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Chris Hughes’ Jumo is GOOD

August 22, 2011

Chris Hughes one of the founders of Facebook and mastermind behind Barack Obama’s winning election campaign provided this recent announcement around his social network Jumo: I’m thrilled to share with you the exciting news that Jumo is combining ...

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Social Network Users Statistics

August 16, 2011

Facebook is rapidly approaching 1 billion users, but keep an eye on Badoo. Badoo primarily connects teens that want to hook up and is based in Soho (UK). Its not popular in the US, but ...

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Social Media Videos 2011

July 5, 2011

You watched and I listened. Thanks for all the supporters out there – it keeps me going! Hundreds of thousands of you LOVED the new music (“Baba Yetu”) I used for Social Media Revolution 3; ...

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Social Media Revolution Video 2011

June 8, 2011

Since I was giving a keynote following Al Gore this week I thought it an appropriate time to produce a new Social Media Revolution video below. Hope it helps your efforts!

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10 WOW Social Media Statistics

June 7, 2011

Relevant Social Media Statistics for 2011 1. Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old 2. In 10 years over 40% of the Fortune 500 will no longer be here 3. Social Media has overtaken porn as ...

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7 Free Tools to Track Your Digital Footprints & Shadows

May 11, 2011

Privacy is dead. What we upload about ourselves comprises our digital footprint. What others upload about us is our digital shadow. This became apparent when I was writing my book Socialnomics. Below are a few listening ...

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Microsoft buys Skype: Outmaneuvers Facebook & Google

May 10, 2011

Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.56 billion in cash. The Skype story: Skype has 663 million users (more than Facebook) 2003 Skype founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in Estonia 2005 Skype purchased by ...

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215,000 “Like” Pippa Middleton’s Tush on Facebook

May 2, 2011

Social media discussions and posts can help predict many things from the spread of the flu to election results. Or who will be a break-out 2014 Keynote Speaker? Now we can also lump in identifying a ...

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13 Marketing Translations gone wrong

March 29, 2011

13 Marketing Translations Gone Wrong With advances in technology and social media, Word of Mouth has truly gone to World of Mouth. Many companies centralize their global Facebook and Twitter efforts. This has huge advantages, but ...

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100 Million on LinkedIn – Infographic by Country

March 28, 2011

Today LinkedIn, the most popular professional social network, has reached the mark of 100 million members worldwide, according to its own advertising tool. Its growth rate is increasing: in October 2009 user base was 50 million, in ...

by Erik Qualman