Social Media Revolution – refresh (video)

Social Media Revolution 2 is a refresh of the original video with new and updated social media & mobile statistics.

Some of the key points are:

• Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old
• 96% of them have joined a social network
• Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.
• Years to Reach 50 millions Users:  Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)…
• Facebook added over 200 million users in less than a year
• iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months.
• 25% of search results for the World’s Top 20 largest brands are links to user-generated content
• 34% of bloggers post opinions about products & brands
• 78% of consumers trust peer recommendation while only 14% trust advertisements
• Successful companies in social media are listening first, selling second
• The ROI of social media is that your business will still exist in 5 years

More figures (and their sources) can be found on Erik Qualman’s blog.