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10 Facebook milestones as its celebrates anniversary of IPO [infographic]

Polly Becker — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:36 +0000

It has been just over a year this week since Facebook’s IPO and this infographic takes a timely look back at some of the milestones that the social network has racked up along the way.

The alarming Facebook Misuse statistics [infographic]

Polly Becker — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:47:26 +0000

Facebook is booming and business has never been better for the social media giant. However, it’s proliferation in the last few years has resulted in some unintended and unwanted consequences.

The alarming numbers on Facebook are on the rise and further climbing. Be it a teen or an employee – effort is needed to ensure that the damaging impact of Facebook is contained and curbed – this is where tools such as the Facebook spy come in.

The Forbes Top 50 Social Media Influencers for 2013 [infographic]

Polly Becker — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:07:00 +0000

Forbes recently released its Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers and now they have been brought together in this stat-tastic infographic.

Anyone else who you think should be on the list? They are most American, but a few from this side of theAtlantic.

The Explosion of mobile use [infographic]

Polly Becker — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:04:04 +0000

Great infographic here looking at the explosion of mobile growth from eDigitalResearch and IMRG.

It charts some of the staggering growth we have seen as smartphone ownership soars to around 60% of the overall UK population, having continued to grow at a solid pace over the past 12 months.

Why Vine is the next big thing and how it can grow your brand [infographic]

Polly Becker — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:13:30 +0000

It has been a few months now since Twitter launched Vine and we saw that first rush of brands experiment with it so it was probably about time it got its own infographic.

We’ve written a little bit about how brands are starting to use it and asked whether brands should be getting on board with it?

Liverpool FC to give fans Wi-Fi access as it encourages social media use

Polly Becker — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:41:35 +0000

Liverpool Football Club is to begin the rollout of a wireless network at its Anfield ground so that fans can get online on during match days.

As any football fan will know, Premier League or otherwise, getting access via 3G networks when watching your team play can be a nightmare. While many top clubs do great things digitally, including the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City, it is a different story when it comes to using smartphones in the ground.

Mumsnet gives mums easter surprise with launch of Vajazzling course

Polly Becker — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:17:00 +0000

This is clearly what mums have been waiting for. Mumsnet Academy is launching a brand new course dedicated to the increasingly popular practice of vajazzling.

The one-day course will comprise a series of lectures and practical workshops on the art of vajazzling from cutting-edge industry experts.

Heat launches Twitter awards where social media and celebs meet [infographic]

Polly Becker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:32:15 +0000

Heat has launched a set of Twitter Awards that it says will celebrate “the joyful collision of celebrities and social media”. It’s what social media has been waiting for!

With 18 categories up for grabs there are awards for such things as “Funniest Tweeter”, “Most Random Tweeter” and “Best Twitter Couple”. The winners will be announced on May 7th after celeb fans have cast their votes on heatworld.com

The best days to post on Facebook by industry [Infographic]

Polly Becker — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:38 +0000

Interesting infographic here that has analysed the best days for posting content to a Facebook page by various industries from advertising, to automotive, fashion, entertainment, finance and drinks

For instance automotive brands are apparently likely to get 15% higher interaction brands on weekend than they are on weekdays. Although most brands do not take advantage of this.

Facebook unveils improvements to Timeline

Polly Becker — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:05:39 +0000

So last week we had an update to the Facebook newsfeed and today Facebook has announced it is rolling out improvements to the timeline to help people better express what’s important to them.