways: 53% of adult females use social media at least on a weekly basis. MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact 12 Social Media Marketing Myths by Pam Dyer on January 19, 2010 Share For brands, resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people create content for the social Web on a daily basis. Before you jump in, keep these myths in mind: Social media is cheap or free. Yes, many social media tools are free to use, including Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, the social network building tool Ning, and content aggregators like StumbleUpon and Digg. MORE >>

Tweet Recently, ComScore , the global leader in measuring the digital world, published a report on social marketing and how it’s not just about getting likes! The report called “The Power of Like 2 – How Social Marketing Works” was made in a research collaboration with Facebook in order to deliver unique insights on social media marketing. Rather than visiting the website, we go to the Facebook page, as we may already be online on the social platform. Facebook pages are the go-to destination. It’s all about planning! percent, 0.58 MORE >>

So when somebody takes a good look at social media patterns beyond the US, I'm usually interested. Vincenzo Cosenza's world map of social networks (shown above) gives a different kind of high-level summary. Global Publics Embrace Social Networking , Pew Global Attitudes Project (Dec 2010). Global Social Media Usage and the Language Factor , Lionbridge (2010). Asia Pacific Social Media Report (highlights), Nielsen (Jul 2010). European Social Media Trends , Trendstream (Sep 2010). International Social Media MORE >>