Social and how it is changing the world

Gautam Ghosh@GautamGhosh

http://gauteg.blogspot.com

Some Facts

• Facebook users share 2.5 billion pieces of content every day

• There are 5,700 tweets that are sent out every second. Has more than 500 million active users

• LinkedIn – 79% of 240 million users are 35 years and older

Changing

• Marriages – 1 in 6 marriages in US between people who met on social networks

• Politics – Obama in the US and Modi in India changing how politicians connect with citizens

• Businesses – people sharing real world stuff via social networks – Uber, Airbnb, Kickstarter, Quirky

The psychology of sharing

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Q&A