social networks
Chile is the Fastest Growing Internet Market According to New Report
Google sites and Facebook are two leading internet sites with the most market share in Chile. According to comScore, Google sites reach 95% of residents online in Chile, while Facebook reaches 6.2...
Older adults are flocking to social networks
Social networking use by Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled in the past year, going from 22 percent in April 2009 to 42 percent in May 2010, according to the Pew Research Centers...
Advertisers to Spend $1.7 Billion on Social Networks in 2010
The latest numbers from eMarketer project that advertisers will spend nearly $1.7 billion in the U.S. on social networking sites in 2010.
What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity
Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online (22.7%) on social networking sites and blogs, according to new research released today from The Nielsen Company. Online games came in second, with...
Majority of Consumers Use Social Networks to Inform Buying Decisions, Says Study
Marketers take note: a new study from research firm Gartner has discovered that a majority of today's consumers rely to some extent on social networks to help guide...
Survey finds geo-location service users concerned with privacy loss
Geolocation tools—applications that broadcast the physical location of consumers when they’re online—are the latest innovation in social media. Webroot recently surveyed 1,500 participants who...
Teens Experiencing Facebook Fatigue [STUDY]
On average, teens spend two hours per day online, 80% of which is spent using a social network.
Is Facebook Getting Bigger Than Google?
Social networks are more popular than search engines in some parts of the world.
Pew: 71% of Young Adults Change Online Privacy Settings
Pew Research has released a report on privacy and reputation that found that young adults aged 18 to 29 are more likely than older generations to monitor their online reputations by changing settings...
CNN Sees Threat from Social Networking Sites
CNN is more concerned about competition from social networks than other cable news networks, CNN U.S. president Jonathan Klein said Wednesday.
"The competition I'm really afraid of are...
