There’s no doubt any longer about social media permeating every aspect of our daily live’s. Here’s a great infographic on the true ubiquity of social. Thanks to the folks from Socially Aware Blog. social media Social Networking MORE >>

As noted in 33 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resources of 2012 So Far , posted here a few months ago, social media marketing adoption is now so widespread there’s little further question of “if” or “when” in the minds of most marketers–but many “how” and “what” questions still remain. How can marketers make more productive use of their time on social networking sites? What’s the best time of day to post updates on Twitter or Facebook? How can you measure (or can you measure) social media ROI ? Reddit Marketing Tips. MORE >>

The #RLTM Scoreboard:  Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 1 billion active users. via  Facebook. Twitter: over 500 million users. via  Twopcharts. Qzone: 599 million monthly active users. via  TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 400 million users. via  Yahoo. Renren: over 170 million users. via  iResearch iUser Tracker. LinkedIn: 187 million active users. via  LinkedIn. Google Plus: 100 million monthly active users. via  Google. Tumblr: 83 million blogs. via  Tumblr. Instagram: 100 million users. via  TechCrunch. Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users. via  Tagged. via  AdWeek. MORE >>

In case anyone is wondering how much interest there is in learning about social media risk check out the graph below which illustrates the rise in interest since 2009 and predicted through 2013. The rise in searches for information about “social media risk” is a clear indication that more and more people and organizations are attempting to figure out how to manage, mitigate, reduce or transfer the inherent risk of social media. The questions on this subject matter are many while the answers are few. In a Forbes article titled “ Social Media Risk Is Like Wildfire. MORE >>

Throughout 2012, an average of + 190 million tweets have been sent out daily and the number of users have grown from 106 millions end of 2010 to +500 millions during 2012. Just imagine that! And like Facebook users, 50% of the Twitter users access the network via mobile. This means that your Twitter followers will tweet and RT anywhere, anytime – and they’ll expect you to be ready. In the following blog post, I will share some pointers on the basics that brands will have to understand in order to engage successfully on Twitter. The price of Twitter followers. helping hand to brands. MORE >>