Social MediaThe World Around

1150

Carrier Pigeons

1440

PrintingPress

HandwrittenScript

300-800

TypeWriters

1867 1876

TelePhone

1920

Radio

1925

TV

1965

EMail Internet

1969 1996

IM

2002

SocialNetworks

Evolution of Communication

It took 38 Years for Radio to reach 50 Million Users

It took 13 Years for TV to reach 50 Million Users

It took 4 Years for Internet to reach 50 Million Users

It took 9 Months for Facebook to reach 50 Million Users

50Million

Facebook has 850+ Million Users

Twitter has 500+ Million Users

LinkedIn has 175+ Million Users

Around 3.2 billion likes and comments made on Facebook each day

Around 340 million tweets are generated daily and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per day

2 Million Companies have registered with LinkedIn and every second a new member joins LinkedIn

Is Social MediaThe Biggest Shift SinceIndustrial Revolution?Social Media Revenues To Reach $16.9B In 2012 - Gartner

Social Media is a Platform To

Connect > Converse > Collaborate

Social Media is a Platform To

Share > Celebrate> Evangelize Ideas

Social Media is a Platform To

Create > Channelize > Centralize Information

Social Media for BusinessTransforming Customers in to Evangelist

Lead Generation

Branding

Recruitments

Customer Service

Run Offers/Events

Find Investors

Social Media for StudentsTransforming Students in to Experts

Learn Faster & Deeper

Find Jobs

Research Insights

Find Projects

Promote Portfolios

Find Investors

Social Media for LifeYou are what you tweet !!!

Career

Relationships

Live Updates

Organize Events/Funds

Buy and Sell Stuff

Buy and Sell Egos

Social Media Trends 2012Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social

Mobility

Location Apps

Social Search

Crowd Sourcing

Social CRM

Social Analytics

Social Games

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