| Posted by Merry Morud on June 10th 2010 in Social Media | Be the first to comment!
Dear Public School System of the United States: The time has come for you to stop thinking social networking prohibition will magically end online abuse and make your students better, safer, and nicer people. For the sake of future generations, please, take the reins and integrate structured social networking education into your curriculum. Encourage your students to be self-respecting, proactive digital citizens, before it’s too late.
True story: my buddy got a friend request on Facebook the other day. From his eight year-old cousin. He was shocked. Shock turned to dread when he clicked through to her profile and found he could see… everything. Full name, age, hometown, interests, photos, email address, cell phone number, school. He asked himself: Do her parents know what she is posting on the Internet? Do her teachers? Does she? Social Networking & Gen Y: Opportunity, Not Obstacle
| Posted by Lauren Litwinka on June 9th 2010 in Demographic Research, Social Media | Be the first to comment!
Greetings, and welcome to part seven of our Facebook English Speaking Demographic Series! We’re back with your weekly international humpday hike around world. Last Wednesday, we explored a heaping variety of social segments from English Speaking users over in India. Before that, we dug through demographics from the UK, Ireland and Canada, as well as stats of the 60 countries with the largest FB userbase (that also claim English as an official language) in Population Graph: Where Are Facebook English Speaking Users?.
Today, we’re venturing even further east to “the Pearl of the Orient Seas,” the Philippines. As of June 9th, 2010, this region claimed a sizable English speaking FB member count of 13,360,440. Are your bags packed? Got your passport? We’re off to dive into the meat of what these 13 million members disclose in their profiles. Philippines: Facebook English Speaking Users
| Posted by Marty Weintraub on June 8th 2010 in SMX Advanced 2010 | 1 comment
The sun has barely risen over downtown Seattle and, uncharacteristically, there’s not a single cloud in the 5:30 AM sky. Elliott Bay and Mount Rainer are just visible, peeking between architecturally diverse city buildings, highlighted in contrast by Northwest Pacific morning sun.
The view from my 31st floor downtown Westin hotel room is nothing short of stunning. Good morning, Seattle. It’s great to be back for SMX Advanced 2010. In a few short hours I’ll have the pleasure of speaking here for the third year in row and then again tomorrow. Man I love my job! Good Morning SMX Advanced, Seattle 2010!
| Posted by Lauren Litwinka on June 2nd 2010 in Demographic Research, Social Media | 5 comments
Welcome back to part six of our Facebook English Speaking Demographic series! After dissecting stats of the 60 countries with the largest FB userbase (that also claim English as an official language) in Population Graph: Where Are Facebook English Speaking Users?, we explored the trends and identities of English speaking Facebookers in the UK, Ireland and Canada. We rolled out those demographic research segments all in one week…. we’re going to slow things down a bit now and journey to one country per week. Think of it as an international humpday hike treat. Read on, jet-setters… India: Facebook English Speaking Demographics
